Antony Manini

{{Short description|British violinist}}

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Antony Manini (or Anthony Manini, 1750–1786) was a British violinist.

Life

Manini was from Norfolk. It is believed that his family may have immigrated from Italy to England.{{Cite DNB|wstitle= Manini, Antony |volume= 36 |last= Sayle |first= Charles Edward |author-link= Charles Edward Sayle |pages= 34-35 |year= |short=1}}{{cite book | last=Bunting | first=Basil | title=The Poems of Basil Bunting | date=23 February 2017 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=74T8CwAAQBAJ| isbn=9780571258390 | accessdate=5 March 2017}}

Career

He is known to have been a regular violin player at the St. John's College Hall, Cambridge University.{{cite book | last1=Highfill | first1=Philip H. | last2=Burnim | first2=Kalman A. | last3=Langhans | first3=Edward A. | title=A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers, and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800 | date=23 February 2017 | isbn=9780809311309 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xE2a06VfoogC | accessdate=5 March 2017}} He has also played concerts at Emmanuel College, Trinity College, Caius College Hall and Kings College Hall.

He was a contemporary of Charles Hague.{{Cite DNB|wstitle= Hague, Charles |volume= 23 |last= Pearce |first= N.D.F. |author-link= |pages= 34-35 |year= |short=1}}

Works

The British Museum contains the only copy known of his "Six Divertimentos for Two Violins". Each consists of two parts only.

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