Ignazio Albertini

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Title page of the Sonatinae (1692), the only surviving collection of Albertini's compositions

Ignazio Albertini (* 1644 probably in Milan , † September 22, 1685 in Vienna ) was an Italian violinist and composer .

Life

Nothing is known about his early years in Italy. The first information about him can be found in a letter of recommendation from the violinist Johann Heinrich Schmelzer from 1671 to the Prince-Bishop Karl Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn von Olomouc . Albertini worked in Vienna from 1671, in an environment in which musicians such as Nicolaus Adam Strungk , Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber and Johann Theile were active. Shortly before his murder, Albertini got a job as a musician at the court of the Emperor's widow Ferdinand III, who maintained an ensemble of twenty-four musicians.

plant

  • Twelve sonatas for violin and basso continuo are known, which are close to the style of Schmelzer and Beaver. (printed 1692 in Vienna and Frankfurt)
  • Intrada, allemanda, courante, gavotte, sarabande, gigue e finale, a 4, 1683 (missing)
  • Sonata hyllaris ex C, a 10, mentioned in 1699 in the inventory of the Tovačov castle (missing)

literature

  • Herwig Knaus : The musicians in the archives of the Imperial Court of Justice. (1637–1705) (= Austrian Academy of Sciences. Publications of the Commission for Music Research. 8, ZDB -ID 541173-7 = Austrian Academy of Sciences, Philosophical-Historical Class. Meeting reports. 259, 3). Volume 2. Böhlau, Wien et al. 1968, pp. 123, 125, 140.
personal data
SURNAME Albertini, Ignazio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Albertino, Ignazio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque
DATE OF BIRTH 1644
PLACE OF BIRTH unsure: Milan
DATE OF DEATH September 22, 1685
Place of death Vienna