▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 7 5 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁composer ▁and ▁ob o ist ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁Bar o que ▁and ▁early ▁Class ical ▁era . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁from ▁Milan , ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁professional ▁life ▁was ▁spent ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁with ▁Frederick , ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Giuseppe ▁Sam mart ini ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Milan , ▁Italy . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Giovanni ▁Batt ista ▁Sam mart ini , ▁who ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁particularly ▁ren owned ▁composer ▁and ▁ob o ist . ▁Both ▁brothers ▁took ▁ob oe ▁less ons ▁from ▁their ▁French ▁father ▁Alex is ▁Saint - Martin . ▁Although ▁born ▁in ▁Milan , ▁Giuseppe ▁found ▁his ▁success ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Europe . ▁His ▁first ▁trip ▁was ▁to ▁Br uss els , ▁and ▁from ▁there ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁London ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁Giuseppe ▁did ▁return ▁to ▁Milan ▁for ▁his ▁sister ▁Mad al ena ' s ▁marriage ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 7 2 8 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 7 2 8 ▁Giuseppe ▁also ▁travel led ▁to ▁Br uss els ▁with ▁his ▁pup il ▁Ga et ano ▁Par enti . ▁ ▁Per former ▁Sam mart ini ▁was ▁an ▁exception ally ▁sk illed ▁ob o ist . ▁He ▁could ▁play ▁the ▁fl ute ▁and ▁rec order , ▁as ▁was ▁custom ary ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Before ▁moving ▁to ▁London , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁ob o ist