Biagio Marini

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Biagio Marini (born February 3, 1594 in Brescia , baptized February 5, 1594 in Brescia, † November 17, 1663 in Venice ) was an Italian violinist and Baroque composer .

Life

Biagio Marini was thought to have been tutored by his uncle Giacinto Bondioli . From 1615 he worked as a violinist under Claudio Monteverdi at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, and in 1620 in Brescia. In 1621 his trace is found at the Farnese court in Parma . For almost 30 years he worked in the service of Duke and Count Palatine Wolfgang Wilhelm in Neuburg an der Donau and at his court in Düsseldorf . Stays in Brussels (1624) are also documented. In Italy he then worked in Milan , where he was Kapellmeister at the Church of Santa Maria della Scala from 1649 and again from 1654 , and in Venice, where he was briefly employed as bass and instrumentalist at St. Mark's Basilica in 1652. This position was dismissed from him in 1653 due to unauthorized absence, during which he was appointed conductor of the Academia delle Morte in Ferrara . In 1654 he returned to Milan, 1655/1656 to Vicenza and in 1661 as Maestro di camera to the private chapel of the Bishop of Padua . Marini's three marriages had five children.

meaning

Marini played an important role in the development of the early violin and trio sonata . For the first time one finds technical innovations in his works, so he wrote for the first time double or triple fingerings and the bow vibrato. He is also the first to perform the scordatura in two sonatas of Op. 8 a.

He is considered an early virtuoso of his instrument and one of the first important composers of instrumental music. The effect of Marini on Italian music in the 17th century can be compared to that of Heinrich Schütz on German music of his time.

Printed works

  • Op. 1 Affetti musicali […] da potersi suonar con Violini, Cornetti et ogni Sorte di Strumenti musicali (Venice 1617)
  • Op. 2 Madrigali e Symfonie a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Venice 1618)
  • Op. 3 Aria, Madrigali e Corenti a 1, 2 e 3 (Venice 1620)
  • Op. 5 jokes and canzonettes a 1 and 2 voci (Parma 1622)
  • Op. 6 Le Lagrime d'Erminia in Stile Recitativo for one voice and B. c. (Parma 1623)
  • Op. 7 Per le Musiche di Camera Concerti a 4, 5 e 6 Voci e Strumenti (Venice 1634)
  • Op. 8 Sonata, Symphony , Canzoni , Passemezzi , Balletti, Corenti, Gagliarde e Ritornelli a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 Voci per ogni Sorte d'Instrumenti (Venice 1629)
  • Op. 9 Madrigaletti a una, due, tre e quattro Voci con alcune Villanelle nella Chitariglia spagnola, Chitarrone o altro simile Strumento (Venice 1635)
  • Op. 13 Compositioni varie per Musica di Camera (Venice 1641)
  • Op. 15 Corona melodica ex diversis sacrae Musicae Floribus concinnata (Antwerp 1644)
  • Op. 16 Concerto terzo delle Musiche da Camera (Milan 1649)
  • Op. 18 Salmi per tutte le Solennità dell'Anno concertati nel moderno styles a 1, 2 e 3 Voci con Violini e senza (Venice 1653)
  • Op. 20 Vesperi per tutte le Festività dell'Anno a quattro Voci da cantarsi a Cappella e nell'Organo (Venice 1654)
  • Op. 21 Lacrime di Davide sparse nel Miserere concertato in various modes a 2, 3 e 4 Voci (Venice 1655)
  • Op. 22 Per ogni Sorte di Strumento musicale diversi Generi di Sonata, da Chiesa e da Camera a 2, 3 e 4 [Voci] (Venice 1655)
  • 2 motets in Sacra corona […] di diversi eccellentissimi Autori moderni (Vicenza 1656 and Antwerp 1659)
  • 2 motets in the Teatro musicale de Concerti ecclesiastici […] di diversi celebri e nomati Autori (Milan 1649)

literature

  • Georg Brunner: Biagio Marini: The revolution in instrumental music. ( Edition Descartes, 10) Verlag Bickel, Schrobenhausen 1997, ISBN 3-922803-92-X .
  • Dora J. Iselin: Biagio Marini. His life and his instrumental works. (Phil. Diss.). Hildburghausen / Basel 1930.

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personal data
SURNAME Marini, Biagio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian violinist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH February 3, 1594
PLACE OF BIRTH Brescia
DATE OF DEATH November 17, 1663
Place of death Venice