About F. P. Ricci

Francesco Pasquale Ric­ci (May 17, 1732–November 7, 1817), was an Ital­ian com­pos­er and vio­lin­ist. Born in Como, he trav­eled wide­ly, liv­ing for many years in The Hague and pub­lish­ing most of his work in North­ern Europe. He returned in 1780 to his posi­tion as mae­stro di cap­pel­la at Como Cathe­dral. Ric­ci’s stu­dent, the Baroness Josi­na van Boet­ze­laer, became one of two Dutch women com­posers of the 18th cen­tu­ry whose music sur­vives today.

Peo­ple say he co-authored The Recueil with J. Ch. Bach under the title Meth­ode…. This is incor­rect and is explained in “The Recueil and Its Trans­for­ma­tions.” There was no known por­trait of Ric­ci made while he was living.

Read more about F. P. Ric­ci
Read about Har­ri­et St. Clair Jones
Read what stu­dents and teach­ers say about F. P. Ricci