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Francesco Corbetta | |
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 Francesco Corbetta by van den Berghe colored | |
| Born | ca. 1615 |
| Died | 1681 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Citizenship | French |
| Occupation(s) | composer, teacher, |
| Era | Baroque |
| Notable work | La Guitarre Royalle |
Francesco Corbetta (ca. 1615 – 1681, in French also Francisque Corbette) was an Italian guitar virtuoso, teacher and composer. Along with his compatriots Giovanni Paolo Foscarini and Angelo Michele Bartolotti, he was a pioneer and exponent of the combination of strummed and plucked textures referred to today as "mixed" style.