Which Italian composer was from the earliest time period, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi or Giacomo Puccini?
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Giovanni Battista Draghi (] ; 4 January 1710 – 16 March 1736), best known as Pergolesi (] ) or Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, was an Italian composer, violinist and organist.
Music of Naples Naples has played an important and vibrant role over the centuries not just in the music of Italy, but in the general history of western European musical traditions. This influence extends from the early music conservatories in the 16th century through the music of Alessandro Scarlatti during the Baroque period and the comic operas of Pergolesi, Piccinni and, eventually, Rossini and Mozart. The vitality of Neapolitan popular music from the late 19th century has made such songs as "'O Sole mio" and "Funiculì Funiculà" a permanent part of our musical consciousness.