Galuppi was born on the island of Burano in the Venetian Lagoon, and from as early as age 22 was known as Il Buranello, a nickname which even appears in the signature on his music manuscripts, Baldassare Galuppi, called 'Buranello'. [1] His father was a barber, who also played the violin in theatre orchestras, and is believed to have been his son's first music teacher.[1] The young Galuppi was