Silvestro Palma

Silvestro Di Palma (born March 15, 1754 in Barano d'Ischia , † August 8, 1834 in Naples ) was an Italian opera composer and a representative of the so-called Neapolitan School .

Life

Silvestro Palma came to Naples at the age of 16, supported by the daughter of Prince di Sansevero , to the Conservatorio di Santa Maria Loreto. There Saverio Valente (vocals) and Fedele Fenaroli (harmony and counterpoint) were among his teachers. His first opera La finta matta was performed in 1789 at the Teatro de'Fiorentini. On behalf of his patroness, the experienced Giovanni Paisiello helped him compose the opera Le vane gelosie , which premiered in 1790. In 1792 Palma traveled to Venice with Paisiello, where two more of his operas were performed. From Venice he traveled via Florence, Bologna and Milan to Rome, where some new operas were performed. He was most successful in 1795 with the opera La pietra simpatica performed at the Teatro de'Fiorentini in Naples , for which his friend Giovanni Battista Lorenzi wrote the libretto. Further operas followed until 1814, after which Palma had to withdraw from opera for health reasons.

Works (selection)

In addition to his stage works, Palma composed a number of sacred and instrumental works.

Magnificat per soprano e organo
Salve regina per soprano e organo
Miserere per soprano e organo
Litania per soprano e organo
Veni Creator Spiritus per soprano e organo
Le sette stazioni della vergine addolorata per 2 soprani e basso continuo
Sancta maria, sancta Dei Genitrix
Sinfonia in E flat major
Sonata per fortepiano in D major
3 harpsichord pieces

literature

Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music - The Composers - A lexicon in five volumes . tape 4 . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 246 .
Arnold Jacobshagen: Palma, Silvestro. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 13 (Paladilhe - Ribera). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2005, ISBN 3-7618-1133-0 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
Paologiovanni Maione: PALMA, Silvestro. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 80: Ottone I-Pansa. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2014.

Web links

Manuscripts of Palma on the Internet Culturale website, Cataloghi e Collezione Digitali delle Bibliteche Italiane
List of stage works by Silvestro Palma based on the MGG at Operone

Individual evidence

^ François-Joseph Fétis : Biography universelle des musiciens et bibliographie génèrale de la musique. 2nd Edition. Volume 6. Firmin Didot, Paris 1864, p. 438 ( digitized version ).

personal data
SURNAME	Palma, Silvestro
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Palma, Silvestro Di (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian opera composer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 15, 1754
PLACE OF BIRTH	Barano d'Ischia
DATE OF DEATH	August 8, 1834
Place of death	Naples

[1] François-Joseph Fétis : Biography universelle des musiciens et bibliographie génèrale de la musique. 2nd Edition. Volume 6. Firmin Didot, Paris 1864, p. 438 ( digitized version ).