Francesco della Porta
Francesco della Porta (* around 1610 in Monza ; † January 1666 in Milan ) was an Italian organist and composer of the Baroque era.
life and work
Della Porta was a student of Giovanni Domenico Ripalta (Jean Dominique Ripalta). He was successively Kapellmeister and organist at S. Ambrogio , S. Celso and S. Antonio in Milan.
He composed Motetti a due, tre, quattro e cinque voci , the Salmi da capella a 4 voci con altre Salmi, op. 5 and the Ricercate .
Works
-
Motetti a due, tre, quattro e cinque voci
- Liber 1, op.2. Venice 1645
- Liber 2, op.3 Venice 1648
- Liber 3, op.4. Venice 1651 and Antwerp 1654
- Liber primi cantionum… Pars II. Antwerp 1650 (reprint of Liber 2, op. 3)
- Salmi da capella a quattro voci con altre Salmi, op. 5. Venice 1656–1657.
- Ricercate a quattro voci. Milan without a year
literature
- Ernst Ludwig Gerber: Porta (Francesco della) . In: New historical-biographical dictionary of Musicians ... Part 3: K-R . A. Kühnel, Leipzig 1813, Sp. 752 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Hermann Mendel, August Reissmann: Porta, Francesco Della . In: Musical Conversations Lexicon. An encyclopedia of the entire musical sciences. For educated of all stands . tape 8 . Robert Oppenheim, Berlin 1877, p. 147 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Porta, Francesco della . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 429 .
- Porta, Francesco della . In: Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Personal section: L – Z , supplementary volume. Schott, Mainz 1975, p. 403 .
- Gustav Schilling: Porta, Francesco della . In: Encyclopedia of the Entire Musical Sciences: Or Universal Lexicon of Tonkunst . tape 5 : Moritz to Ries . Köhler, 1841, p. 512 ( books.google.de ).
- Della Porta, Francesco. In: Massimiliano Pavan (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 37: Della Fratta – Della Volpaia. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1989.
Web links
- Literature by and about Francesco della Porta in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Della Porta, Francesco. oxfordmusiconline.com(English, restricted access).
Individual references and comments
- ↑ a b c Porta, Francesco della . In: Wilibald Gurlitt (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Persons part: L-Z . Schott, Mainz 1961, p. 429 .
- ↑ Porta, Francesco della . In: Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Riemann Musiklexikon . 12th, completely revised edition. Personal section: L – Z , supplementary volume. Schott, Mainz 1975, p. 403 .
- ↑ The approximate year of birth is given according to Riemann 1975. Riemann 1961 gives 1590 here.
- ↑ Gustav Schilling. 1841.
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Della Porta, Francesco |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Porta, Francesco |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian organist and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1610 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Monza |
DATE OF DEATH | January 1666 |
Place of death | Milan |