Giovanni Benedetto Platti

Giovanni Benedetto Platti ( German also: Platt), (* (probably ) July 9, 1697 (according to other sources: about 1690, 1692, 1700 ) in Padua, † January 11, 1763 in Würzburg ) was an Italian oboist and composer of the late Baroque.

Life

Platti received his musical training in Italy (especially vocals, oboe, violin); even in these early Italian years of his work ( until 1722) he met in Siena fortepiano developed by Bartolomeo Cristofori from 1711 ( fortepiano) know and already composed specially sonatas.

In 1722 he was brought in as oboe virtuoso to Würzburg in the service of the prince-bishops of Bamberg and Würzburg, where in the same year Fortunato Chelleri as Kapellmeister (up to 1725) was employed. Until his death in 1763 Platti remained at the Würzburg court operates, from 1729 as a singer, singing teacher and violinist. The Würzburg prince- bishops, Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn ( Prince-Bishop from 1719 to 1724 ) and his younger brother Friedrich Carl von Schönborn ( Prince Bishop 1729-1746 ) had a keen interest in unusual and new keyboard instruments from Italy; by and by they promote musicians like Platti won the main and Rhine Franconian dialect in terms of the development, for example, the square piano a special role. Platti married in February 1723, the soprano Maria Theresia Lambrucker († 1752), who worked as a court singer in Würzburg.

Works (selection)

Plattis works, especially as manuscripts in the music collection of Count Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn - get Wiesentheid, has composed a number of works for cello for the Platti, including 28 cello concertos, the most interesting of the transitional period late Baroque - include early classical.

2 oratorios, Franchonia cristiana and Sant 'Elena a calvario, 1732 (Music lost); receive three fairs, a requiem and a Stabat mater.

  • Concerto in G Major for Harpsichord, Oboe ( Flute ) Strings and Continuo
  • 6 " Sonatas pour le sur le goût Clavessin italy ", op.1 ( Nuremberg, 1742)
  • 6 Concerti op.2 ( Nuremberg, 1742) "Be concerti de quali si espone presentemente due, by clavivembalo mandatory con due violini, viola e violoncello " ( lost)
  • 6 Flute Sonatas op.3 ( Nuremberg, 1743)
  • 6 Harpsichord Sonatas, Op 4 ( Nuremberg, 1746 )
  • 8 individual harpsichord sonatas without opus
  • 12 sonatas for cello and B.C.
  • 4 Ricercari for Violin and Cello
  • Sonata in A Major for Flute and Piano
  • Trio Sonata in G major for flute (violin), violin (oboe ) and basso continuo
  • 20 Trio Sonatas for Violin, Cello and B.C.
  • Trio Sonata for Oboe, Bassoon and B.C.
  • Concerto for Oboe, Strings and B. C.
  • Concerto in A Major for Violin, Strings and B. C.
  • 28 concertos for cello obbligato, strings and bass
  • 9 Concertos for Harpsichord concertato, Strings and Bass
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