Carlo Mannelli

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Carlo Mannelli (born November 4, 1640 in Rome ; † January 6, 1697 ibid) was an Italian violinist, castrato and composer.

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Carlo Mannelli spent most of his life in Rome, where he participated in operas and church events. As a violinist with the nickname " Carlo del Violino " he was the first violinist to play in the most famous Roman formations of his time. Arcangelo Corelli , who had made many music under Mannelli's direction and who only gradually replaced him between 1682 and 1690 as the first concertino violinist, described him in a letter in 1685 as one of his most influential teachers. In addition, with Carlo Ambrogio Lonati and Lelio Colista, he is certainly one of the " più valorosi professori musici di Roma" cited in the foreword to Corelli's op. 1 , to which Corelli expressly thanks.

For several years Mannelli was director of the Congregatione di S. Cecilia , an organization of musicians that has continued to this day. When he died unmarried in 1697, he bequeathed his not inconsiderable fortune to the congregation. The endowment sum was intended for less well-off members and did not expire until the end of the 18th century.

With the exception of one of his two symphonies a violino solo (around 1666), which has been preserved as a manuscript, his works remain missing, although 300 works are named in his estate, including 86 violin sonatas, 24 trio sonatas , 58 symphonies for three violins and B. c . , as well as some vocal works. There are also references to a work by Studio del Violino , which has also been lost.

Works (selection)

  • Primo Libro di Sinfonie a Violino solo (around 1666) (lost)
  • Op. 2: 14 Sonata a tre , dui Violini e Leuto o Violone con il Basso per l'Organo (Rome, 1682)
  • Op. 3: 12 Sonata a tre, doi Violini, Leuto o Violone, con il Basso per l'Organo (Rome, 1692)
  • Capricci a due Violini e Basso (lost)
  • Terzo Libro di Sonate a tre d'altri Stili (lost)
  • Studio del Violino (lost)

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SURNAME Mannelli, Carlo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer and violinist
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1640
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH January 6, 1697
Place of death Rome