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Birth Anniversary: Giuseppe Bonno — January 29, 1710
29 January 2027
Born in Vienna on 29 January 1710 to an imperial court footman of Italian descent. Sent to Naples on a Habsburg scholarship, he studied counterpoint and composition for a decade under Leonardo Leo and Francesco Durante before returning to the imperial capital.
Dates verified on Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon online, voce "Bonno, Giuseppe" (https://www.musiklexikon.ac.at/ml/musik_B/Bonno_Giuseppe.xml); Grove Music Online, entry "Bonno, Giuseppe" (https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.03533).
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