Which Italian composer was from the earliest time period, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi or Giacomo Puccini?
Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (] ; 22 December 1858 29 November 1924) was an Italian opera composer who has been called "the greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi".
Giovanni Maria Bononcini Giovanni Maria Bononcini (23 September 1642 – 18 November 1678) was an Italian violinist and composer, the father of a musical dynasty.