Bellerofonte Castaldi
Bellerofonte Castaldi (* 1580 in Collegara at Modena; † September 27, 1649 in Modena) was an Italian composer, lutenist, poet and adventurer.
Life
Castaldi was probably 1580 (or 1581) in Collegara, about five kilometers southeast of Modena, was born. He came from a fairly wealthy family, which allowed him to make journeys through Italy and Germany and otherwise to give the art-loving idleness. He was considered an adventurer and was well known as a virtuosic theorbo player, singer and composer for his controversial and satirical poems.
He spent most of his life wealthy in Venice and Modena. However, he became embroiled repeatedly in Handel. He was shot while trying to avenge the death of his brother in the left foot, so that he limped for the rest of his life. Because of his sharp tongue, he was exiled by Pope Paul V in Rome.
Towards the end of his life his family was during a border dispute between the Papal State and the Duchy of Modena completely destroyed, Castaldi died completely ruined in 1649.
Work
In addition to the compositional work Castaldi also wrote the lyrics to his songs himself He also claimed the invention of the Tiorbino, a small form of the theorbo in claim ( "mia invenzione novella " ), the Capricci are considered only surviving composition for this instrument.
Castaldi composed and published three collections of compositions:
- Capricci a due stromenti cioè Tiorba e tiorbino e by sonar varie solo sorti di ballistic s fantastic aria, printed in 1622 in Modena. As a facsimile published: Archivum Musicum: Strumentalismo Italiano, Florence 88: . Scelte Studio by Edizione, 2002 First section for two theorbo ( Capricci & canzoni ), second section for solo theorbo ( Galliard, fantasy, branli, correnti, la Follia, etc. ).
- Primo Mazzetto di fiori musical instruments Colti dal giardino bellerofonteo, printed in 1623 in Venice. As a facsimile published: Archivum Musicum: La Cantata Barocca, 18 Florence:. Scelte Studio by Edizione, 1984 26 sets for one to four voices ( " Con questi amorosi ", " Hor che le notte ", " non pensar Clori ", " Hor che mi val soffrir "," Dunque Clorida mia "," ColEI che tanto tormentami "," Portera'l sol dal occidente "," e Vezzosette care ", " Augelletti lasciuetti "," Saetta pure Faetta "," O sonno ", "Amor possente ", " Fuor di noia di pene ", " Hor meno lieti ", " Vissi al hor noiosa vita ", " Quell'altera ", " Lo sdegno c'hora scorgemi ", "O Clorida, hor che " " O crudel amor", "Amor ColEI ", " Tua chioma ora ", " O come e vaga ", " Quella che tanto ", "O Clorida vaga et gentile", " Tutte le viste Homai ", " Misero Giovinetto " ).
- Collection of 13 songs in the Biblioteca Estense in Modena