Michelangelo Rossi
Michelangelo Rossi , known as Michel Angelo del Violino , (* 1601 or 1602 in Genoa ; buried July 7, 1656 in Rome ) was an Italian composer , organist, harpsichordist and violinist .
Life
Rossi was a student of his uncle Lelio de Rossi (? –1638) at the Genoese Cathedral of San Lorenzo . It can be assumed with great certainty that Rossi got to know at least the 6 madrigal books by Gesualdo here . These were printed in Genoa in 1613. The editor was Simone Molinaro, Kapellmeister at this cathedral, where the young Rossi was a musician.
Around 1624 he moved to Rome in the service of Cardinal Maurizio of Savoy , where he met the madrigal composer Sigismondo d'India (1582–1629). His opera Erminia sul Giordano was performed at the theater of the Palazzo Barberini in 1633 and published four years later in print.
In 1634 he entered the service of the Duke of Modena, Francesco I d'Este . His second opera Andromeda (1638, partially lost) was performed in Ferrara in 1638 .
In 1648 he returned to Rome. From 1649 to 1655 he was a servant of Pope Innocent X .
He died on July 7, 1656 and was buried in the church of S. Andrea delle Fratte.
Although he was famed as an excellent violinist, his keyboard music is now considered very important. This is particularly true of the toccatas , who are stylistically close to Girolamo Frescobaldi and Johann Jakob Froberger , but are highly valued as independent, progressive compositions. They are real experimental music, some of which were written for the Archicembalo , which performs all keys in pure mood . In the Toccata Settima, which has meanwhile become part of the repertoire, the ending consists of chains of chromatic thirds and thus in parts completely dissolves the reference to the key.
literature
- Catherine Moore: Rossi, Michelangelo [Michel Angelo del Violino]. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- Adrian Kuhl: Rossi, Michelangelo. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 14 (Riccati - Schönstein). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2005, ISBN 3-7618-1134-9 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
- Arnaldo Morelli: Rossi, Michelangelo. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 88: Robusti – Roverella. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2017.
Web links
- Literature by and about Michelangelo Rossi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Michelangelo Rossi in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ^ Carlo Gesualdo, Madrigali a Cinque Voci on lastamperiadelprincipegesualdo.it (Italian), accessed November 28, 2014.
- ↑ Francesco Cera in the booklet to Michelangelo Rossi - Toccate e Correnti ; Francesco Cera, harpsichord; Label: Tactus 2007, page 3.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rossi, Michelangelo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Michel Angelo del Violino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer and violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1601 or 1602 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Genoa |
| DATE OF DEATH | buried July 7, 1656 |
| Place of death | Rome |