Giovan Pietro Franchi

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Giovan Pietro Franchi , also Giovanni Pietro Franchi (* around 1651 in Pistoia ; † December 2, 1731 in Loreto (Marken) ) was an Italian composer and conductor .

Life

Giovan Pietro Franchi was ordained a musician in the Cathedral of Pistoia after his ordination . In 1685 he was Maestro di Cappella of Duke Domenico Spadafora of Maletto and Venetico . After moving to Rome, he was appointed music director at the court of Duke Giovanni Battista Rospigliosi (1646–1722) in nearby Zagarolo . In 1693 he was probably in Florence , where his oratorio Jephte was performed at the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri . From 1697 to 1711 he was also Maestro di Cappella at the Church of Santa Maria ai Monti in Rome. On July 25, he was appointed Maestro di Cappella of the Basilica of the Holy House in Loreto in place of Giuseppe de Rossi , while de Rossi took over franchise office at Santa Maria ai Monti.

Franchi remained in Loreto until his death, with an interruption from 1727 to 1730, because of the fraudulent interference of Francesco Caldara di Napoli, who was informed by Pope Benedict XIII through a false rumor he had spread that Franchi had died . received the appointment as Maestro di Cappella . When Franchi discovered the fraud, he turned to the prefect of the Congregazione Lauretana to protect his rights , after which Franchi was undisputedly responsible for the music in the Santa Casa in Loreto, and Francesco Caldara was dismissed.

Franchi was a versatile composer, he created instrumental works as well as sacred and secular vocal chamber music, as well as some psalm settings and two oratorios, which, however, are less important in the repertoire of Roman oratorios.

Works

Printed works

  • La Cetra sonora sonate a tre col continuo, Op. 1 (Rome, 1685; reprinted in Amsterdam, c. 1696)
  • Jephte , Oratory, (Rome, 1688)
  • Duetti da camera. Op. 2, (Bologna, 1689)
  • Mottetti a 2 e 3 voci, Op. 3, (Florence, 1690)
  • S. Monica nella conversione di s. Agostino, Oratorio a 5 voci, (Florence, 1693)
  • Salmi pieni a 4 voci per tutto l'anno da cantarsi con l'organo e senza, Op. 4, (Bologna 1697)
  • La fermezza trionfante nel martirio di s. Ferma, (Rome, 1706)

Manuscripts

  • Tre messe a 4 voci (Loreto, Archivio della Santa Casa, n.41),
  • Due arie a 4 voci con violino, liuto e mandolino dalla Comedia del Pandolfo (Dresden, Saxon State Library)
  • Overture per due violini e clavicembali (Milan, "Conservatorio di musica Giuseppe Verdi")

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alessandro Crispolti:  Giovan Pietro Franchi. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI).
  2. ^ A b Argia Bertini:  Franchi, Giovan Pietro. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
personal data
SURNAME Franchi, Giovan Pietro
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Franchi, Giovanni Pietro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH around 1651
PLACE OF BIRTH Pistoia
DATE OF DEATH December 2, 1731
Place of death Loreto (brands)