Giulio de Ruvo

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Giulio de Ruvo (* in the 17th century; † in the 18th century) was an Italian cellist and composer .

Life

Giulio de Ruvo may have come from Apulia , as his family name could indicate, Ruvo di Puglia is the name of a place near Bari . His works for violoncello , written around 1700, belong to the early solo literature for the instrument. He was most likely active in Naples , as he dedicated several of his compositions to the Apulian nobleman, the Duke of Bovino, who resided in Naples.

In his sonatas for solo cello there are playing instructions such as piano or amoroso . The manuscripts of his works are in the Gustavo Adolfo Noseda collection, in the library of the “Giuseppe Verdi” Conservatory in Milan .

plant

  • 5 Sonata per violoncello solo e Bc op.13 (1703)
  • 2 Serenate a tre voci con violino, violetta (cello) e basso (1707)
  • 2 cantatas: Se l'Armarti è Colpa and Tu dormi, o dio con violino e basso
  • 6 cantatas: per Contralto col basso
  • Cantata: Prigioniero infelice, per soprano e bc

Audio documents

  • Elinor Frey: La Voce Del Violoncello ; Works for cello without bass, Romanellas No. 1 & 2; Tarantellas No. 1 & 2 (Label: Passacaille, 2012)

Editions

  • Five Sonatas for Violoncello and Basso continuo Edition Grancino

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Robert Eitner : Biographical-bibliographical source lexicon of musicians and music scholars ... (1903)
  2. ^ Foreword to the sheet music edition by Grancino Verlag
personal data
SURNAME Ruvo, Giulio de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian cellist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century
DATE OF DEATH 18th century