He was born at Frattamaggiore, in the Kingdom of Naples, and at an early age he entered the Conservatorio dei poveri di Gesù Cristo, in Naples, where he received lessons from Gaetano Greco. Later he became a pupil of Alessandro Scarlatti at the Conservatorio di Sant'Onofrio. He is also supposed to have studied under Bernardo Pasquini and Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni in Rome, but there is no documentary evidence. He is said to have succeeded Scarlatti in 1725 at Sant' Onofrio, and to have remained there until 1742, when he succeeded Porpora as head of the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto, also in Naples. This post he held for thirteen years, till his death in Naples. He was married three times.
Durante finds a place on the Opéra Garnier, Paris, perhaps by virtue of his students
A complete collection of Durante's works, consisting almost exclusively of sacred music, was presented by Gaspare Selvaggi, a Neapolitan art collector and music theorist,[1] to the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. A catalogue may be found in Fétis's Biographie universelle. The imperial library of Vienna also preserves a valuable collection of Durante's manuscripts. Two requiems, several masses (one of which, a most original work, is the Pastoral Mass for four voices) and the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah are amongst his most important settings. His Magnificat achieved popularity partly because of its misattribution to Pergolesi.
The fact that Durante never composed for the stage brought him an exaggerated reputation as a composer of sacred music. Considered one of the best church composers of his style and period, he seems to have founded the sentimental school of Italian church music. Nevertheless, Hasse protested against Durante's being described as the greatest harmonist of Italy, a title which he ascribed to Alessandro Scarlatti.
Sadie, S. (ed.) (1980) The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, [vol #5].
Peter van Tour: Counterpoint and Partimento: Methods of Teaching Composition in Late Eighteenth-Century Naples. 2015. 318p. (Studia musicologica Upsaliensia, 0081-6744 ; 25) ISBN978-91-554-9197-0[1].
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francesco, durante, italian, surgeon, politician, surgeon, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, november, 2021, lea. For the Italian surgeon and politician see Francesco Durante surgeon This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Francesco Durante 31 March 1684 30 September 1755 was a Neapolitan composer Francesco Durante Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 Media 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksBiography editHe was born at Frattamaggiore in the Kingdom of Naples and at an early age he entered the Conservatorio dei poveri di Gesu Cristo in Naples where he received lessons from Gaetano Greco Later he became a pupil of Alessandro Scarlatti at the Conservatorio di Sant Onofrio He is also supposed to have studied under Bernardo Pasquini and Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni in Rome but there is no documentary evidence He is said to have succeeded Scarlatti in 1725 at Sant Onofrio and to have remained there until 1742 when he succeeded Porpora as head of the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto also in Naples This post he held for thirteen years till his death in Naples He was married three times His fame as a teacher was considerable and Niccolo Jommelli Giovanni Paisiello Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Niccolo Piccinni and Leonardo Vinci were amongst his pupils As a teacher he insisted on the unreasoning observance of rules differing thus from Scarlatti who treated all his pupils as individuals nbsp Durante finds a place on the Opera Garnier Paris perhaps by virtue of his students A complete collection of Durante s works consisting almost exclusively of sacred music was presented by Gaspare Selvaggi a Neapolitan art collector and music theorist 1 to the Bibliotheque Nationale Paris A catalogue may be found in Fetis s Biographie universelle The imperial library of Vienna also preserves a valuable collection of Durante s manuscripts Two requiems several masses one of which a most original work is the Pastoral Mass for four voices and the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah are amongst his most important settings His Magnificat achieved popularity partly because of its misattribution to Pergolesi The fact that Durante never composed for the stage brought him an exaggerated reputation as a composer of sacred music Considered one of the best church composers of his style and period he seems to have founded the sentimental school of Italian church music Nevertheless Hasse protested against Durante s being described as the greatest harmonist of Italy a title which he ascribed to Alessandro Scarlatti Discography editSolfeges d Italie No 137 Danza danza fanciulla gentile with Frederica von Stade mezzo soprano and Martin Katz piano CBS 1982Media editVergine tutto amore References edit Selvaggi Trattato di armonia 1823 Sources editSadie S ed 1980 The New Grove Dictionary of Music amp Musicians vol 5 Peter van Tour Counterpoint and Partimento Methods of Teaching Composition in Late Eighteenth Century Naples 2015 318p Studia musicologica Upsaliensia 0081 6744 25 ISBN 978 91 554 9197 0 1 nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Dent Edward Joseph 1911 Durante Francesco In Chisholm Hugh ed Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 8 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 694 695 External links edit nbsp Media related to Francesco Durante composer at Wikimedia Commons Free scores by Francesco Durante at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Free scores by Francesco Durante in the Choral Public Domain Library ChoralWiki Istituto Internazionale per lo studio del 700 musicale napoletano Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francesco Durante amp oldid 1216863974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
