family somewhere in Germany, but precisely where he acquired his musical skills remains a mystery. Real knowledge of the composer begins from 1698, when Emperor Leopold I appointed Fux Hofcomponist (‘head composer’) at the Vienna court. In 1700 Fux travelled to Rome, and there he studied with Bernardo Pasquini (1637–1710). In 1705 he was created Vice-Kapellmeister – and ...
1660–1741, German Fux studied music at Graz, and became a talented organist and church musician. He probably travelled to Italy during the 1680s, and his a capella Masses influenced by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525–94) attracted the admiring attention of Emperor Leopold I in 1698. Based in Vienna for the remainder of his life, Fux was ...
St Catherine’) was performed. After visiting Spain he returned to Rome, becoming maestro di cappella to Marchese Ruspoli, for whom he composed cantatas, operas and oratorios. When Fux succeeded Marc’ Antonio Ziani (c. 1653–1715) as Kapellmeister at the Viennese court in 1715, the post of Vice-Kapellmeister was filled by Caldara, who retained it for the remainder ...
origins with an ‘Air in the Polish style’. Recommended Recording: Quatrième livre de clavecin, Kenneth Gilbert (harpsichord) (Harmonia Mundi) Introduction | Late Baroque | Classical Personalities | Johann Joseph Fux | Late Baroque | Classical ...
(Ga’-ôrg Kres’-tof Va’-gen-zil) 1715–77 Austrian composer A Viennese, and a pupil of Johann Joseph Fux (1660–1741), Wagenseil obtained a post as court composer in 1739 and held it all his life. His early compositions are largely sacred music, including richly scored, elaborately written Masses, and in 1745–50 he wrote several operas. He is principally important for his instrumental ...
Bohemian composer Zelenka was born near Prague but worked for most of his life in Dresden, where he was double bass player in the court orchestra. He studied with Fux in Vienna and Antonio Lotti (1667– 1740) in Venice. Although he wrote three oratorios and at least 20 Masses, and was eventually appointed vice-Kapellmeister of church music, Zelenka ...
(Yo’-han Yo-a’-khem Kvants) 1697–1773 German composer and flautist After training in Merseburg, Quantz went to Dresden and Vienna, where he studied with Fux and Zelenka (1716). Further travels took him to Prague, Rome, Paris and London, where he met Handel. In 1727 he became a member of the Dresden court. In the following year he gave flute ...
later operas. Fel also sang in works by Lully, Campra and Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (1711–72). She retired in 1758. Introduction | Late Baroque | Opera Personalities | Johann Joseph Fux | Late Baroque | Opera ...
wrote texts for 13 oratorios and 14 theatrical dramas for the imperial family in Vienna, the most famous of which was Costanza e Fortezza, set to music by Fux (1723). Pariati developed a new style of comic fantasy in his libretti, and used his texts as opportunities to provoke satire, not least against conventional opera seria. Introduction ...
During the early eighteenth century a few composers enjoyed regular close collaboration with a favourite librettist, such as Fux with Pariati, or both Vinci and Porpora with the young Metastasio. However, such examples were rare, and instead it was common for a popular libretto created for one major Italian opera centre to be adapted for the needs ...
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