Scipione Lacorcia
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Scipione Lacorcia was a Neapolitan composer of madrigals.
Biographical data for Scipione Lacorcia is almost non-existent. Apart from his activity 1590-1620, culminating in his third book of madrigals for 5 voices, little is known.
Book II is dedicated to Alessandro Miroballo, marchese di Bracigliano. Book III, 1 October 1620 is prefaced with a humble plebian dedication to his lordship Francesco Filomarino (1600–1678), principe della Rocca. Book III also features two "guest" madrigals by the nobleman Ettore de la Marra (c.1570-1634) signore di Baiano e Castelfranco, who like Filomarino and the amateur madrigalist Scipione Dentice
was a member of the five family seggio Capuana who participated in the city government. Ettore de la Marra was also a lutenist and guitarist in Carlo Gesualdo
's Accademia and has two other surviving madrigals in the collection Teatro de Madrigali Gargano and Nucci, Naples 1609. The poems in Lacorcia's Book III are mainly anonymous, perhaps indicating that they may be from local aristocratic poets.
Lacorcia is considered one of the madrigalists most influenced by Carlo Gesualdo
, along with Francesco Genuino, Crescenzio Salzilli, Agostino Agresta
, Giuseppe Palazzotto-Tagliavia, Antonio de Metrio, and Giocomo Tropea.
Lacorcia's name appears in a list of madrigalists in print, on the envelope of a letter from Heinrich Schütz
in Venice, 23 April 1632, to Philip Hainhofer in Dresden, but not in Schutz' handwriting.
Biographical data for Scipione Lacorcia is almost non-existent. Apart from his activity 1590-1620, culminating in his third book of madrigals for 5 voices, little is known.
Book II is dedicated to Alessandro Miroballo, marchese di Bracigliano. Book III, 1 October 1620 is prefaced with a humble plebian dedication to his lordship Francesco Filomarino (1600–1678), principe della Rocca. Book III also features two "guest" madrigals by the nobleman Ettore de la Marra (c.1570-1634) signore di Baiano e Castelfranco, who like Filomarino and the amateur madrigalist Scipione Dentice
Scipione Dentice
Scipione Dentice was a Neapolitan keyboard composer. He is to be distinguished from his colleague and exact contemporary Scipione Stella , a member of Carlo Gesualdo's circle...
was a member of the five family seggio Capuana who participated in the city government. Ettore de la Marra was also a lutenist and guitarist in Carlo Gesualdo
Carlo Gesualdo
Carlo Gesualdo, known as Gesualdo di Venosa or Gesualdo da Venosa , Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, was an Italian nobleman, lutenist, composer, and murderer....
's Accademia and has two other surviving madrigals in the collection Teatro de Madrigali Gargano and Nucci, Naples 1609. The poems in Lacorcia's Book III are mainly anonymous, perhaps indicating that they may be from local aristocratic poets.
Lacorcia is considered one of the madrigalists most influenced by Carlo Gesualdo
Carlo Gesualdo
Carlo Gesualdo, known as Gesualdo di Venosa or Gesualdo da Venosa , Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, was an Italian nobleman, lutenist, composer, and murderer....
, along with Francesco Genuino, Crescenzio Salzilli, Agostino Agresta
Agostino Agresta
Agostino Agresta was a Neapolitan composer working at the beginning of the 17th century, who can be seen as having been strongly influenced by Carlo Gesualdo...
, Giuseppe Palazzotto-Tagliavia, Antonio de Metrio, and Giocomo Tropea.
Lacorcia's name appears in a list of madrigalists in print, on the envelope of a letter from Heinrich Schütz
Heinrich Schütz
Heinrich Schütz was a German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and often considered to be one of the most important composers of the 17th century along with Claudio Monteverdi...
in Venice, 23 April 1632, to Philip Hainhofer in Dresden, but not in Schutz' handwriting.
Works
- Madrigali Libro I a 5, - lost
- Madrigali Libro II a 5, Carlino, Naples 1616, survives complete.
- Madrigali Libro III a 5, Vitale, Naples 1620, survives complete.
Recordings
- Musica Vulcanica Complete recording of Book III, together with the 4 surviving madrigals by Ettore de la Marra, with instrumental pieces played on a reconstructed chromatic cembalo universale by Ascanio Mayone, Giovanni de Macque, and Gesualdo . Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam, dir. Harry van der KampHarry van der KampHarry van der Kamp is a Dutch bass singer in opera and concert.- Singing career :Van der Kamp studied first law and psychology in Amsterdam...
. Sony Vivarte. 2006