Francesco Turini
Francesco Turini (* around 1589 in Prague , † 1656 in Brescia ) was an Italian composer and organist.
Life
Turini's father Gregorio Turini (around 1560 to around 1600) was a singer and Zinkenist at the court of Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. After the premature death of his father, Emperor Rudolf II supported the twelve-year-old Turini by being employed as court organist. After the emperor's death, Turini turned in 1612 first to Venice , later to Padua , where he was in the service of the abbot of the Benedictine monastery in Leno , Gianfrancesco Morosini (1595–1628), who was also canon of the Cathedral of Brescia. In 1620 Turini became cathedral organist in Brescia, his father's hometown.
Works (selection)
Turini composed numerous masses, motets and three books with polyphonic madrigals.
- "Madrigali à una due, tre Voci con alcune sonatea due et a tre, Libro Primo" (Venice, 1621)
- Sonata a 2, Sonata a 3, Gagliarda a 3 ("È tanto tempo hormai"), Sonata a 3 "Il Corisino" (Venice, 1621)
Turini's few instrumental works are among the early examples of the genre of the baroque trio sonata .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Turini, Francesco . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 48th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1883, p. 141 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Music in the past and present . 2nd Edition. Vol. 16, Col. 1132-1134.
- ↑ Erich Schenk : The Italian and the extra-Italian trio sonata. Laaber-Verlag, 1970 and 2005, ISBN 3-89007-623-8 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Turini, Francesco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1589 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1656 |
| Place of death | Brescia |