Francesco Zannetti

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Francesco Zannetti or Zanetti (* 27. March 1737 in Volterra , † 31 January 1788 in Perugia ) was an Italian composer of the pre-classical and opera singer (tenor).

Life

In his youth, Francesco Zannetti received singing, violin, organ and harpsichord lessons from Giovanni Carlo Clari , the conductor at the Cathedral of Pisa, and during this time he already had jobs as a violinist and tenor in Lucca . From 1757 he studied at the Conservatorio dell Pietà Turchini in Naples . In 1760 he was accepted into the Accademia Filarmonica Bologna. From 1762 he was Kapellmeister at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in his hometown of Volterra, where he was dismissed for appearances in his operas that were incompatible with his position. Then from 1762 to 1788 he was Kapellmeister at the Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Perugia. There he was also music director at the Teatro del Pavone and at the Teatro dell'Aquilla .

Zanetti was a versatile musician who mastered numerous instruments. As a composer, he belonged to the generation who were committed to baroque counterpoint , but were still able to make the transition to the pre-classical, gallant tonal language.

Zannetti's stay in London, which François-Joseph Fétis and Robert Eitner mentioned in their music lexicons, is not considered certain. This assumption came about because Zannetti had several collections printed by the London publisher John Welcker. But, as was not unusual at the time, this was done through intermediaries.

Works (selection)

As the conductor of important churches, Zannetti set numerous works for sacred use, including numerous masses, cantatas, psalms, responsories, the Magnificat, two Requiem, a St. John and St. Matthew Passion and other works.

Oratorios

  • La passione di Gesù Cristo “Dove sono! dove corro! "( Pietro Metastasio ), Cantata a quattro voci (Volterra, 1759)
  • La morte di San Ottaviano protettore della cità di Volterra (1761, lost)
  • Il sacrificio di Giefte (1764, lost)
  • La Giusticia la Pace concordi (1765, lost)
  • La Davide in Efrata (Perugia, 1769, lost)
  • Isacco figura del redentore (Perugia, 1769)
  • Salomone esaltato al trono (Florence, 1775, lost)
  • Il trionfo di Giuda Maccbeo (Arrezzo, 1779, lost)

Operas

  • L'Antigono , (Pietro Metastasio), Opera seria (1765 Livorno)
  • La Didone abbandonata , (Pietro Metastasio), Opera seria in 2 acts (1766, Livorno)
  • La contadina fortunata , Farsetta in 2 acts (Carnival 1771, Rome)
  • Le lavanderine , ( Francesco Mari ), Intermezzo in 2 acts (Carnival 1772, Rome); as The Washerwomen (1779, Dresden)
  • Sismano nel Mogol , ( Giovanni De Gamerra ), Opera seria in 2 acts (December 27, 1775, Livorno)
  • Le cognate in contesa , (Carlo Giuseppe Lanfranchi Rossi), Dramma giocoso in 2 acts (Autumn 1780, Venice)
  • Artaserse , ( Apostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati ), Opera seria in 2 acts (Autumn 1782, Treviso)
  • Gismondo da Mendrisio , aria
  • Il foglio del Signor Padre , (probably not listed)

Instrumental music

  • 6 trios for 2 violins and bc op.1 (Perugia, 1761)
  • 6 sonatas for 2 violins and bc (London, 1762), arrangement of the same for harpsichord and violin (London, 1770)
  • 6 quartets for 3 violins, cello and bc op.2 (1762)
  • 6 trios for 2 violins and cello op.1 (Perugia, 1767)
  • 6 sonatas for 2 violins and bc op.4 (London, 1770)
  • 6 trios for 2 flutes or violins and bc (London, 1771)
  • 6 trios for violin, viola and cello (1782)
  • 6 string quartets (Perugia, 1781)
  • Concertino for 2 flutes and orchestra
  • Organ works

literature

  • Zanetti, Francesco. In: Kutsch / Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon . P. 26415 (see Singer Lexicon . Volume 5, p. 3797). Verlag KG Saur, electronic edition of the third, extended edition, digital library volume 33.

Web links

Commons : Francesco Zannetti  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ François-Joseph Fétis: Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie génèrale de la musique (1865)
  2. ↑ Robert Eitner: Biographical-bibliographical source lexicon of musicians and music scholars .... (1904)
  3. ↑ MGG , 2nd edition, Vol. 17, pp. 1333-1334
personal data
SURNAME Zannetti, Francesco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zanetti, Francesco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian pre-classical composer and opera singer (tenor)
DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1737
PLACE OF BIRTH Volterra
DATE OF DEATH January 31, 1788
Place of death Perugia