Adriano Banchieri
Banchieri Adriano ( Adriano di Bologna) ( born September 3, 1568 Bologna, † 1634 ibid; native Tommaso Banchieri ) was an Italian Benedictine monk, organist and composer.
Life and work
Tommaso joined in 1587 a Benedictine monk and took the name of Adriano. From 1592, he worked as an organist in various monasteries of his order as Lucca and Siena. From 1594, he worked in S. Michele in Bosco ( near Bologna). After living in Venice and Verona, he returned in 1609 to S. Michele in Bosco back.
Banchieri was a pupil of the organist and composer Gioseffo Guami and is considered one of the most important music theorist of the 17th century. He shows all the new features very open and used as one of the first, the terms " piano" (p) and " forte " ( f) in the score. He was ever a pioneer in the accuracy of performance instructions for the interpreter and so strengthened the role of the composer. In addition, he was probably the first to have a baton used when conducting. In 1615 he founded the Accademia dei Floridi, the immediate predecessor of the Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna.
Banchieri was a prolific composer. He created spiritual and secular music of all genres. Special affiliation among his contemporaries found mainly Banchieris Madrigal books. The works contained therein may be regarded as an early manifestation of the musical theater.
Works
Organ Building
- L' organo suonarino, 1605
- Conclusioni nel suono dell'organo, 1609
Didactics
- Cartello, ovvero Regole utilissime à Quelli che desiderano imparare in canto figurato