Giuseppe Curcio
Giuseppe (Maria) Curcio , also Curci (born July 17, 1752 in Naples , † August 9, 1832 in Rome ) was an Italian composer .
Life
Curcio may have been a student at the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini in Naples, which according to Robert Eitner has a handwriting of one of his cantatas. He composed operas for Naples, Florence , Rome and other cities. From 1797 libretti indicate that he was a member of the Accademia degli Armonici in Florence.
On January 11, 1800, Curcio was elected to succeed Giuseppe Giordani as Maestro di Cappella and organist at Fermo Cathedral . In 1823 he retired and moved to Rome, where he later died.
Works (selection)
Operas
- I matrimoni per inganno (1779, Naples)
- Il millantatore (1780, Naples)
- La scaltra in amore (1780, Naples)
- I matrimoni per sorpresa (1781, Rome)
- Solimano (1782, Turin)
- La Nitteti (1783, Naples)
- Le convulsioni (1787, Naples)
- Amore e Psiche (1791, Naples)
- Il trionfo di Scipione in Cartagine (1795, Florence)
- Emira e Zopiro (1795, Florence)
- La presa di Granata (1795, Livorno; 1796, Florence)
- Giulio Cesare in Egitto (1796, Rome)
- Le nozze a dispetto (1797, Naples)
- Zulema (Gonzalvo di Cordova) (1797, Naples)
- I supposti deliri di donna Laura (1798, Rome)
- La disfatta dei Macedoni (1798, Rome)
- Argea, ovvero Sicione liberata (1799, Florence)
- Ifigenia in Aulide (1799, Florence)
- Il fanatico per l'astronomia (L'astronomo burlato) (1799, Rome)
- Roma liberata (1800, Rome)
- Chi la fa la paga (1804, Rome)
- Amazilda (1808, Rome)
Spiritual works
- 10 fairs
- Domine Deus in do maggiore per soprano e orchestra
- 6 creeds
- 4 graduals
- 2 sequences
- 27 offers
- 10 antifons
- 20 psalms
- 4 Magnificats
literature
- Ugo Gironacci: Curcio [Curci], Giuseppe (Maria). In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Web links
- Literature by and about Giuseppe Curcio in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Giuseppe Curcio in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Curcio, Giuseppe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Curci, Giuseppe; Curci, Giuseppe Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1752 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 1832 |
| Place of death | Rome |