Wincenty Lilius
Wincenty Lilius (also: Vincenzo Gigli , Lilio ) (* around 1570 in Rome , † 1636 in Warsaw ) was a Polish composer of Italian origin.
Live and act
Lilius was first a member of the archducal chapel in Graz, before he was in the court chapel of King Sigismund III from around 1596 . Wasa found a job in Krakow . From 1609 he worked in the court chapel in Warsaw, which was directed by Marco Scacchi from 1630 . In 1639 Lilius was mentioned for the last time in the court books.
In addition to masses and motets, he composed Latin hymns . In 1604 he published the Melodiae sacrae in Cracow , an anthology of works by all members of the Cracow court orchestra. Among them is his only surviving work, the multi-choir motet Congratulamini mihi omnes .
The sons Franciszek Lilius , Karol Lilius and Szymon Lilius mentioned in his will, along with other children , also emerged as musicians, the latter as organist and organ builder.
literature
- Barbara Przybyszewska-Jarmínska: Lilius, Vincenzo. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 11 (Lesage - Menuhin). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2004, ISBN 3-7618-1121-7 , Sp. 126 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Melodiae sacrae in Encyklopedia Gutenberga (Polish)
- ^ Robert Eitner : Biographical-bibliographical source lexicon of musicians and music scholars. 6th volume. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1902, p. 177 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lilius, Wincenty |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gigli, Vincenzo; Lilio, Vincenzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish composer of Italian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1570 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1636 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |