Angelo Ragazzi

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Angelo Ragazzi (* around 1680 near Naples ; † October 12, 1750 in Vienna ) was an Italian composer and violinist .

Life

Ragazzi received his training in Naples at the Conservatorio S.Maria di Loreto with Gian Carlo Cailò . From 1704 he was a violinist in the royal chapel of Naples. In 1707 he was also a violinist in the chapel of Archduke Karl von Habsburg in Barcelona. After his coronation as emperor, in 1713 he became a member of the Vienna court music band . In 1722 he was back in Naples in the Capella reale di palazzo . Only after the death of concert master Pietro Marchitelli did Ragazzi get a permanent position. After Naples was taken over by the Bourbons in 1734, Ragazzi left his homeland and finally settled in Vienna to become a member of the court orchestra again.

Ragazzi was one of the leading instrumental composers in Naples. The influence of Vivaldi's violin concertos , but also elements of his Viennese teacher Johann Joseph Fux , can be found in his compositional style .

Works

  • 2 four-part masses (Vienna, 1736 and 1737)
  • eight-part mass with instrumental accompaniment (Vienna, 1739)
  • Canon for 4 voices and canon “Inveni hominem” for 5 voices
  • 2 concerti for violin , violetta and figured bass (1728)
  • Op. 1: 12 Sonata a quattro for 2 violins, viola and bass (Rome, 1736)
  • Concerto grosso a tre for oboe , viola and figured bass
  • Sinfonia a 2 for 2 violins and figured bass
  • Fantasia a violino solo
  • 2 trio sonatas

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Guido Olivieri: “Tra Napoli e Vienna: musicisti e organici strumentali nel Viceregno Austriaco (1707-1736)” . In: Analecta Musicologica . No. 32 , 2002, p. 161-182 .
personal data
SURNAME Ragazzi, Angelo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian violinist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH around 1680
PLACE OF BIRTH near Naples
DATE OF DEATH October 12, 1750
Place of death Vienna