Carlo Francesco Cesarini
Carlo Francesco Cesarini (* around 1666 in San Martino al Cimino , Viterbo ; † after September 2, 1741 possibly in Rome ) was an Italian composer and violinist.
Live and act
No records have yet been found of his training. In July 1690 he took the position of direttore dell'Accademia musicale with the cardinal and patron of the arts Benedetto Pamphili , whose Palazzo Pamphilj was one of the centers of Roman musical life. In this post he succeeded Arcangelo Corelli , who had moved to the court of Pope's nephew Pietro Ottoboni . In the autumn of 1690 Cesarini accompanied Pamphilj, who had meanwhile been appointed papal legate , to Bologna , where he stayed until 1693. Cesarini was most likely in Pamphili's service until his death in 1730. From 1700 Cesarini also worked as Kapellmeister at various Roman churches, including San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini and at the Oratorio del Crocifisso di San Marcello . In 1704 he represented Giovanni Battista Giansetti (1646 to around 1704) at the Church of Il Gesù as vice bandmaster and took over his position as bandmaster after his death. Shortly before his death, he himself ceded this position to Gaetano Carpani (1692–1785).
Cesarini set numerous texts by Pamphilj, who was poetically active, to oratorios, serenatas, cantatas and operas that were composed as pasticcio together with other composers . He also composed masses and other sacred music. His instrumental works include two harpsichord concerts ( Two Concertos or Lessons for the Harpsichord ), published posthumously in London in 1775, and six trio sonatas .
Web links
- List of stage works by Carlo Francesco Cesarini based on the MGG at Operone
- Cesarini's works in the MDZ (Munich Digital Library)
- Sheet music and audio files by Carlo Francesco Cesarini in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cesarini, Carlo Francesco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carlo del Violino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian violinist and Baroque composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1666 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Martino-Sassocorvaro ( Urbino ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | after September 2, 1741 |
| Place of death | uncertain: Rome |