Giovanni Domenico Ripalta

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Giovanni Domenico Ripalta (* 16th century in Monza ; † 17th century there) was an Italian organist and composer .

life and work

Giovanni Domenico Ripalta was Kapellmeister and organist at the Church of S. Giovanni Battista in Monza in the second half of the 16th century . In the years around 1570 he reached the height of his fame as an organist. At that time, King Henry III heard him . from France in Monza and tried to persuade him to relocate to France. Out of love for his native city, Ripalta turned down this offer and worked in Monza until his death.

Ripalta composed several masses . A mass for five voices was printed in Milan in 1629. One of his students was the organist and composer Francesco della Porta .

literature

  • Ripalta, Giovanni Domenico. In: Gustav Schilling, Gottfried Wilhelm Fink, Ferdinand Simon Gassner: Encyclopedia of the Entire Musical Sciences or Universal Lexicon of Music . tape 6 . Franz Heinrich Köhler, Stuttgart 1838, p. 10 .
  • Ripalta, Giovanni Domenico. In: Gustav Schilling: Musikalisches Conversations-Handlexikon, containing the most complete explanation of all musical realities, as well as the biographies of all composers, virtuosos, singers, writers ... 2nd edition. tape 2 . Schlossers Buch- und Kunsthandlung, Augsburg 1844, p. 353 .
  • Ripalta, Giovanni Domenico. In: Herrmann Mendel, August Reissmann: Musical Conversations Lexicon. An encyclopedia of the entire musical sciences. For educated of all stands . tape 8 . L. Heimann, Berlin / New York 1877, p. 360 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Giovanni Domenico Ripalta. In: Encyclopedia of the Entire Musical Sciences or Universal Lexicon of Music. 1838.
  2. ↑ See the article “Francesco della Porta”.
personal data
SURNAME Ripalta, Giovanni Domenico
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rivolta, Giovanni Domenico
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
PLACE OF BIRTH Monza
DATE OF DEATH 17th century
Place of death Monza