Bontempi, Giovanni Andrea
(1624–1705)
GIOVANNI ANDREA BONTEMPIBONTEMPI, GIOVANNI ANDREAGIOVANNI ANDREA BONTEMPI [* ca. 1624-† 1705] With few models and no particular proclivity towards presenting a balanced account, Giovanni Andrea Bontempi (originally named Angelini) set out to assemble an assortment of facts into what he called Historia musica (1695). The ancient Greeks and modern Italians occupied most of his attention, and since both of these groups contributed to music theory (in either its speculative or practical branch)…