Baroque. Italian composer. Sonatas entitled: Prima Sonata di Tromba, et Organo insieme detta del Colloreto; Sonata No. 2, detta del Gonzaga; Sonata No. 3, detta del Niccolini; Sonata No. 4, detta del Saracinelli; Sonata No. 5, detta dell'Adimari; Sonata No. 6, detta del Morone; Sonata No. 7, detta del Vitelli; Sonata No. 8, detta del Nero. Fantini's eight sonatas are all in C major and are quite short, ranging from 30-73 measures in length. Each is typically divided into three parts and is usually broken down into a slow introduction and a faster-moving section, and a return to a slower tempo. Advanced technical skills. Mid to upper register playing throughout. Some alternate parts are included, occasionally for lower register options, but mainlyto specifically notate the stylistic ornamentation . -pc