Giovanni Maria Bononcini (September 23, 1642 – November 18, 1678) was an Italian violinist and composer, the father of a musical dynasty.
In 1671 Bononcini the elder became a court musician at Modena. His treatise, Musico prattico, was published in 1673.
The composers Giovanni Battista Bononcini and Antonio Maria Bononcini were his sons.
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