Vincenzo Bellavere

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Vincenzo Bellavere , even in the spelling Bellaver , Bell'haver or Bell'avere occurring, (* around 1540 , † 29. August 1587 in Venice ) was an Italian later Renaissance - composer and organist of the Venetian School . He has written important madrigals and works of the Venetian polyphony .

life and work

Vincenzo Bellavere lived in the second half of the 16th century. The exact date and place of birth are unknown. In 1567 Bellavere is mentioned for the first time as the organist of the Crosieri Church in Padua . In the same year he applied unsuccessfully as organist at the Cathedral of Padua . In 1568 he became organist at the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice. In 1584 he returned to Padua, where he was able to take the position of organist at the cathedral. Because of differences of opinion with the canons - it was probably about an unexcused absence from service - he had to relinquish his position to Sperandio Saloni in December 1585 . Bellavere was a student of Andrea Gabrieli . After Gabrieli's death in 1586, he emerged as the winner in a competition for the replacement of Gabrieli's position as organist at the Cathedral of San Marco with the other Gabrieli students Paolo Giusto and Antonio Romatúni. He was officially confirmed in the position in question on December 30, 1586 by the procurators of the Republic of Venice. Nine months later, on August 29, 1587, Bellavere died.

Bellavere's musical meaning can be tapped indirectly. He received 100 ducats a year, which confirms his fame at the time. His position as organist at St. Mark's Basilica remained vacant for a year after his death and was only then filled by Giuseppe Guami from Lucca . The fame of Bellavere was or is obviously in his compositions. Only his Secondo Libro de Madrigali a cinque voci (the “Second Book of Madrigals for five voices”) came straight down on us. Numerous sacred and profane compositions by Bellavere can be found in Florilegien , i. H. in compilations of pieces of music of his time. More than fifty madrigals by Bellavere were produced in the 16th and 17th centuries, mainly in Venice, under titles such as Fiori musicali di diversi autori a tre voc , De Floridi Virtuosi d'Italia , Trionfo di musica di diversi or Corona di dodici sonetti di Gio Battista Zuccarini […] Posta in musica da dodici eccellentiss. autori a 5 voci published. Some motets and a magnificat have been published in the Reliquiae sacrorum collection . Bellavere was evident when he took up the position of organist in San Marco , an important composer.

Bellavere apparently died very young. He lived to be around 46 years old. So far there is a lack of reliable data to determine his age. As a highly talented composer, Bellavere could have become an outstanding representative of the Venetian polyphony .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Fabio Fano: Bell'haver, Vincenzo. 1970.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Denis Arnold, Serena dal Belin Peruffo: Bellavere [Belaver, Bell'aver, Bell'haver], Vincenzo
  3. ↑ a b c d Rating from the article of the same name on the English language Wikipedia.
personal data
SURNAME Bellavere, Vincenzo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bell'haver, Vincenzo; Bell'avere, Vincenzo; Bellaver Vincenzo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer and organist of the Renaissance
DATE OF BIRTH around 1540
DATE OF DEATH August 29, 1587
Place of death Venice