He became a student at the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini at Naples in 1703, and was a pupil first of Francesco Provenzale and later of Nicola Fago.
Ia menjadi murid di Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini, Napoli pada 1703 dan menjadi murid mula-mula dari Francesco Provenzale dan kemudian dari Nicola Fago.