Luigi Gatti was a classical

Classical period (music)

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 composer

Composer

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. He was born in Lazise

Lazise

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 in 1740, the son of an organist, Francesco della Gatta. He was ordained a priest in Mantua

Mantua

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. In the 1780s he became Hofkapellmeister in Salzburg

Salzburg

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 and Leopold Mozart showed his irritation at not receiving it himself. Between 1801 and 1804 Gatti helped (and then hindered) Mozart's sister, Nannerl to locate unknown pieces by Mozart. He died in Salzburg in 1817.

He is famous for writing oratorios, cantatas, sextets and septets.

Famous works

• Septet concertante in F for oboe, 2 horns, violin, viola, cello and double bass
• Sextet in E flat for English horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and double bass