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and gilt. These four organs are all alike; there are no pannels to the frames, but the pipes are seen on three sides of a square.
There are on common days forty per- formers employed in the service of this church; eight violins, four violetti or tenors, four violoncellos, four double bases, and four wind instruments, with sixteen voices. There are eight castrati in salary, among whom is Signor Gaetano Guadagni, who, for taste, expression, fi- gure, and action, is at the head of his profession. His appointment is four hun- dred ducats a year, for which he is re- quired to attend only at the four principal festivals. The first violin has the same salary. The second soprano, Signor Ca- sati, has a feeble voice, but is reckoned to sing with infinite taste and expression. The famous Antonio Vandini is the prin- cipal violoncello, and Matteo Bissioli Bres- ciano the first hautbois in this select band.
Signor Francesco Antonio Valloti, the Maestro di Capella, is a native of Piedmont;
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