Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco

Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco.

Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco (born July 12, 1675 in Verona , † July 12, 1742 in Munich ) was an Italian violinist , cellist and composer .

Life

Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco's father was the causidico Damiano Abaco, his mother Clorinda Abaco . A causidico was a "lawyer of a lower degree without the authority to submit procedural documents and to plead in case law."

As a violinist and cellist, Dall'Abaco was possibly a pupil of Giuseppe Torelli . In 1696 he performed several times in Modena with Tomaso Antonio Vitali . Abaco's musical activities in Modena were documented in the State Archives by receipts of payment receipts. He was not a permanent member of the court orchestra, but participated on special occasions. These were operas; Church music, academies and court festivals. He got to know the operas and oratorios of the late Venetian school, such as works by Gianettini , Pallavicini , Lotti and Marc 'Antonio Ziani . But he also came into contact with the French style at an early age, as the French Ambreville conducted the court music at balls and court parties. After September 19, 1701, Dall'Abaco's trail in Modena is lost. From 1704 he was a chamber musician at the Munich court as a cellist , presumably encouraged by Pietro Torri , who held an influential position in the court orchestra and later was councilor and director of chamber music. During the War of the Spanish Succession , Elector Max II. Emanuel seldom stayed in Munich. During this time, Dall'Abaco waited for employment and received his pay late. In January 1705 he was released from service in Munich at his own request.

In 1704, Max II. Emanuel founded a new Académie de musique in Brussels in order to have adequate music available for his luxurious court. Together with other musicians, Dall'Abaco returned to the service of the elector in Brussels. Solemn church music and concerts were played, and Lully's operas on special occasions . Forced by the course of the War of the Spanish Succession , the time in Brussels ended in 1706.

At this time, Dall'Abaco received news of his father's death. On October 19, 1706 Max II Emanuel entered Mons with his court music. Balls and theatrical performances were held here too, in the great hall of the town hall. After another defeat by the French in 1709, the elector's entourage also had to leave Mons. After a short period in Versailles, the Bavarian was assigned the castle in Compiègne. During this time Dall'Abaco stayed in Paris and Versailles in March 1710 and in spring 1711 and received new musical impulses. In 1711 Emperor Joseph I died and the tide turned. Max II. Emanuel initially returned to Luxembourg, Namur, Charleroi and Nieuwpoort. Major musical performances began again in Namur. During the renewed stay in Compiègne until his return to Munich, music was given a higher priority again. After the Peace of Rastatt the Elector stayed in France until the situation in Bavaria was restored. During this time, Dall'Abaco advanced to become concert master. During these years Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco had further opportunities to familiarize himself with the French style.

In 1715 Max II. Emanuel returned to Munich and with him the musical life. In addition to the musicians in the court orchestra who remained in Munich and those who had accompanied him into exile, he also hired other musicians. After the death of the older concert master colleague Melchior Dardespin (* 1643, † 1717) Dall'Abaco took over his title of electoral council. (The latter was an unusual honor for a musician). In addition to his artistic work, his duties included the role of leading violinist in church, opera and chamber, looking after the instruments and supervising the copyists.

Max II Emanuel died in 1726. His son Karl Albert followed him. Dall'Abaco’s recognition and influence diminished after its great patron died. After Pietro Torri's death in 1734, his position as a councilor and director of chamber music was reassigned. Here Dall'Abaco was passed over, although he would have had the next right to this title. Younger musicians, composers and band masters were hired and preferred to him. With the younger colleagues, taste in music changed and Dall'Abaco’s influence continued to decline. One no longer understood him and his music. He held his offices until 1740 and then retired into private life with a pension. He died in Munich in 1742.

During his time in the Netherlands he married Marie Clemence Bultinck. They had 5 children together. His son, the later Bonn court musician Joseph Dall'Abaco , was born in Brussels in 1710 and named in honor of Joseph Clemens to the Archbishop of Cologne.

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Dall'Abaco's musical oeuvre comprises six printed collections that were created between 1705 and 1735. Like Arcangelo Corelli , Dall'Abaco only composed sonatas and concertos. He published these in collections of twelve pieces each. In op. 5 there are only six.

• op. 1: 12 Violin Sonatas: 12 Sonata da Camera a Violino e Violoncello overo Clavicembalo solo; published 1705/1706 by Estienne Roger in Amsterdam , dedicated to Adolf Ernst Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
• op. 2: 12 Concerti da chiesa (church concerts): Concerti a quattro da chiesa cioè due violini , alto viola , violoncello e basso continuo … opera seconda; published by Estienne Roger in Amsterdam in 1712 ; Dedicated to Elector Maximilian
• op. 3: 12 trio sonatas : sonata da chiesa e da camera a tre , cioè due violini , violoncello e basso continuo … opera terza; published by Estienne Roger in Amsterdam in 1712 ; Dedicated to Duke Leopold of Lorraine ; reprinted in Paris

Conservatorio Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco in Verona

• op. 4: 12 violin sonatas : Sonate da camera a violino e violoncello … opera quarta; published by Estienne Roger in Amsterdam in 1712 ; Dedicated to Elector and Archbishop Joseph Clemens of Cologne ; 8 sonatas were transcribed by Chédeville in the 18th century for other instrumentation
• op. 5: 6 Concerti grossi : Concerti a più istanbuli … opera quinta . Libro primo; published by Jeanne Roger in Amsterdam; 1717; Dedicated to Ferdinand Maria von Bayern ; reprinted by Michel-Charles Le Cène in Amsterdam; 1730; partly approximated to the French suite
• op. 6: 12 Concerti grossi : Concerti a più istanbuli … opera sesta; with Michel-Charles Le Cène in Amsterdam; 1735, dedicated to Archbishop Clemens August von Bayern ; partly approximated to the Italian opera symphony

In his early works he adopted Corelli's style , later using gallant elements adopted from France .

Reclam's concert guide said of Dall'Abaco's instrumental music : "... in his concerts [...] he happily combined contrapuntal rigor with Italian musical charm." Nevertheless, today his name is almost only known to connoisseurs of early music .

Traces and monuments

His grave was in Munich in the cemetery near the Salvatorkirche and was abandoned with this in 1788. On the north side of the church, an old bronze plaque commemorates various celebrities who felt the same way. The text related to Dall'Abaco reads: Evarist Dall'Abaco, court concert master and sound poet, † 1742 .

Since 1934 there has been an Abacostraße in Munich; The Ludwig Maximilians University symphony orchestra has been named after him since 1988 . The conservatory in Verona is named after him.

literature

• Johann Gottfried Walther : Abàco (Evaristo Felice dall '). In: Musicalisches Lexicon or Musicalische Bibliothec: In it not only the musici, which so well in old as more modern times, ... emerged through theory and practice, ... listed, but also the musical art used in Greek, Latin, Italian and French - or other related words,… presented and explained,…. Derr, Leipzig 1732 .
• Felix Joseph Lipowski: Abaco, (Evarist Felix dall ') . In: Baierisches Musiklexikon . Munich 1811
• Gustav Schilling : Evaristo Felice dall'Abaco . In: Encyclopedia of the Entire Musical Sciences: or Universal Lexicon of Tonkunst . Volume 1: A-Bq. Koehler, Stuttgart 1835
• Adolf Sandberger : EF dall'Abaco; Selected works first part; Monuments of music art in Bavaria; First year; Breitkopf & Härtel; Leipzig 1900 ( digitized version ); Digital collections of the Bavarian State Library
• Adolf Sandberger: EF dall'Abaco ; Selected Works Part Two; Monuments of music art in Bavaria; Ninth year; I. volume; Breitkopf & Härtel; Leipzig 1908 (digitized version ); Digital collections of the Bavarian State Library
• Walter Gerstenberg :  dall'Abaco, Evaristo Felice. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 2 ( digitized version ).
• Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann-Musik-Lexikon ; Person part A – K; Main band; 1st volume. 12th edition. Schott, 1959
• Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann-Musik-Lexikon ; Person part supplementary volume. Schott, 1972
• Bianca Maria Antolini:  Dall'Abaco, Evaristo Felice. In: Massimiliano Pavan (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 31:  Cristaldi – Dalla Nave. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1985.
• Olaf Krone: Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco (1675–1742). Composing in the changing times . In: Concerto - Das Magazin für Alte Musik, Issue 178, November 2002, p. 24
• Francesco Passadore: Catalogo tematico delle composizioni di Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco (1675–1742). Edizioni de "I Solisti Veneti", Padua 2004, ISBN 88-901412-3-9 (Italian).

Discography

• Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco: Op. 2 No. 8; Op. 2 No. 9; Head of Günter Wich; July 8, 1977; op. 2 No. 5; Head of Wilfried Boettcher; February 21, 1975; op. 2 No. 6; op. 2 No. 10; Head of Hanns-Martin Schneidt ; April 27, 1969; op. 6 No. 3; Head of Günter Wich; April 2, 1975; op. 6 No. 2; Head of Wilfried Boettcher; April 17, 1972 Op. 6 No. 6; Head György Fischer; Capella Coloniensis; Recordings of the WDR ; Phoenix Edition 190
• Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco: Concerto a più Istrumenti Op. 5 No. 3; in: Music at the court of Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria ; Munich Chamber Orchestra; Head of Hans Stadlmair; Musica Bavarica MB 904; 1976
• Concerto op. 6 No. 2. In: Italian Baroque Concerts ; Rainer Kussmaul , violin; Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Head: Helmut Müller-Brühl ; Schwann CD 316 010 F1; 1988
• Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco: Concerti a quattro da chiesa op. 2 no. 1, 4, 5, 7; op. 5 No. 3, 5, 6; op. 6 No. 5, 11; Concerto Cologne; Teldec; 3984-22166-2; 1998
• op. 5 no. 5; Oboe concert. In: 10 years ETA Hoffmann Orchester Berlin; ETA Hoffmann Chamber Orchestra Berlin; Profile CD 0018

Web links

Lexicons

• Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
• Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco on Klassika

Recordings

• Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco at Discogs (English)
• Op.3 Nr2; Jean Fournier; Jean Pasquier; Violins; Etienne Pasquier (violoncello); Ruggero Gerlin (harpsichord); Head of Curt Sachs; The Gramophone Shop;

grades

• Sheet music and audio files by Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco in the International Music Score Library Project

Digital collection of the Bavarian State Library

• op.1 No. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ; 12 op.2 No. 4 , 5 , 8 , 9 ; op.3 No. 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 ; op.4 No. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12

Gallica

• Op. 3 No. 1–12 Sonata da chiesa e da camera a tre, cioè due violini, violoncello e basso continuo… Opera terza. Libro primo; E. Roger & M. Ch. Le Cene; Amsterdam; 1712
• op. 4 [12 Sonata da camera a violino e violoncello… Opera quarta;] E. Roger & M. Ch. Le Cène Amsterdam; 1716
• Op.4 Abaco opera quarta mis pour la musette, vielle, flute traversière et haubois avec la basse continue by M. Chedeville le cadet…. Gravé par Mlle Vendôme ; Chédeville; Mme Boivin; Paris; Le Clerc; 1750
• op.5 No. 1–6 ; Concerti [6] a piu istanbuli… Opera quinta. Libro primo; M. Ch. Le Cene; Amsterdam ; 1730

University of Art in Berlin

• op.1 No. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 ; Kolneder; 1956

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c d e f g} Adolf Sandberger: Selected works by the electoral Bavarian concert master Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco. Society for the Edition of Monuments of Tonkunst in Bayern, accessed on February 15, 2017 (1900). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Bianca Maria Antolini: Dall'Abaco, Evaristo Felice. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1985, accessed February 15, 2017 (Italian). 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Walter Kolneder: Foreword to Six Sonatas for Violin and Basso continuo; from opus 1 = Six sonates. Sonatas, Vl Vc, op. 1 / Ausw. Neuausg. based on the original text for violin and piano (harpsichord), violoncello (viola da gamba) ad lib. No. 4618 . Edition Schott, Mainz, Paris, London, New York 1956 ( exlibrisgroup.com ).
4. ↑ ^{a b} Riemann Erg. 12/1972, Volume 1 - BMLO. Retrieved February 15, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Evaristo Felice (1675–1742) Compositeur Dall'Abaco: Sonate da chiesa e da camera a tre, cioè due violini, violoncello e basso continuo… Opera terza. Libro primo. January 1, 1712. Retrieved February 16, 2017 . 
6. ↑ Evaristo Felice (1675–1742) Compositeur Dall'Abaco: [12] Sonate da camera a violino e violoncello… Opera quarta. January 1, 1716. Retrieved February 16, 2017 . 
7. ↑ Evaristo Felice (1675–1742) Compositeur Dall'Abaco: Abaco opera quarta mis pour la musette, vielle, flute traversière et haubois avec la basse continue by M. Chedeville le cadet…. Gravé par Mlle Vendôme. January 1, 1750. Retrieved February 16, 2017 . 
8. ↑ Evaristo Felice (1675–1742) Compositeur Dall'Abaco: Concerti (6) a piu istanbuli… Opera quinta. Libro primo. January 1, 1730, accessed February 16, 2017 . 
9. ↑ Dall'Abaco. In: Riemann 12/1959, Vol. 1 - BMLO. Wilibald Gurlitt, accessed February 15, 2017 . 
10. ^ Klaus Schweizer, Arnold Werner-Jensen: Reclams concert guide. Orchestral music. 16th, completely revised edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-15-010434-3 .
11. ↑ http://www.conservatorioverona.it/. Retrieved February 16, 2017 (Italian). 
12. ↑ Abaco, (Evaristo Felice dall '). In: MDZ-Reader | Band | Musicalisches Lexicon or Musicalische Bibliothec / Walther, Johann Gottfried. 1732, Retrieved February 15, 2017 . 
13. ^ Digital Library - Munich Digitization Center. Retrieved February 15, 2017 . 
14. ↑ Schilling 1/1835, Vol. 1 - BMLO. Retrieved February 15, 2017 . 
15. ↑ Riemann 12/1959, Volume 1 - BMLO. Retrieved February 15, 2017 . 
16. ^ Publication “Concerti for Strings” by Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco; Cappella Coloniensis, Günther Wich, György Fischer, Hanns-Martin Schneidt, Wilfried Boettcher. In: MusicBrainz. Retrieved February 16, 2017 .