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The new encyclopedia of music and musicians, 1929
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1SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
2(a) ITALIAN
4Abbatini, Antonio Maria (?1595–1677). Maestro of churches in or near Rome, including the Lateran and S. Maria Maggiore; sacred works from 1627 (some polychoric) and 2 operas, one (1654) being an early comedy. G.
6Agazzari, Agostino (1578–1640). Sienese, from 1606 maestro at Rome and after 1630 at Siena; works from 1602, including the pastoral Eumelio, 1606. Early advocate of figured bass (1608) and author of a tractate on church-music (1638). G.
8Agostini, Paolo (?1583–1629). Pupil and son-in-law of G. B. Nanini, maestro in Roman churches, finally at St. Peter’s; works from 1618. G.
10Agostini, Pietro Simone (b. 1650). Court-director at Parma; several operas from 1658?, 2 oratorios, cantatas, etc. G.
12Ala, Giovanni Battista. Organist at the Servitori, Milan; works in 1617–34. G.
14Albrici, Vincenzo (1631–96). From 1650 in service of Queen Christina of Sweden at Stralsund, then mostly at Dresden in 1654–80 (with terms at Neuburg and London), in 1681–82 organist at the Thomaskirche, Leipzig, and then at Prague; many vocal and instrumental works.
16Aldrovandini, Giuseppe Antonio Vincenzo (?1675–1707). Pupil of Perti, prominent at Bologna; 15 operas (from 1696), 6 oratorios, instrumental pieces, etc. G.
18Allacci, Leone (1586–1669). Of Greek origin, but educated in Rome, becoming teacher of Greek and from 1661 custodian of the Vatican library; author of a Drammaturgia, 1666, the first list of early operas. G.
20Allegri, Domenico. Maestro at S. Maria Maggiore, Rome, in 1610–29; an early writer or works with instruments (from 1617).
22Allegri, Gregorio (1582–1652). Pupil of the Naninis, from 1629 singer in the Papal Chapel; works from 1618, including the famous 9-part Miserere sung during Holy Week at Rome. See Cametti, 1915 (in Rivista Musicale). G.
24Amati, Niccolò (1596–1684). The most gifted of the Cremonese family of violin-makers and teacher of Andrea Guarneri and Stradivari. His son Geronimo (1649–1740) was not at all his equal. G.
26Amati, Vincenzo (1629–70). Sicilian maestro at Palermo Cathedral; church-music in 1656 and an opera (1664).
28Antonii, Pietro degli (?1645–1720). Prominent maestro at Bologna churches and head of two Accademie; works from 1670, including 3 operas, 3 oratorios, instrumental pieces, etc.
30Arresti, Giulio Cesare (?1630–95). From 1685 maestro at S. Petronio, Bologna, and often head of the Filarmonici; works from 1663 and a collection of organ-pieces, besides a theoretical discussion with Cazzati (1659).
32Arrigoni, Giovanni Giacomo. Court-organist at Vienna; concerti di camera, 1635, apparently the earliest of their class.
34Badia, Carlo Agostino (1672–1728). Venetian court-composer at Vienna from 1696; 27 operas, 21 oratorios, many solo-cantatas, etc.
36Bai, Tommaso (?1650–1714). Bolognese singer at St. Peter’s, Rome, and finally maestro; scattered church-works, including a noted Miserere, used in rotation with that of Allegri. G.
38Banchieri, Adriano (?1563–1634). Bolognese organist, pupil of Guami, at Bosco, Imola and Monte Oliveto; founder of the Accademia de’ Filomusi (about 1623); numerous works from 1595, including intermedi (from 1598) and hand-books of plain-song and organ-playing (from 1601), the latter the first systematic treatment of figured bass. G.
40Barbarino, Bartolommeo. Maestro at Pesaro and Padua; works from 1606. See Radiciotti in I. M. G. Sammelbde. xiv.
42Bartei, Girolamo. From 1607 maestro at Volterra Cathedral; works from that year. G.
44Bartoli, Erasmo (1606–56). Member of the Oratorians at Naples; scattered sacred works. Memoir by Camillo Franco, 1786 (ms).
46Bartolini, Or’ in Dio. From 1633 maestro at Udine Cathedral; works, sacred and secular, from 1606.
48Bassani, Giovanni Battista (?1657–1716). Paduan violinist, pupil of Castrovillari, from 1677 organist or maestro at Ferrara, but also connected with the Bologna Filarmonici; fine sacred music from 1690, many solo-cantatas (from 1680), 5 operas, 9 oratorios, etc. Memoir by Pasini, 1906 (in I. M. G. Sammelbde.). G.
50Bellazzi, Francesco. Maestro at S. Francesco, Milan; works from 1618.
52Belli, Domenico. Early writer in the monodic style, in 1610–13 choir-trainer at S. Lorenzo, Florence; works from 1616.
54Belloni, Giuseppe. Church-works from 1603.
56Benevoli, Orazio (1605–72). Pupil of Ugolini, from about 1625 maestro at various Roman churches (from 1646 at St. Peter’s), but in 1643–45 court-musician at Vienna; many able works, including extraordinary polychoric masses. G.
58Berardi, Angelo. Church-musician at Viterbo, Spoleto and Trastevere; works from 1663 and theoretical handbooks in 1681–93.
60Bernabei, Giuseppe Ercole (?1620–87). Pupil of Benevoli, in 1653–65 organist at S. Luigi in Rome, then maestro at the Lateran, in 1667–72 at S. Luigi, then at St. Peter’s and from 1674 court-director at Munich; scattered works from 1669, including 5 operas at Munich. Memoir by Rensis, 1920. His son Giuseppe Antonio (?1649–1732) followed him at Munich, writing much church-music and 15 operas. G.
62Bernardi, Stefano (d. 1638?). In 1615–27 cathedral-maestro at Verona and then at Salzburg; sacred and secular works from 1613, including instrumental pieces. See Spies in Salzburger Chronik, 1899.
64Bertali, Antonio (1605–69). Veronese court-musician at Vienna, in 1649 becoming director; cantatas from 1631, 4 operas in 1653–61, 3 oratorios and lesser stage-works. Monograph by Laroche, 1919.
66Biondi, Giovanni Battista. Minorite from Cesena; many church-works from 1606.
68Bona, Giovanni (1609–74). Piedmontese cardinal at Rome; books on psalmody, 1663–71.
70Bonini, Severo. Florentine Benedictine, an early cultivator of the monodic style; madrigals, motets, etc., from 1607, including a setting of Arianna (1613), with a theoretical tract (ms).
72Boniventi, Giuseppe (b. 1660?). Venetian maestro at Padua and later at the court of Baden; 12 operas in 1690–1727.
74Bononcini, Giovanni Maria (1640–78). Pupil of Colonna, court-musician and cathedral-choirmaster at Modena; important vocal and instrumental works from 1666, with a text-book in counterpoint in 1673. Father of M. A. and G. B. Bononcini. G.
76Bontempi [Angelini], Giovanni Andrea (1624–1705). Cultivated Perugian, for a time singer at St. Mark’s, Venice, from 1647 in court-service at Dresden, associated with Schütz; text-books in 1660–95 and 3 operas (1662–73). Monographs by Rossi-Scotti, 1879. G.
78Brunelli, Antonio. Pupil of G. M. Nanini, from 1606 maestro at San Miniato, Prato and for the duke of Tuscany; works from 1605 and text-books in 1606–10.
80Buonamente, Giovanni Battista. From 1636 choirmaster at the Franciscan monastery in Assisi; instrumental works from 1626, being among the earliest examples of violin-sonatas.
82Caldara, Antonio (1670–1736). Eminent Venetian composer, pupil of Legrenzi, in youth a singer at St. Mark’s and from 1700 ’cellist there, then at Vienna, Rome and Madrid and from 1716 assistant of Fux at the Vienna court; works from 1688, including much noble church-music, over 30 oratorios, nearly 75 operas, many pieces for chamber-ensemble, etc. Monographs by F. v. Kraus and Posthorn, 1920. G.
84Caprioli, Carlo. Roman violinist, called to Paris by Mazarin; an opera in 1654 and an oratorio in 1683.
86Caresana, Cristoforo (1655–1730?). Tarentine, from about 1680 court-organist at Naples; sacred works from 1681. G.
88Carissimi, Giacomo (1605–74). Eminent Roman composer, from 1624 singer or organist at Tivoli and from 1628 maestro at S. Apollinari in Rome; teacher of A. Scarlatti, Kerll, Bernhard and Charpentier; the first strong promoter of the cantata and oratorio and influential in separating the functions of recitative and aria; works from 1643, including much church-music, at least 15 short oratorios, various cantatas, organ-pieces, etc. See articles by Chrysander, 1876 (in Allgem. Musikal. Zeitung), Brenet, 1897, Cametti,
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