Giovanni Battista Costanzi (Rome, 3 September 1704 - Rome, 5 March 1778) was an Italian composer and cellist. In life he was best known with the nicknames Giovannino del Cello or Giovannino da Roma. In 1721 he entered the service of Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni , first as aiuto da camera , and then, since 1737, succeeding Arcangelo Corelli as chief of the instruments. In 1727 he made his debut as operatic with L'amor generoso at the Teatro Capranica in Rome Read more on Last.fm