Pasquale Errichelli
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Pasquale Errichelli was an Italian composer
and organist
based in the city of Naples
. Trained at the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini, his compositional output consists of 7 opera
s, 2 cantata
s, 1 symphony, 3 sonata
s, several concert aria
s, and the oratorio
Gerosolina protetta. He was for many years the organist at the Cattedrale di Napoli.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and organist
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
based in the city of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. Trained at the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini, his compositional output consists of 7 opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
s, 2 cantata
Cantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
s, 1 symphony, 3 sonata
Sonata
Sonata , in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata , a piece sung. The term, being vague, naturally evolved through the history of music, designating a variety of forms prior to the Classical era...
s, several concert aria
Aria
An aria in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The term is now used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice usually with orchestral accompaniment...
s, and the oratorio
Oratorio
An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias...
Gerosolina protetta. He was for many years the organist at the Cattedrale di Napoli.
Operas
- La serva astuta (opera buffaOpera buffaOpera buffa is a genre of opera. It was first used as an informal description of Italian comic operas variously classified by their authors as ‘commedia in musica’, ‘commedia per musica’, ‘dramma bernesco’, ‘dramma comico’, ‘divertimento giocoso' etc...
, 1753, Naples; in collaboration with Gioacchino CocchiGioacchino CocchiGioacchino Cocchi was an Italian composer.He was particularly famous for his theatre music . His first works were performed at Naples and Rome. From 1750 to 1757 he stayed in Venice, where he became chapel master of the Ospedale degli Incurabili . He also taught composition to Andrea Luchesi...
) - Il finto turco (opera buffa, libretto by Antonio PalombaAntonio PalombaAntonio Palomba was an Italian opera librettist, poet, harpsichordist, and music educator. He also worked as a notary. Born in Naples, he became a teacher of the harpsichord at the Teatro della Pace in 1749. Most of his more than 50 opera libretti were comedic works written for composers of the...
, 1753, Naples; in collaboration with Gioacchino Cocchi) - Issipile (opera seriaOpera seriaOpera seria is an Italian musical term which refers to the noble and "serious" style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from the 1710s to c. 1770...
, libretto by Pietro Metastasio, 1754, Naples) - La finta 'mbreana (commedia, libretto by G. Bisceglia, 1756, Naples; in collaboration with Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino)
- Solimano (opera seria, libretto by Giananbrogio Migliavacca, 1757, Rome)
- SiroeSiroe (Errichelli)Siroe is a dramma per musica or opera seria in 3 Acts by composer Pasquale Errichelli. The opera uses an Italian language libretto by Pietro Metastasio. The opera premiered at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples on 26 December 1758. Vincenzo Re designed the sets for the premiere production.-Roles:...
(opera seria, libretto by Pietro Metastasio, 1758, Naples) - Eumene (3 Acts) (opera seria, libretto by Apostolo ZenoApostolo ZenoApostolo Zeno was a Venetian poet, librettist, journalist, and man of letters.-Early life:Apostolo Zeno was born of Cretan Greek descent in Venice in 1669...
, 1771, Naples; Act 1 by Gian Francesco de MajoGian Francesco de MajoGian Francesco de Majo was an Italian composer. He is chiefly known for his more than 20 operas. He also composed a considerable amount of sacred works, including oratorios, cantatas, and masses.-Life and career:...
, Act 2 by Giacomo InsanguineGiacomo InsanguineGiacomo Antonio Francesco Paolo Michele Insanguine was an Italian composer, organist, and music educator....
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