Which instrument was the pre-eminent one in the five books of sonatas and the twelve "concerti grossi" published by Benjamin Cooke?
Arcangelo Corelli: Arcangelo Corelli ( ; 17 February 1653 – 8 January 1713) was an Italian violinist and composer of the Baroque era. Arcangelo Corelli:  His music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto, in establishing the preeminence of the violin, and as the first coalescing of modern tonality and functional harmony.
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