Alessandro Poglietti
Alessandro Poglietti (* first half of the 17th century, † July 1683 before Vienna ) was an organist and composer of the Baroque , whose origin could not be clarified yet last valid.
Life
From January 1661 at the latest, he worked as an organist , initially with the Jesuits , from the middle of the year until his death as a chamber and court organist at the Imperial Court under Leopold I. There is no evidence for the assumption that Poglietti came from Tuscany . Despite his Italian name, some indications point to a place of birth in Moravia , as Johann Gottfried Walther wrote in his " Musical Lexicon " in 1732 : " He is said to have been a German ". At the court, as well as in the wider area (in Kremsier and Kremsmünster ), he seems to have enjoyed quite a reputation, especially due to his onomatopoeic settings.
While fleeing the city besieged by the Turks , Poglietti was slain by enemy hands in July 1683 and his family was taken prisoner.
Works
He composed mainly for keyboard instruments , but some ensemble and choral works as well as the theoretical work “Compendium” have been preserved. Particularly noteworthy are Rossignolo , a broad suite including Toccata , Ricercar , Variations and Capriccios (including the one about the "Hennergeschrey"), as well as his collection of twelve strictly contrapuntal Ricercari. Outstanding examples of his onomatopoeic compositions for harpsichord are the Toccatina sopra la Rebellione di Ungheria (1671), the Toccata fatta sopra Cassed di Filipsburgo (1676) and the Capricietto sopra il cucu "Il Rossignolo" (1677).
After his death, his contrapuntal works in particular were received more widely.
Awards
- Order of the Golden Spur (before 1681)
literature
- Emil Naumann: Poglietti, Alessandro . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 366 f.
- Herbert Seifert : Poglietti, Alessandro. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7001-3046-5 .
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Alessandro Poglietti in the International Music Score Library Project
- Works by and about Alessandro Poglietti in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johann Gottfried Walther: " Musical Lexicon " (PDF; 88.1 MB) p. 250
- ↑ sound sample
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Poglietti, Alessandro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Poglietti, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baroque organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1683 |
| Place of death | before Vienna |