Gaetano Veneziano
Gaetano Veneziano (* 1656 in Bisceglie ( Bari ), † July 15, 1716 in Naples ) was an Italian composer and conductor of the so-called Neapolitan school .
Live and act
Gaetano Veneziano came to Naples at the age of 10 to the Conservatorio Santa Maria di Loreto , where Francesco Provenzale was one of his teachers. In 1679 he became the second organist of the royal chapel, and was given the post of full-time organist in 1686. His only surviving opera, Berenice regina degli Argivi , was performed in Puglia in 1687 , where he had resided for several years. In 1704 he succeeded Alessandro Scarlatti as conductor of the royal band. As early as 1707 he was released from this task by the Austrian Viceroy, who ruled from then on. From 1695 until his death he taught at the Conservatorio Santa Maria di Loreto . After Veneziano's death, his son Giovanni Veneziano (1683–1742) took over this position.
In addition to two operas and a few instrumental works, several oratorios and cantatas as well as the mass Exsultet orbis gaudiis are known by Veneziano - as well as other sacred vocal music, which he often dedicated to nunneries.
Web links
- List of stage works by Gaetano Veneziano based on the MGG at Operone
Individual evidence
- ↑ Music in the past and present , 2nd edition. Vol. 16, Col. 1402-1404
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Veneziano, Gaetano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1656 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bisceglie , Bari |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 1716 |
| Place of death | Naples |