Giuseppe de Majo
Giuseppe de Majo (born December 5, 1697 in Naples , † November 18, 1771 ibid) was an Italian composer of the late Baroque and father of the composer Gian Francesco de Majo .
Live and act
Giuseppe de Majo was admitted to the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini from the age of nine , his first teacher was the secondo maestro Andrea Basso, then he was taught by the primo maestro Nicola Fago . In 1718 he finished his training and made his debut as an opera composer at the Teatro dei Fiorentini in 1725 with the Opera buffa Lo finto laccheo . On May 9, 1736 he was appointed deputy organist of the Neapolitan court orchestra and vice organist in August of the following year. After the death of the royal court conductor Leonardo Leo , de Majo received the post in 1745 thanks to the intercession of Johann Adolf Hasse and Queen Maria Amalia , which he held until his death. In this function he wrote only a few works for the stage, but devoted himself mainly to church music.
Works (selection)
Stage works
- Lo finto laccheo (commedia, 1725, Naples)
- Lo vecchio avaro (commedia, libretto: Francesco Antonio Tullio, 1727, Naples)
- La milorda (commedia, 1728, Naples)
- Erminia (commedia, libretto: Bernardo Suddumene, based on La Gerusalemme liberata by Torquato Tasso , 1729, Naples)
- La baronessa, ovvero Gli equivoci (commedia, libretto: Bernardo Suddumene, 1729, Naples)
- Egeria (favoletta, libretto: G. Torriani, 1732, Naples)
- Arianna e Teseo (opera seria, libretto: Pietro Pariati , 1747, Naples)
- Il sogno d'Olimpia ( serenata , libretto: Ranieri de 'Calzabigi based on the Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto , 1747, Naples)
- Semiramide riconosciuta (opera seria, libretto: Pietro Metastasio , 1751)
- Il napolitano nelli fiorentini (farsa)
Other works
- "Concerto per 2 violini" (1726)
- "Concerto per violoncello e archi" (1726)
- "Audite coeli per 2 cori" (1732)
- "Dixit per 8 voci"
- Agata (Oratorio per 4 voci e coro, 1752, Gallipoli)
- "Mottetto per l'anime del Purgatorio per 5 voci e orchestra" (1754)
- "Salve regina per soprano e strumenti"
- "Kyrie e Gloria per 5 voci e strumenti"
- 6 cantatas
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Majo, Giuseppe de |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer and conductor of the late baroque period |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1697 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
DATE OF DEATH | November 18, 1771 |
Place of death | Naples |