Giovanni Paolo Colonna
Giovanni Paolo Colonna (born June 16, 1637 in Bologna ; † November 28, 1695 there ) was an Italian organist , conductor and composer.
biography
Giovanni Paolo Colonna received his first training from his father, the organ builder Antonio dal Corno Colonna and from the organist Agostino Filippuzzi in Bologna. He then studied in Rome from 1656 . His teachers include Antonio Maria Abbatini , Orazio Benevoli and Giacomo Carissimi . After his training, he worked as an organist alongside Carissimi at the Jesuit Church of the Collegium Germanicum , but returned to his hometown in September 1658, where he was employed as second organist at the Basilica of San Petronio . In 1661 he became first organist, from 1671 vice conductor and from November 1674 he became first conductor in a competition in which numerous important musicians from northern Italy took part. Between 1666 and 1688, like his father, he was responsible for the maintenance and tuning of the organs. Colonna was a co-founder of the Accademia dei Filarmonici, the forerunner of the Accademia Filarmonica , of which he was elected four times to be Principe . His students include Giovanni Battista Bononcini , Giacomo Cesare Predieri , Annibale Frabetti , Giuseppe Felice Tosi , Francesco Gasparini , as well as Francesco Antonio Urio and Giovanni Carlo Clari . The latter two influenced Handel's further work during Georg Friedrich Handel's trip to Italy.
Giovanni Paolo Colonna composed a large number of sacred vocal music, including 13 oratorios , six of which have survived. Three of his five operas were performed in his hometown. He is counted among the most important Italian church musicians of his time.
literature
- Marc Vanscheeuwijck: The Cappella musicale of San Petronio in Bologna under Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1674-95): history, organization, repertoire Verlag Brepols, 2003 Publisher: Institut historique belge de Rome, ISBN 90-7446-152-2
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Giovanni Paolo Colonna in the International Music Score Library Project
- List of stage works by Giovanni Paolo Colonna based on the MGG at Operone
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Colonna, Giovanni Paolo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian organist, conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1637 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bologna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1695 |
| Place of death | Bologna |