João Domingo's blazing pace

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João Domingo's blazing pace

João Domingos Bomtempo (born December 28, 1775 , † August 18, 1842 in Lisbon ) was a liberal Portuguese composer , pianist , conductor and music organizer.

He was director of the Philharmonic Society in Lisbon from 1820 to 1828 and founded the Lisbon Conservatory in 1835 . In 1819 his Mass de Requiem op. 23 for soli, choir and orchestra, written in the same year, was premiered in Paris in memory of Luis de Camões at a lovers' concert . A few months later, another performance followed in London . Bomtempo lived in France for eight years and in Great Britain for three years . His works are rarely performed.

Selected Works

Op. 1 \ Piano Sonata No. 1 in F major
Op. 2 \ Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major (approx. 1804)
Op. 3 \ Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor (approx. 1800–1810)
Op. 4 \ Fandango & Variations for piano
Op. 5 \ Piano Sonata No. 2 in C minor
Op. 6 \ Introduction, 5 variations & fantasy on Paisiello's favorite air for piano
Op. 7 \ Piano Concerto No.3 in G minor
Op. 8 \ Capriccio & Variations on God save the King for piano in E flat major
Op. 9 No.1 \ Piano Sonata No. 3 in E flat major
Op. 9 No.2 \ Piano Sonata No. 4 in C major
Op. 9 No.3 \ Sonata for violin and harpsichord in E major
Op. 10a \ Hymno lusitano (cantata)
Op. 10b \ La Virtù Trionfante (cantata)
Op. 11 \ Symphony No.1 in E flat major
Op. 12 \ Piano Concerto No.4 in D major (1811–1812)
Op. 13 \ Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major
Op. 14 \ Fantasia for piano in C minor
Op. 15 No.1 \ Piano Sonata No. 6 in A flat major
Op. 15 No.2 \ Piano Sonata No. 7 in G minor
Op. 15 No.3 \ Variations for piano on a popular French song
Op. 16 \ Piano Quintet in E flat major
Op. 17 \ A paz da Europa (cantata)
Op. 18 No.1 \ Piano Sonata No. 8 in G major
Op. 18 No.2 \ Piano Sonata No. 9 in F minor
Op. 18 No.3 \ Piano Sonata No.10 in E flat major
Op. 19 \ 12 Studies for piano (1816)
Op. 20 \ Piano Sonata No.11 in E flat major
Op. 21 \ Variations for piano on a theme from Die Zauberflöte in G minor
Op. 22 \ Variations for piano on a theme from Alessandro in Efeso in B flat major
Op. 23 \ Requiem in C minor (1819–1820)
Op. 24 \ Piano Concerto No.5 in C minor / major

  • 4 absolutions
  • Libera me domine in C minor
  • Piano Concerto No.6 in E minor (1810-1840)
  • Serenata for piano and winds in F major (1821–1830)
  • Symphony No.2 in D major
  • Te Deum in F major
  • Variations for piano on a theme from La donna del Lago in E minor (1822)
  • Fantasy for piano and orchestra (on a theme from La donna del Lago)
  • Waltz for piano
  • Alessandro in Efeso , opera seria
  • Tantum Ergo, Kyrie, Gloria e Credo (1842)
  • March of Lord Wellington (arrangement by the composer for piano 4-hands)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Messe de Requiem, Op.23 (Bomtempo, João Domingos) . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Nancy Lee Harper: Portuguese Piano Music: An Introduction and Annotated Bibliography . Scarecrow Press, UK 2013, ISBN 0-8108-8300-7 , p. 11.
personal data
SURNAME Bomtempo, João Domingos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese composer, pianist, conductor and music organizer
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1775
DATE OF DEATH August 18, 1842
Place of death Lisbon