(Ärk-an’-jel-o Ko-rel’-le) 1653–1713 Italian composer and violinist Corelli studied in Bologna, but by the mid-1670s was living in Rome, where he acquired a reputation as one of the city’s foremost violinists. His first patron in Rome was the exiled Queen Christina of Sweden, to whom he dedicated his earliest printed collection, 12 trio sonatas op. 1 (1681). Next ...
century and as the Baroque period progressed, string orchestras became commonplace fixtures in royal courts throughout Europe, often with a violinist-composer such as Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–87) or Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) as its figurehead. Baroque string orchestras were usually directed by a harpsichord player, but these began to disappear with the change in musical styles from Baroque to Classical ...
Acoustic Guitar Throughout its history, the guitar has – perhaps more than any other instrument – managed to bridge the gap between the often disconnected worlds of classical, folk and popular music. Its roots go back to Babylonian times; by the 1500s it was prevalent in Spain, and is still sometimes called the Spanish guitar. Medieval versions – ...
belief in the formal principles of Austro-German music, particularly that of Beethoven. Alongside this lies a deep interest in early English music. The Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli (1953) is one work of many to explore the rhythmic inflections of the Baroque. The choral works A Child of Our Time (1939–41) and The Mask of Time (1980–82) and ...
(An-ton’-yo Ve-val’-de) 1678–1741 Italian composer and violinist Vivaldi was born in Venice. After learning the violin with his father, and possibly other teachers too, he joined the orchestra of St Mark’s. He was ordained in 1703, later acquiring the nickname Il prete rosso (‘the Red Priest’), because of his red hair. Partly because of fragile health and partly perhaps ...
(Fran-chas’-ko Ja-men-ya’-ne) 1687–1762 Italian composer and violinist Geminiani was born in Lucca and studied in Rome with Corelli. In 1714 he went to England, where he remained for the rest of his life. Geminiani established a fine reputation as a teacher, composer and violin virtuoso. His earliest concertos – arrangements of Corelli’s celebrated sonatas for violin and continuo (op. 5) ...
title pages in 1690. An interest in uniting the characteristics of Italian and French styles became apparent soon after this when he wrote trios and quartets in the manner of Corelli and small-scale sacred vocal pieces (petits motets) modelled on those of Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704), who had studied in Rome. Two extended trios, L’apothéose de Corelli (1724), and L’apothéose de ...
(Ga-ôrg’ Moo’-fat) 1653–1704 German composer During the 1660s, Muffat worked with Lully in Paris, later visiting Vienna, Prague, Salzburg and Rome. The deep impression that his Italian and French studies made is reflected in four important collections. Armonico tributo (1682) consists of five sonatas modelled on Corelli’s concertos. These were revised and included along with six new concertos ...
1685–1759 English composer George Frideric Handel is one of the best known of all Baroque composers. His gift for melody, his instinctive sense of drama and vivid scene-painting, and the extraordinary range of human emotions explored in his vocal compositions make his music instantly accessible. Works such as Messiah (1741), Water Music (1717) and Music for the Royal Fireworks ...
Händel) 1704 First experiences opera while playing in Hamburg Opera House orchestra, and composes first opera Almira 1709 Travels to Italy, and absorbs culture of Alessandro Scarlatti and Corelli 1709 Composes Agrippina for Venice 1711 Rinaldo premieres in London 1718 Composes masque Acis and Galatea and first English oratorio Esther for the Earl of Carnarvon 1719 Formation of Royal ...
(Joo-sep’-pe Tô-rel’-le) 1658–1709 Italian composer Torelli was born in Verona, but moved to Bologna in the early 1680s where, like Corelli, he became a member of the Accademia dei Filarmonici. He was a violin virtuoso and teacher who studied with Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661–1756) in Bologna. There he joined the orchestra of S Petronio. He travelled to Germany and ...
of the envious and the ignorant’. Recommended Recording: La descente d’Orphée aux enfers, Les Arts Florissants (dir) William Christie (Erato) Introduction | Early Baroque | Classical Personalities | Arcangelo Corelli | Early Baroque | Classical ...
(Pe-a’-tro An-ton’-yo Lo-ka-tel’-le) 1695–1764 Italian composer and violinist Locatelli studied at Bergamo and Rome, where he played for Cardinal Ottoboni. After a short appointment as virtuoso da camera (court virtuoso) at the Mantuan court (1725–27), Locatelli travelled throughout Austria and Germany appearing as a virtuoso – on one occasion with Leclair. He settled in Amsterdam in 1729 where he taught, ...
orchestral concerto, concerto grosso and solo concerto. The composer most readily associated with the development of instrumental music at the turn of the eighteenth century is the Roman Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713). An accomplished violinist, with works such as the 12 Concerti Grossi, Opus 6, first published in 1714, Corelli raised the violin family to the prominent ...
concerto and the cantata, which had made their earliest appearances during the previous century. Among instrumental genres, the trio sonata, epitomized by the opp. 1–4 of Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713), emerged as one of the favourites, disappearing almost as rapidly in the decades after 1750. The most notable newcomer during the first 50 years of the eighteenth century ...
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