Emilio de 'Cavalieri
Emilio de 'Cavalieri (* 1550 in Rome ; † March 11, 1602 ibid) was an Italian composer , organist , diplomat , choreographer and dancer at the end of the Renaissance era .
Life
Emilio de 'Cavalieri was born in Rome to an aristocratic and musical family. Presumably he received his first musical lessons there and worked there as organist and music director from 1578 to 1584. In 1588 he moved to Florence because Ferdinando I de 'Medici had appointed him as a musician and craftsman. He contributed to the development of the Intermezzi and worked in this area with Giovanni de 'Bardi . Presumably, Cavalieri was influenced by Bardi. Several sentences of the intermedia for La pellegrina listed in Florence in 1589 on the occasion of the marriage of Ferdinando I de 'Medici to Christine von Lorraine are from Cavalieri. In the 1590s, while still in Florence, Cavalieri composed several pastoral operas . In addition to his musical offices, Cavalieri worked as a diplomat.
Works
His work, together with that of other composers from Venice , Rome and Florence, marked the beginning of the early Baroque period with monody and figured bass . As a member of the Roman School , he was one of the founders of Monodie and wrote the Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo , the first opera to be completely preserved .
- Rappresentatione di anima, et di corpo , sacred opera, first performance in 1600
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Emilio de 'Cavalieri in the International Music Score Library Project
- List of stage works by Emilio de 'Cavalieri based on the MGG at Operone
- Sheet music in the public domain by Emilio de 'Cavalieri in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cavalieri, Emilio de ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer, organist, diplomat, choreographer and dancer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1550 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1602 |
| Place of death | Rome |