Bartolomeo Bernardi

Bartolomeo Bernardi (* around 1660 in Bologna ; † 23 May 1732 in Copenhagen ) was an Italian composer and violinist.

Life

All that is known about Bernardi's career is that he was a student of Giuseppe Torelli . In 1692, in his first published collection of works, he referred to himself as Academici filarmonico , which identifies him as a member of the prestigious Bolognese musicians' association.

In 1702 he came to the court of King Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway, and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, as a traveling musician . In 1703 Bernardi became a member of the royal Danish court orchestra in Copenhagen. He was accompanied by several musicians from his environment, who formed the staff for the newly opened royal opera house in Amalienborg Palace . In 1705 he left Copenhagen, but in 1710 became music director of the Danish court. He held this position until his death. Heinrich Bokemeyer is said to have been one of his students .

Works

Only relatively few works by Bernardini have survived, most of them were destroyed in a major fire in Copenhagen in 1745.

• 12 trio sonatas op.1 (Pier Maria Monti, Bologna, 1692). These mix elements from the Sonata da Chiesa with dance movements from the Sonata da Camera .
• 10 Trio Sonatas Op. 2 (CM Fagnani a Bologna, Bologna, 1696) are pure Sonata da Chiesa.
• 6 violin sonatas op.3 ( Estienne Roger , Amsterdam, 1700)
• Several works in a collective print published by Estienne Roger: VI Sonates a 4, 5 et 6 Parties de Mrs. Bernardi, Torelli et autres fameux auteurs ....
• 2 violin sonatas preserved in manuscript, including a C minor sonata in the Schranck No: II collection
• Various cantatas

Operas

• Il Gige fortunato divertimento teatrale (1703 Copenhagen, ordered by Frederic IV for the inauguration of the new opera house)
• Diana e la Fortuna (1703 Copenhagen)

Web links

• Sheet music and audio files by Bartolomeo Bernardi in the International Music Score Library Project
• Entry Bernardi Bartholomeo in the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 9 (1967)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Preview of MGG online