Pier Giuseppe Sandoni

Pier Giuseppe Sandoni ( Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni ; born August 1, 1685 in Bologna , † August 16, 1748 ibid) was an Italian composer .

Giovanni Battista Bononcini's pupil was organist at San Giacomo in Bologna as early as 1698 . In 1702 he became a member of the Accademia Filarmonica , which he also directed several times. He went on concert tours as a harpsichordist to Vienna , Munich and London , where he worked with Handel and in 1723 married the singer Francesca Cuzzoni . From 1728 he lived in Vienna and Venice before returning to London in 1734. From 1740 he worked as a harpsichordist and organist in Amsterdam .

In addition to operas and oratorios , Sandoni has composed harpsichord sonatas and other pieces for the harpsichord.

Works

Only the librettos have survived from his oratorios and operas.

Artaserse , dramma per musica; Libretto: Apostolo Zeno / Pietro Pariati ?; Premiere : Verona 1709
Il trionfo di Camilla, regina de 'Volsci , dramma per musica (authorship uncertain); Libretto: Silvio Stampiglia ; WP: Genoa 1710
L'olimpiade , dramma per musica ( pasticcio ); Libretto: Pietro Metastasio ; WP: Genoa 1733
Adriano in Siria , dramma per musica; Libretto: Pietro Metastasio; WP: Genoa, Carnival 1734
Issipile , dramma per musica; Libretto: Pietro Metastasio, edited by Arcangelo Cori ; Premiere: London, April 8th, 1735

List of stage works by Pier Giuseppe Sandoni based on the MGG at Operone
Search for operas by Pier Giuseppe Sandoni (search term in the Autore field : “Sandoni Pietro Giuseppe”) in the Corago information system of the University of Bologna

personal data
SURNAME	Sandoni, Pier Giuseppe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian composer, harpsichordist and organist
DATE OF BIRTH	August 1, 1685
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bologna
DATE OF DEATH	August 16, 1748
Place of death	Bologna