Camilla de Rossi

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Camilla de Rossi (* approx. 1670 presumably in Rome , Italy ; † approx. 1710 perhaps in Vienna ) was an Italian composer who “flourished” ( leaf ) between 1707 and 1710 , ie was demonstrably active.

Life

De Rossi's life is largely unknown. It is assumed that she came from Rome, as she signed her handwritten scores, which are kept in the Austrian National Library in Vienna, on the title page with “Romana”, the Roman woman. Another clue to their origins could be that the Roman Cardinal Benedetto Pamphili wrote the libretto for their first known work, the oratorio Santa Beatrice d'Este of 1707. The composer's only four oratorios that have survived today were all commissioned by Emperor Joseph I and performed in the chapel of the Vienna Hofburg .

Where Camilla de Rossi acquired her knowledge of musical instruments, orchestras and composition is completely in the dark. For example, as a woman in Rome, she could not take part in the performances organized by the Popes and Cardinals, so she must have acquired her knowledge on other occasions. It is noteworthy, for example, that de Rossi already used two of these instruments in 1708 in the oratorio Il sacrificio di Abramo a year after the Chalumeau was first introduced in Vienna .

Works

  • 1707: Oratorio Santa Beatrice d'Este , libretto: Cardinal Benedetto Pamphili.
  • 1708: Oratorio Il sacrifikio d'Abramo (The Sacrifice of Abraham), Libretto: F. Dario.
  • 1709: Oratorio Il figliuol prodigo (The Prodigal Son), libretto: C. de Rossi.
  • 1710: Oratorio Sant'Alessio (Saint Alexius of Edessa ), own libretto.
  • Cantata Frà Dori, e Fileno for soprano and alto, and string orchestra.

Discography

  • 1995: Oratorio Il sacrificio d'Abramo , performed by Ensemble Weser-Renaissance, conducted by Manfred Cordes, cpo 99371-2
  • 2001: Oratorio S.Alessio , performed by the Ensemble Musica Fiorita , conducted by Daniela Dolci, pan classics 510136.
  • 2010: Oratorio Santa Beatrice d'Este , performed by the Ensemble Musica Fiorita, conducted by Daniela Dolci, ORF Edition Alte Musik CD 3108.

literature

  • Barbara Garvey Jackson: Say Can You Deny Me. A Guide to Surprising Music by Women from the 16th Through the 18th Centuries . University of Arkansas Press, 1994, ISBN 1-55728-303-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. A point in the world. In: FAZ . November 4, 2010, p. 32.