Ureli Corelli Hill (1802–1875) grew up in a musical household. His father, Uri, taught music in Boston and in New York City and had authored a work entitled “Solfeggio Americano, A System of Singing.” In fact, Hill’s middle name is in reference to his father’s favorite musician, the Italian composer, Arcangelo Corelli. It appears that the works of the 17th-century Italian composer did well in America. Additionally, Hill not only shared the name of Corelli, but shared the same instrument of choice, the violin.
An engraving of a bust of Corelli from the title page of his "Twelve Concerti Grossi," Op. 6, from 1714. Public Domain
