Giuseppe Demachi
Giuseppe Demachi (born June 7, 1732 in Alessandria , † 1791 in London ) was an Italian violinist and classical composer .
Life
Giuseppe Demachi was first mentioned in 1763 as the first violinist in the orchestra in his northern Italian hometown of Alessandria. In 1765 Demachi moved to Casale Monferrato , where he entered the service of Count Sannazzaro. He worked there with a few interruptions until 1776. As early as 1771 Demachi took up residence in Geneva and in 1774 became concertmaster in what was probably the first “full-time” city orchestra, the Concerto di Ginevra or Société de Musique de Genève . After 1777 Demachi's various places of residence are considered unsecured. In the preface to his symphony in E flathe is called as "maitre de concert de SAS Madame la Princesse de Nassau-Weilburg". The last safe place to stay is London, where he gave a series of concerts in 1791. It is believed that Demachi passed away shortly after his stay in London.
Works
Measured by the number and distribution of his publications, Demachi was a fertile and popular composer of instrumental music. His works follow the style gallantly of Luigi Boccherini and he used the drama of Tartini . A total of 17 opus collections are known of him, with some works being numbered differently depending on the publisher. His oldest publication, Op. 1, is a series of six sonatas for violin and B. c. which appeared in Paris in 1769. Further prints are 4 concertante symphonies , 10 violin concertos, several orchestral overtures and six string quartets, which are also suitable as orchestral quartets. 56 trio sonatas and 18 duo sonatas as well as various compositions preserved in manuscript form were published. Some of these works were published by the Paris publishers Jean-Baptiste Cartier and Jean-Georges Sieber . An impressive orchestral work is his programmatic symphony Le campane di Roma (The Bells of Rome), in which numerous timbres are combined.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Demachi, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian violinist and pre-classical composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1732 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alessandria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1791 |
| Place of death | London |