Giovanni Battista Draghi
Giovanni Battista Draghi (* around 1640 in Rimini ; buried May 13, 1708 in London ) was an Italian organist , harpsichordist and composer .
Life
Draghi worked at the English court from 1675, among other things as music master of King Charles II and as teacher of the later queens Mary II and Anne . He was believed to be a brother of the composer Antonio Draghi .
He created a number of works of vocal music (including the Cäcilienode in 1687 with instrumental accompaniment in the Italian style "Song for St Cecilia's Day" ) as well as chamber music for various instruments, including six suites for harpsichord for teaching purposes. Most of his works are lost.
Works
- A Song for St. Cecilia's Day , text by John Dryden (1687)
- Six Select Sutes [sic] of Lessons for the HARPSICORD in Six Severall Keys (London, 1707)
literature
- Alfred Baumgartner: The great music guide. Music history in work representations. Volume 2: Baroque Music. Kiesel, Salzburg 1981, ISBN 3-7023-4002-5 .
- Peter Holman: Draghi, Giovanni Battista. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- Robert Thompson: 'Draghi, Giovanni Battista (c.1640–1708). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
- John Warrack, Ewan West: The Oxford Dictionary of Opera . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1992, ISBN 0-19-869164-5 .
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Giovanni Battista Draghi in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Draghi, Giovanni Battista |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian organist, harpsichordist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1640 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rimini |
| DATE OF DEATH | buried May 13, 1708 |
| Place of death | London |