Antonio Veracini

Antonio Veracini (born January 17, 1659 in Florence , † October 26, 1733 ibid) was an Italian violinist and composer of the Baroque .

Life

Antonio Veracini was a student of his father Francesco di Nicolo Veracini (1638–1720), who introduced him to the Tuscan court. In 1682 he entered the service of the Grand Duchess of Tuscany Vittoria della Rovere and held this position until her death in 1694. He spent almost his entire life in his hometown and occasionally made music at the court of the Grand Duke, but above all he led one Family-owned violin school, which he took over in 1708 after his father's death. When his best student, his nephew Francesco Maria Veracini , traveled to Rome with his grandfather in 1699 , he continued to manage the Veracini School alone. The school was located in a house on Via di Pallazuolo, a building that the father had inherited. Antonio Veracini was one of the most respected violinists of his time.

Three journeys are known, he visited Rome twice, here he met Arcangelo Corelli , whose portrait was in Veracini's possession. In 1720 he stayed in Vienna for a shorter period of time, but according to documents he was in Florence every Easter, where a census of parishioners took place.

Except for the published chamber music, all of his works are considered lost, including the music for the four famous oratorios he composed for various churches. The family owned a richly stocked collection of instruments, including numerous violins from the Amati family and from Jakob Stainer .

Works (selection)

Chamber music

• 10 Sonata à tre, due Violino, e Violone ò Arcileuto col Basso per l'organo op.1, Florence, Navesi 1692
• 10 Sonate da Chiesa à Violino, e Violoncello, ò Basso op. 2, Amsterdam, Roger (reprint.)
• 10 Sonate da camera, à Violino, e Violone, ò Arcileuto, col Basso per il Cemb. Op.3 (consacrate al Serenissimo Principe Gio: Gastone di Toscana ), Modena 1696, Fortuniano Rosati.

Oratorios

• Il figliuol prodigo , 1693
• La caduta de 'Filistei nella morte di Sansone (GP Berzini), 1695
• I trionfi di Giosuè (Berzini), 1703;
• Assalon punito (D. Canavese), 1708

literature

• Willi Apel: Studies on the early violin music (IX): The Italian main sources from 1690 to 1730.
• Paul Brainard: Italian Violin Music of the Baroque Period (I). Henle, Munich 1985
• John Walter Hill: Antonio Veracini in context: New perspectives from documents, analysis, and style. In: Early Music. November 18, 1990; Page 545–562.

Web links

• Sheet music and audio files by Antonio Veracini in the International Music Score Library Project
• Music notes and phonograms by Antonio Veracini in the WorldCat bibliographic database