Girolamo Fantini | Composers

Girolamo Fantini was an Italian trumpeter and composer. In April 1630 he became a trumpeter (trombetta maggiore) at the court of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinando II. De Medici. In the summer of 1634, Fantini performed on Cardinal Borghese's premises together with Girolamo Frescobaldi, the organist of St. Peter's Church in Rome. It is said to have been the first concert with trumpet and organ in music history. A music biographer wrote: "Accompanied by Frescobaldi, Fantini played in all chromatic tones."