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Bernardo Pasquini was an Italian organist, composer, and harpsichordist active during the Baroque music movement. He was born in Massa e Cozzile in 1637 and died in Rome in 1710. Pasquini studied under Loreto Vittori and later taught Francesco Gasparini, Tommaso Bernardo Gaffi, and Floriano Maria Arresti. He was a member of the Arcadian Academy.
His primary genre was opera, and he performed on the pipe organ and harpsichord. Pasquini is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. He is buried in San Lorenzo in Lucina.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Italy
- Active from
- 1637
- Active to
- 1710
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,130
- Total plays
- 14,703
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Tuscany, Italy in 1637-1710 Bernardo Pasquini (7 December 1637 – 22 November 1710), was an Italian composer keyboard player. He was born at Massa in Val di Nievole (Tuscany). He was a pupil of Antonio Cesti and Loreto Vittori. He came to Rome while still young and entered the service of Prince Borghese and studied with Antonio Cesti and Loreto Vittori. Around 1663, he became organist of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. At some point around <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bernardo+Pas
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernardo
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Massa e Cozzile
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Student of
- Loreto Vittori
- Genre
- opera
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- harpsichord
- Image
- Bernardo Pasquini.png
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- Bernardo Pasquini
- date of birth
- 1637-12-08
- date of death
- 1710-11-21
- place of burial
- San Lorenzo in Lucina
- student
- Floriano Maria Arresti
- name in native language
- Bernardo Pasquini
- member of
- Arcadian Academy
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Works in European collections
21 objects attributed to Bernardo Pasquini, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Canzonetta: mélodie/(Bernardo Pasquini)
Cantate e canzonette per s. col b.c.
Cantate, pezzi 5.
O benedicte Jesu. Mottetto a solo voce di Contralto, con bc
La donna ancora è fedele, in 3 atti con prologo e strumenti
Orat.o di S. Alessio à 5 con strom.ti Musica del Sig.r Bernardo Pasquini Poesia dell'Ill.mo Mons.r Bernini Prima Parte
The Tirinto. Acts Three. Prologue and intermezzo, with instruments
Il Mosè. Oratorio a 4 voci con strumenti: in due parti
Il Martirio dei Santi Vito, Modesto, e Crescenzia. sotto la Tirannide di Diocleziano Imperatore. Oratorio à 5 con istromenti Prima Parte Musica. Del Sig.r Bernardo Pasquini
Quae nam portenta. Mottetto della Beata Vergine, per sola voce di Soprano con bc
O benedicte Jesu. Mottetto a solo voce di Contralto, con bc
La Sete di Christo Oratorio à 4. Cantori 2. Ten: e Basso Con istrom.ti La Vergine Maria S.Giovanni Gioseffo Nicodemo Del Sig. Bernardo Pasquini
![Oratorio A 5 Voci [di Bernardo Pasquini] Con Violini Di Santa Agnese](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fbeu-covers.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fedl%2Feuropeana%2F12757.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Oratorio A 5 Voci [di Bernardo Pasquini] Con Violini Di Santa Agnese
Cantate, Canzoni & c., Pieces 21
9 Ariette a Sopr.o, o Contr.o con B.C Pezzi 9
Cantate, Pezzi 8.
Falls
6 Cantate a soprano, o mezzosopr. con b.c. Pasquini incerto Lonati
Cantate a sola voce di Soprano, o di Baritono, o di Basso, con bc. Pezzi 13
Cantate, Duetti, Terzetti, Pezzi 13
Alcasta. Melodramma in 3 atti con strumenti. Partit.
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Encyclopedic overview
Bernardo Pasquini Bernardo Pasquini (7 December 1637 – 21 November 1710) was an Italian composer of operas, oratorios, cantatas and keyboard music. A renowned virtuoso keyboard player, he was one of the most important Italian composers for harpsichord between Girolamo Frescobaldi and Domenico Scarlatti, having also made substantial contributions to opera and oratorio.
Biography
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