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Francesco Cavalli
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Italian composer (1602–1676)
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Francesco Cavalli, also known by his native name Pietro Francesco Cavalli, was an Italian composer, organist, chapelmaster, and conductor. Born in Crema in 1602 and dying in Venice in 1676, he was a citizen of the Republic of Venice and resided in Cremona. His musical career began in 1616, and he studied under Claudio Monteverdi. Cavalli composed primarily in the Baroque movement, focusing on the genre of opera.
His notable works include the operas *Giasone*, *Egisto*, and *La Calisto*. He played the organ and spoke Italian. Cavalli is described by sources such as Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, Nordisk familjebok, the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. He is recognized as a male composer within the classical and Italian composer categories.
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Francesco Cavalli (February 14, 1602 – January 14, 1676) was an Italian composer. His real name was Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni, but he is better known by that of Cavalli, the name of his patron, a Venetian nobleman. Cavalli was born at Crema, Lombardy. He became a singer at St Mark's in Venice in 1616, second organist in 1639, first organist in 1665, and in 1668 maestro di cappella. He is, however, chiefly remembered for his operas. He began to write for the stage in 1639 (Le nozze di Teti
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francesco
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Venice
- Place of birth
- Crema
- Place of death
- Venice
- Occupation
- chapelmaster
- Position held
- chapelmaster
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Notable work
- La Calisto
- Student of
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Genre
- opera
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- Francesco Cavalli.png
- Residence
- Cremona
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- date of birth
- 1602-02-14
- date of death
- 1676-01-14
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- Pietro Francesco Cavalli
- Commons category
- Francesco Cavalli
- start of work period
- 1616-00-00
- P8168
- Pápoc
- P12674
- Tim Tolkien
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Francesco Cavalli, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
La prosperita infelice di Giulio Cesare dittatore : opera musicale
La petite cloche du cimetière [Música notada] :]nocturne pour le piano, op. 9
Giasone : Drama musicale
Il Giasone : Drama per musica
Giasone : Drama musicale
La Doriclea
MESSA A QVATTRO VOCI, ET SALMI A Vna, Due, Tre, Quattro, Cinque, Sei, Sette, & Otto Voci, Concertati, e Parte da Cappella, & con le Letanie della B. V.
Cantata a sola voce di s. e b.c. Vanità in amore. Levamiti davanti
Cantata a 2 ss. con b.c. Amante veridico. Ho un cor che non sa finger
Jason. Opera in music with prologue and instrumentals in three acts. Partit.
Ciro. Melodrama with prologue. Partit.
Cantate per b. col b.c. Pezzi 23
Il Giasone
Il novello Giasone
La Doriclea : Dramma musicale
L' Egisto
L' Ormindo : Favola regia per musica
Pompeo Magno - Staatliche Bibliothek Ansbach VI g 37
Narciso et ecco immortalati : Opera drammatica
Il Giasone : Drama musicale
Il Giasone
La Didone : opera rappresentata in musica nel teatro di San Casciano nell'anno 1641
Giasone
Xerse : Drama per musica seconda impressione Con Prologo et Intermedij nuovi, e con qualche aggionta, e mutatione per maggior novità
L' Oristeo
La Torilda : Dramma
L' Eritrea : Drama Vndecima Posthumo
L' Eritrea
La Calisto
Piccolo album di musica antica
L' Ormindo
Gli Amori d'Apollo, e di Dafne : rappresentati in musica nel teatro di S. Casciano, in Venetia, nell'anno 1640
La Statira : principessa di Persia
La virtu de'strali d'Amore
La Rosinda
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Encyclopedic overview
Imaginary portrait of Francesco Cavalli
Francesco Cavalli (born Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni; 14 February 1602 – 14 January 1676) was a Venetian composer, organist and singer of the early Baroque period. He succeeded his teacher Claudio Monteverdi as the dominant and leading opera composer of the mid 17th-century. A central figure of Venetian musical life, Cavalli wrote more than thirty operas, almost all of which premiered in the city's theaters. His best known works include Ormindo (1644), Giasone (1649) and La Calisto (1651).
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