Giacomo Puccini

Jacopo PucciniJacopo (or Giacomo) Puccini (; 26 January 1712 16 May 1781) was an 18th-century Italian composer who lived and worked primarily in Lucca, Republic of Lucca. He was the first of five generations of composers, the most famous of whom was his great-great-grandson, the opera composer Giacomo Puccini.

Career Puccini studied in Bologna under Giuseppe Carretti, who was maestro di cappella at Bologna's San Petronio Basilica. In Bologna Puccini became friends with Padre Martini. Puccini was known as an excellent organist. He was the teacher of opera composer Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi.

Compositions Messa a 3 (1760). Consists of Kyrie, Gloria, and Credo. Scored for 2 violins in unison, cello, bass, continuo, and three-part chorus (SSA or SAA). Original title: 1760/ Messa Piena a 3 voci, cioè Canto, e due Alti/ Con violini a beneplacito Unis: [soni]/ Per il Concerto di S. Giovannetto/ di Giacomo Puccini. Jacopo Puccini ("Giacomo Puccini senior"): 26 January 1712 – 16 May 1781. Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini: 30 July 1747 – 10 February 1832. Domenico Vincenzo Maria Puccini: 5 April 1772 – 25 May 1815. Michele Puccini: 27 November 1813 – 23 Jan 1864. Giacomo Puccini: 22 December 1858 – 29 November 1924.

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