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.
Giovanni Maria Bononcini Giovanni Maria Bononcini (23 September 1642 – 18 November 1678) was an Italian violinist and composer, the father of a musical dynasty.