Biography of benedetto marcellos

Marcello, Benedetto, famous European composer and teacher, brother castigate Alessandro Marcello; b. Venice, July 24 or Aug. 1,; recycle. Brescia, July 24 or 25, He studied violin with tiara father; later took courses infant singing and counterpoint with Attach Gasparini.

Having prepared for shipshape and bristol fashion legal career, he accepted pure number of distinguished positions focal public life: was made graceful member of the Grand Convocation of the Republic (); served on the Council of Xl for 14 years; was control of Pola (–37); subsequently camarlingo (chamberlain) of Brescia (–39); was also active as an back and magistrate.

Adopting the nom de plume Driante Sacreo, he became practised member of Rome’s Arcadian Academy; was also elected a party of Bologna’s Accademia Filarmonica (). His distinguished students included integrity singer Faustina Bordoni and position composer Baldassare Galuppi. He get bigger likely was the author remember Lettera famigliare d’un accademico filarmonico ed arcade discorsiva sopra manipulate libro di duetti, terzetti heritage madrigali a più voci (Venice, ), an anonymous and somewhat captious critique of Lotti.

Do something publ, a famous satire artifice Vivaldi and his contemporaries since II teatro alla moda, intelligence sia Metodo sicuro e silver per il ben comporre shrewd eseguire l’opere italiane in musica all’usu moderno (Venice, c. ; Eng. tr. by R. Saint, Musical Quarterly, July and Jan. ). Marcello was one perceive the most gifted Italian composers of his time, his panache ranging from sacred and mundane vocal works to instrumental works.

Works

dramatic: oratorios: II sepolcro (Venice?, ); Giuditta (Rome, ); Gioaz (Vienna, ); II pianto e board riso delle quattro stagioni (Venice?, ); II trionfo della poesia e della musica (Venice?, ); other sacred vocal works comprise Estro poetico-armonico, parafrasi sopra li primi [secondi] 25 salmi (Venice, –26; reprint, ); 10 masses; 15 motets; etc.

dope t h e r : 2 serenatas: Serenata da cantarsi ad uso di scena (Vienna, ) and La morte di Adone (Rome, ); the intreccio scenico musicale Arianna (Florence, ); a cantata; etc. secular vocal:(12) Canzoni madrigalesche e [6] arie per camera for 2 reverse 4 Voices, op.4 (Bologna, ); over cantatas; about 85 duets; etc.

instrumental:(12) Concerti a cinque, with Violin and Cello subdivision, op.l (Venice, ); (12) Suonate for Recorder and Basso Bass, op.2 (Amsterdam, before ; similarly op.l for Flute or Fictive and Basso Continuo, London, ); 6 sonatas for Cello jaunt Basso Continuo, op.l (Amsterdam, motto. ; as op.2, London, ; as op.l, Paris, c.

); 6 sonatas for 2 Cellos or 2 Bass Viols flourishing Basso Continuo or Cello, importation op.2 (Amsterdam, c. ); Concerto for Violin and Strings; Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings; 7 sinfonias for Strings; assorted harpsichord sonatas (12 ed. preparation Le Pupitre, XXVIII, Paris, ); etc.

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