Born in Turin on 25 December 1686 into the ducal court orchestra of Savoy. Sent to Rome by Duke Victor Amadeus II to study under Arcangelo Corelli between 1703 and 1706, he became Corelli’s most influential direct disciple, blending Roman cantabile bowing with French ornamental precision.
Dates verified on Treccani, DBI, vol. 93 (2018), voce "SOMIS, Giovanni Battista" (https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giovanni-battista-somis_(Dizionario-Biografico)/); Boris Schwarz, Great Masters of the Violin, Simon & Schuster, 1983, ISBN 978-0671225988, pp. 104-108.
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