Francesco Geminiani (1687-1761)

Music By Masons

As part of our Music By Masons series, here is a page on Francesco Geminiani, an Italian composer and violinist who became a Freemason in London in 1726.

Geminiani was Initiated in Lodge Philo-musicae at -architecturae societas Appollini (or the Appollo Society  for the Lovers of Music and Architecture) in London circa 1725. This Lodge appears to have been short lived, existing only between 1725-1727. A researcher named Andrew Pink has completed a PhD thesis on Geminiani and Freemasonry.

Here are some YouTube videos of works by Francesco Geminiani.

Concerti Grossi.

 

For more information on Francesco Geminiani, see:

• Library and Museum of Freemasonry
• OxfordJournals.org
• Wikipedia

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