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Italy was at the heart of the development of the violin in the 17th and 18th centuries. This was largely due to the influence of Corelli, who was trained in Bologna and supported in Rome by Cardinal Ottoboni and Christina of Sweden. His nearly ninety works – all instrumental – were widely circulated (often in pirated editions), with his Sonatas Op. 5 (1700) being one of the most widely distributed collections. Corelli's success, however, shaped the next generation of violinist-composers, both in