Francesco Antonio Bonporti
Francesco Antonio Bonporti (born June 11, 1672 in Trento , baptized; † December 19, 1749 in Padua ) was an Italian priest, violinist and composer of the Baroque era.
Life
Francesco Antonio Bonporti, who came from an aristocratic family, first studied theology in his hometown, before completing a doctorate in philosophy in Innsbruck. Further studies led him to Rome at the Collegium Germanium , where he was a student of Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni . During this time he may have had violin lessons from Arcangelo Corelli . Around 1700 he can be found again as a musician in the private band of Emperor Joseph I ; from 1715 to 1721 he worked in his native city of Trento, then in Padua.
His “Inventioni per Violino Solo”, published in Bologna in 1712, are significant, some of which have been preserved as copies of Johann Sebastian Bach (Nos. 2, 5 and 7) and were at times ascribed to him.
Works
- Op. 1: 10 Sonata [da Chiesa] a tre . Due Violini, e Violoncello obbligato (Venice, 1696; Amsterdam, around 1700)
- Op. 2: 10 Sonata da Camera a due Violins, violone, harpsichord e (Venice, 1698 and 1703; London, about 1708 and 1715)
- Op. 3: 6 Motetti for soprano, 2 violins and bass (Venice, 1703)
- Op. 4: 10 Sonata da Camera a due Violins, violone, harpsichord o Arcileuto (Venice, 1701/1702; London, 1710)
- Op. 5: Arie, Baletti e Correnti (Venice, around 1704, lost)
- Op. 6: 10 Suonate da Camera a due violini, Violone e harpsichord (Venice, 1705; Amsterdam, 1715)
- Op. 7: 10 Suonate since Camera a Violino, e Violone o harpsichord (Venice, 1707; London, about 1708; Amsterdam)
- Op. 8: " Le Triomphe de la grande Aliance, consistent en cent Menuets " (Venice, 1708–1712, lost)
- Op. 9: Balletti a Violino solo, e Basso continuo (Amsterdam, lost)
- Op. 10: 10 Invenzioni [da Camera] a Violino solo [e Basso] (Bologna, 1712, Venice, and Trent, 1713; Amsterdam, 1725)
- Op. 11: 10 Concerti a quattro, due violini, alto Viola, e Basso, con Violino di RINFORZO (Trent, 1715)
- Op. 12: 10 Concertini e variate Serenate con Arie, Siciliane, recitativi e Chiuse for violin and Bass (Trent, 1720; Augsburg, 1741)
- Aria cromatica, e variata a violino, cello, e harpsichord , manuscript from 1726 in the library of the Brussels Conservatory
- Sonata di Buonporti for violin and bass, also in the Brussels library
literature
- Alberto Pironti: Bonporti, Francesco Antonio. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 12: Bonfadini – Borrello. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1970.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Francesco Antonio Bonporti in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bonporti, Francesco Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian priest, violinist and Baroque composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1672 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trent |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1749 |
| Place of death | Padua |