Angelo Maria Fiorè

Angelo Maria Fiorè (* 1660 ; † June 4, 1723 in Turin ) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Baroque.

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Angelo Maria Fiorè was an important cello virtuoso during his lifetime. Fiorè was active in the court orchestra of Parma from 1688 to 1695 . He was one of the early composers who created solo literature for the cello . In 1696 his 14 Trattenimenti da camera a due strumenti, violino e violone e violoncello e cimbalo , op. 1, which in addition to 10 violin sonatas four sonatas for cello and B. c. contain. In 1705 the Trattimenti appeared in a reprint by Estienne Roger . Furthermore, several symphonies for cello and B. c. as well as arias from a pasticcio performed in Milan in 1686 . In 1697 Fiorè was accepted as a member of the Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna. From 1697 to 1723 he was a cellist in the Turin court orchestra of the Duke of Savoy.

Fiorès Son Andrea Stefano Fiorè , born in Milan in 1686 , composer and conductor, was considered a musical prodigy.

Web links

Sheet music and audio files by Angelo Maria Fiorè in the International Music Score Library Project

Individual evidence

^ François-Joseph Fétis: Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie génèrale de la musique (1862)
^ MGG , 2nd edition, vol. 6, columns 1220 and 1221.

personal data
SURNAME	Fiorè, Angelo Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian cellist and Baroque composer
DATE OF BIRTH	1660
DATE OF DEATH	June 4, 1723
Place of death	Turin

[1] François-Joseph Fétis: Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie génèrale de la musique (1862)

[2] MGG , 2nd edition, vol. 6, columns 1220 and 1221.