Giuseppe Bonno

Giuseppe Bonno (29 January 1711 – 15 April 1788)[N 1] was an Austrian composer of Italian origin.

A gifted pupil, he was then sent to Naples in 1726 where he studied church music under Francesco Durante and opera under Leonardo Leo.

He moved back to Vienna in 1736, becoming a court composer there, and working as Kapellmeister to the Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen in the 1750s and 1760s.

In 1774, Bonno was made Imperial court conductor to Joseph II, following the death of Florian Leopold Gassman.

Most of his output was for vocal forces, including stage works, oratorios, masses and other sacred pieces.