Giovanni Legrenzi

Giovanni Legrenzi ( baptized August 12, 1626 * in Clusone Bergamo, † May 27 1690 in Venice) was an Italian composer.

Life

His first artistic training was Giovanni Legrenzi by his father, Giovanni Maria Legrenzi, a violinist and composer. Already at the age of 19 got Legrenzi 1645 appointed organist of San Maria Maggiore church in Bergamo. When he was ordained a priest in 1651, he became employed as chaplains. By also working here Conductor Maurizio Cazzati he maintained a close working relationship. Your trio sonatas in the church sonata style were performed during the fairs.

From this period his first instrumental works, which just show him in the chamber music as a predecessor of Arcangelo Corelli.

1656 he was appointed Kapellmeister at the Accademia dello Spirito Sancto to Ferrara. This office had Legrenzi held until 1665. In Ferrara, he also began to compose operas under the influence of the librettist Hippolito Bentivoglio. Legrenzi kept trying to get well paid positions. He applied unsuccessfully in Venice ( 1665), Milan ( 1669), Parma (1670 ) and Bologna ( 1671), the office of a court musician at the French court, he could not accept because of illness.

1671 settled down Legrenzi in Venice. After he was defeated in a contest for the post of Kapellmeister at St. Mark Natale Monferrato said he was only in 1681 appointed Vice - Kapellmeister and four years later he was promoted to maestro di capella. His students included Antonio Lotti, Domenico Gabrielli, Antonio Caldara and possibly the young Antonio Vivaldi.

Stage Works

  • L' Achille in Sciro ( 1663 )
  • Il Cuor umano all'incanto ( 1673 )
  • Adone in Cipro ( 1676 )
  • Anarchia dell ' Imperio (1683 )
  • Antioco il Grande ( 1681)
  • Il Creso ( 1681)
  • La Divisione del mondo (1675 )
  • I due Cesari (1683 )
  • Eteocle e Polinice (1675 )
  • Germanico sul Reno ( 1676 )
  • Giustino (1683 )
  • Ifianassa e Melampo (1685 )
  • Lisimaco riamato as Alexandro ( 1682)
  • Nino, il Giusto ( 1662)
  • Ottaviano Cesare Agusto ( 1682)
  • Il Pausanias ( 1682)
  • Publio Elio Pertinance ( 1684)
  • Totila ( 1677)
  • Zenobio e Radamisto ( 1665)

Other works

  • Concerti Musicali per uso di Chiesa. Op. 1 (Venice, Alessandro Vincenti, 1654)
  • Sonata a due, e tre. Op. 2 (Venice, Francesco Magni, 1655)
  • Harmonia d' affetti Devoti a due, tre, quatro e, voci. Op. 3 (Venice, Alessandro Vincenti, 1655)
  • Sonata da Chiesa, e dà Camera, Correnti, balletti, Alemane, Sarabande a tre, doi violini, e violone. Libro Secondo. Op. 4 (Venice, Francesco Magni, 1656 )
  • Salmi a cinque, tre voci, e due violini. Op. 5 (Venice, Francesco Magni, 1657)
  • Sentimenti Devoti espressos con le musica di due, e tre voci. Libro Secondo. Op. 6 (Venice, Francesco Magni detto Gardano, 1660 and 1665)
  • Compiete con le Lettanie & Antifone Della B. V. a 5 voci. Op. 7 (Venice, Francesco Magni detto Gardano, 1662)
  • Sonate a due, tre, cinque, a be stromenti. Libro 3 Op. 8 (Venice, Francesco Magni, 1663 )
  • Sacri Concerti e Festivi. Messa e Salmi a due chori con stromenti a beneplacito. Op. 9 (Venice, Francesco Magni Gardano, 1667)
  • Acclamationi Divote a voce sola. Libro Primo. Op. 10 (Bologna, Giacomo Monti, 1670 )
  • La Cetra. Libro Quarto di Sonate a due tre e quattro stromenti. Op. 10 (Venice, Francesco Magni Gardano, 1673 )
  • Cantate, e voce sola Canzonette a. Op. 12 (Bologna, Giacomo Monti, 1676 )
  • Idea Armoniche Estese e tre voci per due. Op. 13 (Venice, Francesco Magni detto Gardano, 1678)
  • Echi di di Riverenza Cantate, e Canzoni. Libro Secondo. Op. 14 (Bologna, Giacomo Monti, 1678)
  • Sacri Musicali Concerti a due, e tre voci. Libro Terzo. Op. 15 (Venice, Gioseppe Salla, 1689)
  • Balletti e Correnti a cinque stromenti, con il basso continuo per il cembalo. Libro Quinto Postumo. Op. 16 (Venice, Giuseppe Sala, 1691)
  • Motetti a voce sola con Sacri tre strumenti. Op. 17 (Venice, Sala Gioseppe, 1692 )

The plant collections Acclamationi Divote a voce sola and La Cetra were both published as Opus 10.

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