Giovanni Paolo Foscarini

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Giovanni Paolo Foscarini called Il furioso (* before 1600 in Italy , † after 1649 ) was an Italian composer , guitarist , theorbist and music theorist .

Live and act

The date and place of birth of Giovanni Paolo Foscarini are not known. The different information in various sources, which indicate his year of birth within the 1620s, relate to his active public work. He settled in Ancona after 1620 and became a member of the Accademia dei Caliginosi there under the pseudonym Il furioso . Many of his works were also known under this name. In the preface to his compositions for guitar (published in 1630) it was stated that he was in the service of various royal houses and important personalities in Italy and Europe. Among them Archduke Albrecht VII of Habsburg in Brussels , who died in 1621 - from which it can be deduced that Foscarini worked there before 1621. In addition, were named Charles de Lorraine Duke of Guise and Hugues de Lionne in Paris and Francesco Peretti in Rome and Detio Roncalli in Venice . The last clues for his life and work are a letter that he wrote from Paris to Constantijn Huygens at the beginning of 1649 , in which he announced his intention to return to Italy and a dedication of one of his works to Detio Roncalli in Venice (also 1649). Then every trace of his further life is lost - nothing is known about the date and place of his death, which is why the year of death in the sources is usually around 1650.

Foscarini's compositions for guitar formed the basis for guitar tablature in Italy and have contributed significantly to the further development of technical standards for this instrument. His publications were highly regarded and he was an outstanding virtuoso of his time. In his tablature in 1629, the notations for playing melodies (punteado) and those for playing chords (conveyed with letters ) (rasgueado) appear for the first time together in one notation system.

Works

  • Il primo, secondo e terzo libro della chitarra spagnola - The first, second and third books of the Spanish guitar (1629–1630)
  • I quatro libri della chitarra spagnola - The fourth book of the Spanish guitar (1632)
  • Li cinque libri della chitarra alla spagnola - The five books of the Spanish guitar (1640)

(The fourth and fifth books each contain the first three books on the Spanish guitar)

  • Inventione di toccate sopra la chitarra spagnola (1640)
  • Dell'armonia del mondo, lettione due - a musical and philosophical treatise (Paris 1647)

Literature and editions of works

  • Adalbert Quadt (Ed.): Guitar music from the 16th to 18th centuries Century. 4 volumes. Edited from tablature. Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Leipzig 1970–1984, Volume 1, p. 14 f. ( Pavaniglia with variations and Capriccio ( Passacaglia ) from Terzo libro della Chitarra Spagnola from 1629) and p. 58.
  • James Tyler: A guide to playing the baroque guitar. Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis 2011, ISBN 978-0-253-22289-3 , pp. 96-100.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FOSCARINI, Giovanni Paolo in "Dictionnaire Biografico". Retrieved November 7, 2018 (it-IT).
  2. ^ Giovanni Paolo Foscarini . In: Maestros-of-the-guitar . ( maestros-of-the-guitar.com [accessed November 7, 2018]).
  3. ^ Foscarini - 1629 47 | Musical Forms | Musicology. Retrieved November 7, 2018 .
  4. ^ Frank Koonce: The Baroque Guitar in Spain and the New World. Mel Bay Publications, Pacific, Mon. 2006, ISBN 978-078-667-525-8 , p. 11.
  5. ^ Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (16th - 16th) - Author - Ressources de la Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved November 7, 2018 (French).
  6. ↑ RISM. Retrieved November 7, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Anonymous: Works: Guitar - 5 Livres. April 4, 2013, accessed November 7, 2018 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Foscarini, Giovanni Paolo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Il furioso
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer, guitarist and music theorist
DATE OF BIRTH before 1600
PLACE OF BIRTH Italy
DATE OF DEATH after 1649