Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani

Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani (* around 1690 in Mantua ; † February 25, 1757 in Recanati ) was an Italian composer .

Life

Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani was born in Mantua around 1690 . He was ordained a priest in 1717, but decided to become a musician. On April 15, 1715 he was appointed Kapellmeister at the Cathedral of Udine , then he held the same office from 1722 to 1724 at the Cathedral of Ferrara and from 1724 to 1727 at the Cathedral in Pesaro . From 1727 he was a composer at the Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna . Further stops are the cathedrals of Urbino (1730–1734) and Fano (from 1735). After a two-year stay in Orvieto , he was Kapellmeister at Recanati Cathedral from 1737 until his death on February 25, 1757 .

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Bellinzani was a respected composer during his lifetime who wrote mainly church works. His chamber music for small ensembles is also remarkable .

In terms of chamber music, there are twelve trio sonatas ad imitazione d'Arcangelo Corelli for two violins with basso continuo , which were not printed during Bellinzani's lifetime, unlike the twelve recorder sonatas (solos) with basso continuo Op. 3. These sonatas are still popularly published today. Op. 3 No. 12 a series of variations on the folia . However, these technically relatively demanding pieces are seldom performed. Bellinzani himself was probably not a flautist. As Kapellmeister he had to have a good knowledge of the keyboard instruments and know where the main difficulties lay for the representatives of the individual instrument genres.

Works with opus number

• Op. 1: Missae quatuor Vocibus concinendae cum Basso pro Organo ad Libitum (Bologna, 1717)
• Op. 2: Salmi brevi per tutto l'Anno a otto Voci pieni con Violini à Beneplacito (Bologna, 1718)
• Op. 3: Sonata a Flauto solo with harpsichord, o violoncello (Venice, 1720)
• Op. 4: Offertorj a due Voci per tutte le Feste solenni dell'Anno for soprano, tenor and B. c. (Pesaro, 1726)
• Op. 5: Duetti da Camera (Pesaro, 1726)
• Op. 6: Madrigali a due, a tre, a quattro, e cinque Voci (Pesaro, 1733)

Other works

• Oratorio Ester , libretto by GM Ercolani (Ancona, 1723; Pesaro, 1723 and 1727)
• Oratorio Abigaille , Oratorio a quattro coi Stromenti da cantarsi per la Festa di S. Cecilia , libretto by GM Ercolani (Pesaro, 1730)
• 12 Cantate a Voce sola da Camera for soprano and B. c. (Manuscript)
• 144 Versetti per Organo (autograph manuscript, 1728)
• 12 Sonata da Chiesa a tre ad Imitazione d'Arcangelo Corelli for 2 violins and B. c.
• Hymns, psalm settings , introiti , kyrie , gloria, creed
• several trade fairs, some with instruments
• Responsories
• 3 Magnificat a 4 Voci (1733)
• Salmi Vesprertini e Mass a 4 Voci (1729–1734)
• Responsori per i Mattutini delle Tenebre a 4 Voci (1744)
• Salmi di Terza ad otto voci con organo (manuscript)
• Stramberia alla moderna o sia Salmi a 4 voci ea 2 (1732)

literature

• Raoul Meloncelli:  Bellinzani, Paolo Benedetto. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 7:  Bartolucci – Bellotto. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1965.

Web links

• Sheet music and audio files by Paolo Benedetto Bellinzani in the International Music Score Library Project