Antonio Rosetti

Francesco Antonio Rosetti (c. 1750 – 30 June 1792) was a classical era composer and double bass player, and was a contemporary of Haydn and Mozart.

In 1773 Rosetti left his native country and found employment in the Hofkapelle of Prince Kraft Ernst of Oettingen-Wallerstein whom he served for sixteen years, becoming Kapellmeister in 1785.

Rosetti wrote over 400 compositions, primarily instrumental music including many symphonies and concertos which were widely published.

Rosetti also composed a significant number of vocal and choral works, particularly in the last few years of his life.

Attributing some music to Rosetti is difficult because several other composers with similar names worked at the same time, including Franciscus Xaverius Antonius Rössler.