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João Domingos Bomtempo (born December 28, 1775 , † August 18, 1842 in Lisbon ) was a liberal Portuguese composer , pianist , conductor and music organizer.
He was director of the Philharmonic Society in Lisbon from 1820 to 1828 and founded the Lisbon Conservatory in 1835 . In 1819 his Mass de Requiem op. 23 for soli, choir and orchestra, written in the same year, was premiered in Paris in memory of Luis de Camões at a lovers' concert . A few months later, another performance followed in London . Bomtempo lived in France for eight years and in Great Britain for three years . His works are rarely performed.
Selected Works
Op. 1 \ Piano Sonata No. 1 in F major
Op. 2 \ Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major (approx. 1804)
Op. 3 \ Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor (approx. 1800–1810)
Op. 4 \ Fandango & Variations for piano
Op. 5 \ Piano Sonata No. 2 in C minor
Op. 6 \ Introduction, 5 variations & fantasy on Paisiello's favorite air for piano
Op. 7 \ Piano Concerto No.3 in G minor
Op. 8 \ Capriccio & Variations on God save the King for piano in E flat major
Op. 9 No.1 \ Piano Sonata No. 3 in E flat major
Op. 9 No.2 \ Piano Sonata No. 4 in C major
Op. 9 No.3 \ Sonata for violin and harpsichord in E major
Op. 10a \ Hymno lusitano (cantata)
Op. 10b \ La Virtù Trionfante (cantata)
Op. 11 \ Symphony No.1 in E flat major
Op. 12 \ Piano Concerto No.4 in D major (1811–1812)
Op. 13 \ Piano Sonata No. 5 in C major
Op. 14 \ Fantasia for piano in C minor
Op. 15 No.1 \ Piano Sonata No. 6 in A flat major
Op. 15 No.2 \ Piano Sonata No. 7 in G minor
Op. 15 No.3 \ Variations for piano on a popular French song
Op. 16 \ Piano Quintet in E flat major
Op. 17 \ A paz da Europa (cantata)
Op. 18 No.1 \ Piano Sonata No. 8 in G major
Op. 18 No.2 \ Piano Sonata No. 9 in F minor
Op. 18 No.3 \ Piano Sonata No.10 in E flat major
Op. 19 \ 12 Studies for piano (1816)
Op. 20 \ Piano Sonata No.11 in E flat major
Op. 21 \ Variations for piano on a theme from Die Zauberflöte in G minor
Op. 22 \ Variations for piano on a theme from Alessandro in Efeso in B flat major
Op. 23 \ Requiem in C minor (1819–1820)
Op. 24 \ Piano Concerto No.5 in C minor / major
- 4 absolutions
- Libera me domine in C minor
- Piano Concerto No.6 in E minor (1810-1840)
- Serenata for piano and winds in F major (1821–1830)
- Symphony No.2 in D major
- Te Deum in F major
- Variations for piano on a theme from La donna del Lago in E minor (1822)
- Fantasy for piano and orchestra (on a theme from La donna del Lago)
- Waltz for piano
- Alessandro in Efeso , opera seria
- Tantum Ergo, Kyrie, Gloria e Credo (1842)
- March of Lord Wellington (arrangement by the composer for piano 4-hands)
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files from João Domingos Bomtempo in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ Messe de Requiem, Op.23 (Bomtempo, João Domingos) . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ Nancy Lee Harper: Portuguese Piano Music: An Introduction and Annotated Bibliography . Scarecrow Press, UK 2013, ISBN 0-8108-8300-7 , p. 11.
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SURNAME | Bomtempo, João Domingos |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese composer, pianist, conductor and music organizer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1775 |
DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 1842 |
Place of death | Lisbon |