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Italian baroque composer Alessandro Stradella (1639?-1682) received almost as much acclaim for his womanizing as for his music. He contributed to the origin of the concerto grosso, wrote operas and other secular vocal works as well as religious compositions.

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• Alessandro Stradella

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Stradella
  Wikipedia article noting string of affairs which led to violence and, ultimately, his murder plus summary of works and musical style with internal references to related people and topics.

• Alessandro Stradella

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9931517&pt=Alessandro+Stradella
  Find A Grave listing with biography and reference to the influence of his life and death upon opera writers during the Romantic Period, disposition of remains, and interactive memorial.

• Alessandro Stradella

  http://www.hoasm.org/VD/Stradella.html
  Biography outlining his life, loves, and noted works with partial discography and period material from the Here Of A Sunday Morning radio program.

• Alessandro Stradella

  http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_settings.html?ComposerId=2693
  Entry at the Lied and Art Songs Text Page with list of vocal works linked to Italian and Latin texts.

• Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682)

  http://www.newolde.com/stradella.htm
  Reviews, recordings, books, links and music editions from NewOlde.com.

• Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682)

  http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/992.htm
  Biographical sketch with notes on his musical contributions, especially his rôle in the development of the concerto grosso, and Naxos discography.

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