Gennaro Ursino

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Gennaro Ursino (* around 1650 in Roio del Sangro ( Chieti ); † after 1715 in Naples ) was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan School .

Live and act

Gennaro Ursino entered the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini in 1662 , where he was taught by Giovanni Salvatore (1610–1688), among others . After this training, he became assistant to Francesco Provenzale , Salvatore's successor , in 1673 . From 1675, the year he was ordained priest, until 1700 he taught as a secondo maestro at the Conservatory. After Provençal resignation, he was primo maestro from 1701 to 1705 . He was also conductor at the Jesuit College , the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata Maggiore and the Chiesa di Santa Maria in Portico . Francesco Mancini was one of his students .

Ursino performed several stage works that are no longer preserved. Furthermore, motets known and works for church use.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Music in the past and present , 2nd edition. Vol. 16, Col. 1231
personal data
SURNAME Ursino, Gennaro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian Baroque composer
DATE OF BIRTH around 1650
PLACE OF BIRTH Roio del Sangro
DATE OF DEATH after 1715
Place of death Naples