Pietro Domenico paradise

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Pietro Domenico Paradies (also known under the name Pietro Domenico Paradisi or just Domenico Paradisi ) (* 1707 in Naples or Bari ; † August 25, 1791 in Venice ) was an Italian composer and teacher.

Life

He was probably a student of Nicola Antonio Porpora and wrote his first compositions for the theater. In 1746 he moved to London , where he taught harpsichord and singing. In 1770 he returned to Italy.

His opera Alessandro in Persia was premiered in Lucca, Italy , in autumn 1738. Audiences and critics were not convinced by this work. When the work was resumed on October 31, 1741 at the King's Theater in London , this opera had 12 performances. At the opera Fetonte , which premiered in London , the audience and critics also agreed. Music historian Charles Burney described Paradisi's music as clumsy and clumsy. Nevertheless, the composer received orders for arias in various productions. As a teacher of composition and harpsichord , he was much more successful and his demanding sonatas for harpsichord gave him a good reputation throughout Europe.

Compositions

He owes his importance to his compositions for harpsichord.

His style was influenced by Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti . His 12 sonatas for harpsichord (London 1754) are best known . From it the Sonata VI, better known as Toccata for harp , is still often played today , for example as a theme song on the Italian television RAI .

He is the author of numerous pieces for organ , harpsichord, arias and cantatas .

Works

Operas

  • Alessandro in Persia , 1738 Lucca, WA 1741 London
  • Il Decreto del Fato , 1740 Venice
  • Le Muse in Gara , 1740 Venice
  • Fetonte , 1747 London
  • La forza d'amore , 1751 London
  • Antioco

Instrumental music

  • 12 Sonate di Gravicembalo , 1754 London
  • A favorite concerto for organ or harpsichord, ca.1768 London
  • A favorite Minuet with Variations for organ or harpsichord, 1770 London
  • Concerto for organ or harpsichord in G major
  • Allegro for organ or harpsichord
  • Symphony, overture
  • further harpsichord and organ works

Vocal music

  • Solfeggi per soprano
  • Cantatas and Arias

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Corago knows an opera of this name by Pietro Domenico Paradisi (1707 - 25/08/1791), which was performed in 1741 at London's King's Theater on Haymarket. If you believe Hedwig and EH Mueller von Azow: Georg Friedrich Handel. Biography. Letters and writings. Hildesheim / New York 1977, p. 151 , Alessandro in Persia was a pasticcio, the arias by Leonardo Leo , Johann Adolph Hasse , Giuseppe Arena , Giovanni Pescetti , Giovanni Battista Lampugnani and Domenico Scarlatti . The latter also states that the opera was performed 12 times. The premiere on October 31, 1741 is also attested by Handel's letter.
  2. ↑ Corago evidence
personal data
SURNAME Paradise, Pietro Domenico
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Paradisi, Pietro Domenico
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1707
PLACE OF BIRTH Naples
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 1791
Place of death Venice