Giovanni Antonio Piani

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Giovanni Antonio Piani , detto Des Planes (* 1678 in Naples , † after 1759) was an Italian violinist and composer .

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Piani's father Pietro Giacomo Piani, from Bologna, was a trumpeter at the court of Naples . Giovanni Antonio Piani studied at the " Conservatorio della Pietá dei Turchini " with Gian Carlo Cailò (1652–1722) and Nicola Vinciprova. From 1704 he stayed in Paris , where he was in the service of Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon . Also here was Jean-Baptiste Senaillé his student.

In Paris Piani published his 12 sonatas for violin or flute and B. c. Op. 1. For this print he received a ten-year royal privilege, which should prevent reprints. Nevertheless, Le Cène published six sonatas from this collection for flute and basso continuo under the name Pianis as early as 1716 . In the history of music, Pianis Op. 1 is remarkable because for the first time the terms crescendo, diminuendo ( dynamics (music) and messa di voce ) can be found in one print .

From 1721 to 1757 Piani was the highest paid member of the Vienna Court Music Band , where he was appointed director of instrumental music under Empress Maria Theresa in 1741 .

literature

  • Robert Eitner : Biographical-bibliographical source lexicon of musicians and music scholars. 7th volume. Breitkopf and Härtel, Leipzig 1902, p. 428 ( digitized version ).

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lionel de La Laurencie : L'école française de violon, de Lully à Viotti; études d'histoire et d'esthétique. Delagrave, Paris 1922, p. 166 ( digitized version ).
  2. ↑ Ludwig von Köchel: The Imperial Court Music Band in Vienna from 1543 to 1867. According to documented research , Vienna 1869, p. 83
personal data
SURNAME Piani, Giovanni Antonio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Of the plan, Giovanni Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian violinist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1678
PLACE OF BIRTH Naples
DATE OF DEATH after 1759