Baldassare Galuppi: the forgotten composer

The history of the Basilica of San Marco has a long list of famous composers who were working there. People like Galuppi, Claudio Monteverdi, Antonio Lotti, Andrea Gabrielli and his nephew, Giovanni Gabrieli. Before we talk about the development of the Polychoral style (ie, a style of composition with more than one choir) we must speak of the architecture of the basilica, because the architecture has had a great influence on composers.