On this day, august the 24th 1669, allesandro Marcello was born.An Italian baroque whom is most famous now for his Oboe Concerto in d minor of which none other than J.S Bach himself made an transcription for Harpschigord and Orchestra.His brother was benedetto Marcello, also a composer.The 2 brothers wrote under pseudonyms because they were arisocrats with other "real" jobs.