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Italian composer

Person · Open Library

Born
1639
Died
1703
Works
3

Top works

  • Il trionfo della continenza considerato in Scipione Affricano
  • Il conte d'Altamura, ovvero, Il vecchio geloso

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Italy
Active from
1639
Active to
1703

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
626
Total plays
3,374

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Alessandro Melani (4 February 1639 – 3 October 1703) was an Italian composer and the brother of composer Jacopo Melani, and castrato singer Atto Melani. Along with Bernardo Pasquini and Alessandro Scarlatti, he was one of the leading composers active in Rome during the 17th century. He is also ranked among the second school of Roman opera composers which began with his brother's 1668 opera Il Girello. He is chiefly remembered today for his large output of liturgical music that he wrote while ser

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Alessandro
Gender
male
Place of birth
Pistoia
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
chapelmaster
Position held
chapelmaster
Languages spoken
Italian
Genre
opera
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date of birth
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date of death
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Alessandro Melani
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Works in European collections

7 objects attributed to Alessandro Melani, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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