Petronio Franceschini

Petronio Franceschini (born January 9, 1651 in Bologna , † December 4, 1680 in Venice ) was an Italian composer and cellist.

Life

Petronio Franceschini, a brother of the painter Marcantonio Franceschini , studied first in his hometown with Lorenzo Perti and then in Rome with Giuseppe Corsi da Celano . He then returned to Bologna and became one of the first members of the Accademia Filarmonica , to whose Principe he was elected in 1673. From 1675 to 1680 he was the cellist of the Capella musicale at the Basilica of San Petronio . He was then called to Venice to compose the opera Dioniso ovvero La virtù trionfante del vitio . However, he died of illness shortly after completing the first act. On January 25, 1681, a solemn requiem composed by Giovanni Lenzei was held for him at the expense of his friends in the Church of San Zanipolo . His most famous students were Giacomo Antonio Perti and Domenico Gabrielli .

Franceschini, who remained a representative of the Bolognese school , composed four operas , two oratorios , church music , 4 cantatas and 2 canzonets , several trio sonatas and a sonata for 2 trumpets, strings and organ.

Works

• Oronte de Menfi , 1676
• Arsinoe , 1676
• Prologo ed Intermedi dell'Arsinoe , 1677
• Apollo in Tessaglia , 1679
• several church music works (masses, motets, offertories, psalms, hymns, litanies, etc.)

Recordings (selection)

• Tromba aalensis 2 - Wake up, the voice calls us. Festive music for two trumpets and organ , etc. a. with the Sonata in D major by Petronio Franceschini for two trumpets, with Thomas Haller (organ), Johann Konnerth and Jörg Günter (trumpets), recording from July 2007 in the Salvatorkirche Aalen, Tonstudio Resonanz, LC 00378

Web links

• Sheet music and audio files by Petronio Franceschini in the International Music Score Library Project
• List of stage works by Petronio Franceschini based on the MGG at Operone