Antonio Gaetano Pampani
Antonio Gaetano Pampani , also Pampino or Pampini (* around 1705 in Modena , † December 1775 in Urbino ) was an Italian conductor, opera and oratorio composer.
life and work
Pampani appears as a musician in the sources for the first time on July 18, 1729, when he was nominated for the post of Kapellmeister at the Cathedral of Fano , which he was unable to take on because of his simultaneous engagements at the Urbino Opera. From 1730 he worked occasionally with the Teatro del Sole in neighboring Pesaro . In 1734 he finally went to Pesaro as opera director, where he worked until 1737. During this time he went to Venice twice to perform two of his operas. In 1746 he became a member of the renowned Accademia Filarmonica of Bologna . From this point on he devoted himself primarily to the composition of operas (“opere serie”) that were performed in Venice , Rome, Milan and Turin. From 1747 to the 1960s he taught as “Maestro di coro” at one of the four great Venetian music schools, the Ospedaletto , and composed oratorios and psalms for its concerts. In December 1767 he was appointed Kapellmeister at the Cathedral of Urbino, but did not take up the position until July after he had completed work on his last opera, Demetrio , composed for a Venetian opera house , which premiered in May 1768. Pampani died in Urbino in December 1775, his successor as cathedral music director was Giuseppe Gazzaniga .
Operas (selection)
- Anagilda . First performance 1735, Teatro San Cassiano in Venice
- Artaserse Longimano . First performance February 19, 1737, Teatro Sant'Angelo in Venice
- La clemenza di Tito . First performance February 27, 1748, Teatro San Cassiano in Venice
- Adriano in Siria . First performance December 26, 1750, Teatro Ducale in Milan
- Eurione . First performance January 8, 1754, Teatro Capranica in Rome
- Astianatte . First performance in 1755 Teatro San Moisè in Venice
- Artaserse . First performance 1756, Teatro San Benedetto in Venice
- Demofoonte . First performance 1757, Teatro delle Dame in Rome
- Antigono . First performance in 1757, Teatro Regio in Turin
- Demetrio . First performance 1768, Teatro San Benedetto in Venice
- L'olimpiade (only third act). First performance: 1766, Teatro San Benedetto in Venice
Oratorios (selection)
- San Maurizio e compagni martiri. (First performance 1738, Perugia)
- Assalonne. Libretto by O. Turchi (1739, Fermo)
- L'oboperza di Gionata (1739)
- Ester. Libretto by GC Cordara, (1740, Mandola)
- Il Giefte (1746, Fermo)
- The vocazione of San Francesco d'Assisi. Libretto by A. Scardarilla (1749, Gubbio)
- L'innocenza rispettata (1749, Venice)
- Messiae praeconium carmine complexum (1754, Venice)
- Sofonea id est Joseph pro Rex Aegypti (1755, Venice)
- Triumphus Judith (1757, Venice)
- La morte di Abele . Libretto by Pietro Metastasio (1758, Venice)
- Prophetiae evangelicae ac mors Isaiae (1760, Venice)
- Pro solemni the BMV (1764, Venice)
- Amor divino e Urbana (1768, Urbino)
Others
- Amor divina e urbana . Cantata. (1768)
- Messa a piu voci . (1764)
- 2 settings of the Magnificat
- Motets and arias
- 3 concerts for clavicembalo a. Instruments;
- Sonata for clavicembalo and organ. (Nuremberg 1750).
literature
- Bramante Ligi: La cappella musicale del duomo di Urbino . Editio Psalterium, Rome 1925.
- Raffaele Paolucci: La cappella musicale del duomo di Fano . Editio Psalterium, Rome 1926.
Web links
- Bibliography of Pampani's opera scores
- Catalog raisonné
- Search for operas by Antonio Gaetano Pampani (search term in the Autore field : “Pampani Antonio Gaetano”) in the Corago information system of the University of Bologna
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pampani, Antonio Gaetano |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pampino, Antonio Gaetano; Pampini, Antonio Gaetano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian conductor, opera and oratorio composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1705 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Modena |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1775 |
| Place of death | Urbino |