Domenico Gabrielli

Domenico Gabrielli, also Gabrieli, (* April 15, 1651 in Bologna, † July 10, 1690 ) was an Italian cellist and composer of the Baroque.

He studied composition in Venice with Giovanni Legrenzi and cello with Petronio Franceschini. Domenico Gabrielli worked from 1680 until his death in his hometown as a cellist in the chapel of San Petronio, only briefly interrupted by a period of service in the court of Modena ( 1687-1688 ). For several years he was the " Pricinpe " the prestigious Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna. Because of its excellent cello playing, he was called " Minghino dal Violoncello " ( Minghino is in the Bolognese dialect diminutive of Domenico ).

He created about ten operas and oratorios four and various other works. He was the first of compositions for cello solo written ( Ricercari per Violoncello ) and even created next Cello Sonatas and Works for Violin and Cello.

Works (selection)

Operas

  • Flavio Cuniberto ( dramma per musica libretto Matteo Noris, 1682, Venice)
  • Il Cleobulo ( dramma per musica libretto Giovanni Battista Neri, 1683, Bologna )
  • Il Gige in Lidia ( dramma per Muisca, libretto di Giovanni Battista Neri, 1693, Bologna )
  • Teodora Augusta ( dramma per musica libretto Adriano Morselli, 1685, Venice)
  • Clearco in Negroponte ( dramma per musica, libretto di Antonio Arcoleo, 1685, Venice)
  • Rodoaldo re d' Italia ( dramma per musica libretto Tommaso Stanzani, 1685, Venice)
  • Il Maurizio ( dramma per musica libretto Adriano Morselli, 1686, Venice)
  • Il Gordiano ( dramma per musica libretto Adriano Morselli, 1688, Venice)
  • Carlo il grande ( dramma per musica libretto Adriano Morselli, 1688, Venice)
  • Silvo, re degli Albani ( melodramma, libretto Pietro d' Averara, 1689, Turin )

Oratories

  • San Sigismondo, re di borgonja ( libretto, D. Bernardoni, 1687, Bologna )
  • Elijah sacrificante ( libretto, PP Sita, 1688, Bologna )
  • Il martirio di Santa Felicita ( libretto, F. Sacrati, 1689, Modena )
  • Il battesimo di Carlo, antico imperatore il Magno (1718, Lucca, lost)

Instrumental works

  • Balletti a tre, Gighe, Correnti, Allemande, Sarabande, Op 1 ( 1684)
  • Tre sonate per Violoncello e Tiorba o harpsichord ( 1687 )
  • Sette Ricercari per il violoncello solo ( 1688)
  • Varie composizioni per tromba ed orchestra
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