Emanuele Barbella

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Emanuele Barbella (born April 14, 1718 in Naples ; † January 10, 1777 there ) was an Italian violinist and composer of the Neapolitan school .

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Emanuele Barbella received violin lessons from his father Francesco Barbella , the “maestro d'instrumenti ad arco” at the “Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto” when he was a child . After his father's death in 1732, he had various violin teachers, most notably Pasquale Bini , a student of Giuseppe Tartini . He received composition lessons from Michele Caballone (1692–1740) and Leonardo Leo . Possibly he was in contact with Padre Martini , to whom he presented his Canone all'unisone . Barbella was teacher and violinist at several important music institutions in Naples and from 1753 first violinist at the Teatro Nuovo . In 1756 he became a member of the Capella Reale and from 1761 in the Teatro San Carlo .

At the recommendation of Felice Giardini , Barbella was Charles Burney's most important point of contact when he was exploring the musical world of Naples.

Barbella's relatively simple compositions can be attributed to the gallant style. Some of his collections were published several times in France or England, which explains the wide distribution and popularity of his works, some of which have also been adopted in violin schools.

Works (selection)

  • Elmira generosa (Opera buffa, libretto by Pietro Trinchera , in collaboration with Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino , Naples, 1753)
  • 2 concertos
  • 12 trio sonatas for 2 violins and B. c. (violino, violetta e basso)
  • 6 trii per violino e violoncello
  • 33 Duetti per 2 violini
  • 12 solos for violin and bass
  • 17 sonatas for violin and bass
  • 6 sonatas for 2 violins, violoncello and harpsichord
  • 6 sonatas for violin and violoncello
  • 4 sonatas for 2 mandolins
  • 3 trio sonatas for 2 violins and B. c.
  • 3 sonata for 2 violins
  • Sonata for 2 mandolins and B. c.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christoph Timpe: I Virtuosi del Violino - Musica Napoletana, Booklet pp. 17–18 (Label: Capriccio, CD 49 546, 2007)
  2. ^ Diary of a musical journey through France and Italy / Naples
  3. ↑ Ulisse Prota-Giurleo: Entry in the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 6 (1964)
personal data
SURNAME Barbella, Emanuele
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian violinist and composer of the Neapolitan school
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1718
PLACE OF BIRTH Naples
DATE OF DEATH January 10, 1777
Place of death Naples