Nicola Sala

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Nicola Sala, portrait by Ciro Punzo (1850–1911)

Nicola Sala (born April 7, 1713 in Tocco Caudio , † August 31, 1801 in Naples ) was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan school .

Life

Nicola Sala studied from 1732 to 1740 at the Conservatorio della Pietà de 'Turchini with Nicola Fago and Leonardo Leo . He then worked there as a teacher and from 1787 as a Primo Maestro . His students include Giacomo Tritto , Giacomo David , Valentino Fioravanti , Gasparo Spontini and Vincenzo Pucitta .

Sala composed eight works for the stage, several cantatas and masses , as well as the oratorio Giuditta, ossia La Betulia liberata . He also wrote several didactic works, including Regole del contrappunto pratico (Naples 1794).

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