A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Pasquali, Nicolò

PASQUALI, Nicolò, a composer who settled in Edinburgh about 1740 until his death in 1757. He published numerous compositions, an opera called 'L'Ingratitudine Punita,' songs in 'The Tempest,' 'Apollo and Daphne,' and 'The Triumph of Hibernia,' as well as the 'Solemn Dirge in Romeo and Juliet.' Most of these are printed in the 'XII English songs in score,' dated 1750, and published in London. Two sets of sonatas, one for violin and bass, and one for two violins, tenor and thoroughbass, were also published in London. 'XII Overtures for French horns' (!) were printed in Edinburgh, 'for Rob. Bremner, the assigney of Signor Pasquali'; and the book by which his name is best known, 'Thoroughbass made Easy,' was published in Edinburgh in the year of his death.

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