Orazio Vecchi

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Orazio Vecchi

Orazio Tiberio Vecchi (also Horatio Vecchi ; baptized December 6, 1550 in Modena ; † February 19, 1605 there ) was an Italian conductor and composer.

He was educated in the Benedictine Abbey of St. Pietro in his native city and became a priest himself. His musical teacher was the monk Salvatore Essenga. He initially worked as a music teacher in Modena before becoming cathedral music director in Salò in 1581 . A few years later he took up this position at the Cathedral of Modena , his hometown. Two years later, however, he lost this position again because he had applied for a position in Reggio nell'Emilia without the knowledge of those responsible in Modena , albeit without success. Family and financial problems caused him to take this step. He worked for a few years at the cathedral in Correggio before he returned to Modena in 1593 and was again appointed cathedral music director. In 1604 he was removed from his post due to an intrigue; his early death the following year may also be due to this great disappointment.

Vecchi was a successful composer of secular and sacred works. He created madrigals , motets , canzons , mass canzonets and a number of other compositions, many of which have appeared in print and some have been published several times. He showed himself to be a master of both tonal design and tone painting as well as the expressive vocal style. His best-known work, Commedia Harmonia Anfiparnasso , composed in Modena in 1594 , was even considered an early attempt at opera by some, but is no longer seen in this context today, despite its importance.

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SURNAME Vecchi, Orazio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vecchi, Orazio Tiberio (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH baptized December 6, 1550
PLACE OF BIRTH Modena
DATE OF DEATH February 19, 1605
Place of death Modena