Antonio Tarsia (composer)

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:To be distinguished from Antonio Tarsia (sculptor) (Venice 1662–1739), an Italian sculptor.

Antonio Tarsia (July 28, 1643 – 1722) was an Italian composer.Salvator Žitko, Antonio Tarsia 1993

Tarsia was born in Capodistria, a city in the Istria region under the Venetian dominion, today Koper, in Slovenia. He was the major Istrian composer of the early Baroque, and left a large amount of Latin sacred compositions.Barocco padano: Atti del XII convegno internazionale sulla musica Alberto Colzani, Andrea Luppi, Maurizio Padoan - 2002 He died in Capodistria.