▁many ▁Italian ▁cities : ▁Bolog na , ▁Ven ice , ▁Tur in , ▁Pad ua , ▁Ferr ara , ▁Lu cca , ▁Par ma , ▁Nap les ▁and ▁Rome . ▁ ▁Studies ▁with ▁P adre ▁Mart ini ▁When ▁in ▁Bolog na ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁his ▁Ez io , ▁J omm elli ▁( in ▁a ▁situation ▁bl ur red ▁by ▁an ec d otes ) ▁met ▁P adre ▁Mart ini . ▁Sa ver io ▁Mat tei ▁said ▁that ▁J omm elli ▁studied ▁with ▁Mart ini , ▁and ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁learned ▁with ▁him ▁" the ▁art ▁of ▁esc aping ▁any ▁an gu ish ▁or ▁ar id ity ". ▁Non eth eless , ▁his ▁constant ▁trav elling ▁to ▁produce ▁his ▁many ▁oper as ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁ever ▁taking ▁composition ▁less ons ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis . ▁Moreover , ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁Mart ini ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁mut ual ▁criticism . ▁The ▁main ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁stay ▁in ▁Bolog na ▁and ▁his ▁association ▁with ▁Mart ini ▁was ▁to ▁present ▁to ▁the ▁Acc adem ia ▁F ilar mon ica ▁of ▁that ▁city , ▁as ▁application ▁for ▁ad mission , ▁his ▁first ▁known ▁sacred ▁composition , ▁a ▁five - voice ▁fug ue ▁a ▁c app ella ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁words ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁do x ology , ▁" S icut ▁er at ". ▁Music ologist ▁Karl ▁Gustav ▁F eller er , ▁who ▁exam ined ▁several ▁such ▁works , ▁test ifies ▁that ▁J omm elli ' s ▁piece