mid-18th-century classicism of J.C. Bach, the Stamitzes and the Mannheim school. In the Style Galant, the writing emphasises the soloistic qualities of the instruments, rather than integrated part-writing, to create a whole. Giardini, although he did write string quartets and quartets for other instruments – a new and evolving form at the time – concentrated on writing trios, primarily those for violin, viola and cello, of which he wrote at least 18. Giardini is known among Protestant churches for his "Italian Hymn" or "Moscow", which often accompanies the text to the hymn "Come, Thou Almighty King" and also John Marriott's hymn "Thou whose almighty word". It is the tune for "Glory to God on High", which is in the Latter-day Saint hymnal. Family He married Maria Caterina Violante Vistris, a minor Italian singer, in August 1753 in Bramham. Both parties listed their residence at the time as Bramham Park, near Leeds; Bramham was a seat of George Fox-Lane, later created Baron Bingley. His wife Harriet was Giardini's most consistent patron. References The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Ed. Stanley Sadie, London: Macmillan 1980. . Some of the information on this page appears on the website of Edition Silvertrust but permission has been granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. External links Felice Giardini String Trios sound-bites and short biography Free scores at the Mutopia Project Felice Giardini (Person page at www.hymnary.org) with i.a. references to over 170 hymnals containing his compositions 1716 births 1796 deaths Italian emigrants to the Kingdom of Great Britain Italian British musicians Italian male classical composers Italian violinists Male violinists English people of Italian descent People from the Kingdom of Sardinia Italian opera composers Male opera composers 18th-century Italian composers 18th-century Italian male musicians 18th-century violinists