约翰·梅因瓦林(1724—1807)是英国的一位牧师、著作家。1760年曾写过一本名为《韩德尔生活的回忆)的书,是关于这位著名音乐家最早的一部传记。这本书1761年由马兹生译为德文,并在1964、1967年两度重印,也是研究韩德尔音乐的—部重要文献。梅因瓦林在书中,曾提到1709年在卡尔丁纳·欧托波尼的安排下,在罗马欧托波尼的宫殿里,乔治·韩德尔和多米尼柯·斯卡拉蒂两人之间,举行过一次在西洋音乐史上著名的音乐竞赛。 John Maine Wallin (1724-1807) is a pastor and writer in the United Kingdom. In 1760 he wrote a book entitled “Handel’s Memory of Life”, the earliest biography of the famous musician. This book was translated into German by Mazy in 1761 and reprinted twice in 1964 and 1967. It is also an important part of the study of Handel music. In his book, Maine Wallin mentioned that in 1709 under the arrangement of Caldenna Otoponi, at the palace of Rome’s Otoponi, both George Handel and Dominique Scalati Held a famous music competition in the history of Western music.