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11917 (both in Rivista Musicale), and histories of the oratorio. G.
2 Casati, Gasparo (d. 1643). Maestro at Novara Cathedral; works from 1641.
3 Cavalli [Caletti-Bruni], Pietro Francesco (1602–76). Son of a choirmaster at Crema, from 1617 singer at St. Mark’s in Venice, from 1640 second organist and from 1668 first; next to Monteverdi the earliest strong opera-writer; works from 1639, including over 40 operas. See histories of the opera. G.
4 Cazzati, Maurizio (?1620–77). From 1641 maestro at Mantua, from 1647 at the court at Bozzolo, from 1653 at S. Maria Maggiore, Bergamo, from 1657 at S. Petronio, Bologna, and from 1673 at the Mantuan court; member of academies in Ferrara and Bologna; many works from 1642, including notable instrumental pieces. G.
5 Cesti, Marc’ Antonio (1618–69). With Carissimi and Cavalli, the third leading composer of early opera and oratorio; from 1646 choirmaster in Florence, in 1662–66 singer in the Papal Chapel and then second court-director at Vienna; works from 1649, including about 10 operas and various cantatas. See works on opera-history. G.
6 Ciaja, Azzolino Bernardino della (1671–1755). Sienese organist, from before 1700 settled at Pisa, where in 1733 he gave a 4-manual organ to S. Stefano ai Cavalieri and assisted in its construction; works from 1700. G.
7 Cifra, Antonio (1575–1638). Pupil of G. B. Nanini, from 1609 maestro at the Casa Santa at Loreto (excepting 1622–25 at the Lateran in Rome); numerous sacred and secular works from 1605. G.
8 Clari, Giovanni Carlo Maria (1669–1754). Pupil of Colonna, from 1712 maestro at Pistoia; many works for church-use and noted duets and terzets da camera (1720), besides an opera (1695). G.
9 Cocchi, Claudio. Genoese Minorite, from 1627 maestro at Trieste, Avignon and from 1632 Milan (S. Francesco); works from 1626.
10 Colombi, Giuseppe (1635–94). All his life in court-service at Modena, from 1678 also maestro at the Cathedral; instrumental works only from 1668.
11 Colonna, Giovanni Paolo (1627–95). Bolognese (son of a Venetian organ-maker), at first organist at S. Apollinari in Rome, from 1659 maestro at S. Petronio, Bologna, and in 1675 a leading promoter of the Filarmonici there; numerous fine works from 1672, including 3 operas and 11 oratorios; teacher of several noted pupils. G.
12 Corelli, Arcangelo (1653–1713). The first of the great violinists; pupil of Benvenuti, with considerable travel as a youth in Germany, but from 1671 settled in Rome, becoming a protégé of Cardinals Pamfili and Ottoboni and gaining great renown as player and teacher; works from 1683, especially sonatas for solo or trio and concerti grossi, being counted the originator of the latter. See monographs by Piancastelli, 1914, Vatielli, 1916, and Cametti, 1922 (both in Rivista Musicale), with histories of violin-music. G.
13 Corsi, Giuseppe. From 1659 maestro at S. Maria Maggiore in Rome, in 1665–68 at the Lateran, in 1668–74 at Loreto, then again at Rome and from 1681 at the Mantuan court; works from 1669, including oratorios and cantatas.
14 Costantini, Fabio and Alessandro, brothers, born at Rome. The former maestro at Orvieto in 1614–16 and after 1618 (at Tivoli in 1616–18), and the latter after 1643 maestro at St. Peter’s, Rome; works (somewhat in conjunction) from 1614. G.
15 Cristofori, Bartolomeo di Francesco (1655–1731). The inventor of the pianoforte; in youth a harpsichord-maker at Padua and from about 1690 at Florence in the ducal service, becoming custodian of the court-instruments in 1716; his first instrument with hammers described by Maffei in 1711, the earliest extant specimen dating from 1720 (at the Metro. Museum, New York). Monographs by Puliti, 1874, and Casaglia, 1876, and see histories of the piano. G.
16 Crivelli, Giovanni Battista (d. 1682). Modenese, at first organist at Reggio, then in Rome (in 1609 teaching the young Ferd. Lassus and in some way agent there for the Munich court) and later maestro at Ferrara, in 1629–34 court-director at Munich, followed by terms at Milan, Modena and Bergamo (S. Maria Maggiore); works from 1619.
17 Diruta, Agostino. Augustinian from Perugia, probably nephew and pupil of Girolamo Diruta (16th C.), from 1622 maestro at Asola, in 1630–46 at Rome and then at Perugia; works from 1617. G.
18 Donati, Ignazio. From 1612 cathedral-maestro at Urbino, Ferrara, Casalmaggiore, Novara, Lodi and Milan (1631–38) in succession, probably also at Pesaro earlier; works from 1612. G.
19 Doni, Giovanni Battista (1594–1647). Cultivated Florentine lawyer, in 1621–22 secretary to Cardinal Corsini at Paris, later to Cardinal Barberini at Rome, Paris, Madrid and Rome again, and after 1640 professor at Florence University; author of treatises on Greek music from 1635 and unpublished essays, including notes on the new monodic style. For his patron he made a double lyre or ‘amphichord’ (description edited in 1763 by Gori and Passeri). Memoirs by Bandini, 1755, essay on the lyre by Vatielli, 1908, and selections from writings by Solerti, 1903 (in his Origini). G.
20 Draghi, Antonio (1635–1700). Prolific composer of operas and oratorios, from 1658 in varied court-service at Vienna; works from 1661, including about 175 operas and stage-pieces, over 40 oratorios or cantatas and some church-music. Memoir by Neuhaus, 1913 (in Adler’s Studien). Giovanni Battista Draghi, active in London from 1667 as harpsichordist and playwright, may have been his brother. G.
21 Erba, Dionigi. Milanese nobleman, from 1692 maestro at S. Francesco; works from 1695, including part of an opera and a Magnificat whence Handel is supposed to have borrowed in his Israel (1739). G.
22 Fabri, Stefano. Name of two Roman musicians, the earlier maestro at St. Peter’s in 1599–1601, till 1607 at the Lateran, and the later (1643–58) maestro at S. Luigi, St. Peter’s and S. Maria Maggiore for short terms; church-works from 1604 and 1642 respectively.
23 Falconieri, Andrea (b. 1600?). Neapolitan, from 1621 apparently in Spain and France and from 1650 choirmaster at Naples; villanelle, madrigals and clever instrumental pieces from 1616.
24 Farina, Carlo. Early Mantuan violinist, from 1625 in the Dresden court-band and later for a time at Danzig; dances in 1626–28.
25 Fedeli, Ruggiero (d. 1722). From 1687 at the Dresden court, in 1691–1705 at that in Berlin and after 1705 court-director at Kassel; cantatas, some church-music and an opera (1703).
26 Ferrari, Benedetto (1597–1681). Poet and theorist from Reggio, early active at Venice, in 1645–51 at Modena, then at Vienna and Ratisbon, in 1653–62 and from ’74 court-director at Modena; wrote texts for many early operas (including the one first publicly given in 1637); works from 1633, including an oratorio, fine pieces for instruments and collected poems (1644). One of the first to use the term ‘cantata’. G.
27 Ferri, Baldassare (1610–80). Noted Perugian singer, in 1625–55 at the Polish court and then at Vienna. Memoir by Conestabile, 1846. G.
28 Foggia, Francesco (1605–88). Roman composer, pupil of Cifra, G. B. Nanini and Agostini, from about 1630 employed at Bonn, Munich and Vienna, from 1643 maestro at the Lateran in Rome, from 1661 at S. Lorenzo in Damaso and from 1678 at S. Maria Maggiore; works from 1645. G.
29 Fontana, Giovanni Battista (d. 1630). Early Brescian writer for the violin; works from 1608.
30 Freschi, Giovanni Domenico (1640–90). Vicenzan cathedral-maestro and composer of 13 operas, 2 oratorios and church-music (from 1660).
31 Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583–1643). Eminent Ferrarese organist, pupil of Luzzaschi, early in Belgium, but from 1608-settled at St. Peter’s in Rome, gaining renown as player and composer; many important works from 1608, chiefly for organ. Monographs by Haberl, 1887 (in Kirchenmusikal. Jahrbuch), Cametti, 1908 (in Rivista Musicale), and Bennati, 1908 (in Festschrift at the tercentenary of his Roman advent), and see histories of organ-music. G.
32 Gabrieli, Domenico (?1640–90). Bolognese ’cellist, from 1680 playing at S. Petronio, Bologna, and finally at Modena; 9 operas from 1683 and various other works. G.
33 Gagliano, Marco [di Zanobi] di (?1575–1642). From 1608 maestro at S. Lorenzo in Florence and from 1611 also court-director; works from 1602, including both good a cappella writing and notable stage-works in the monodic style (Dafne, 1607, with 3 operas and an
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