Molinaro was born in Genoa. He studied music with his uncle, Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena, who was maestro di cappella at Genoa Cathedral. In 1593, Gostena was murdered, and Molinaro succeeded him in his post at the Cathedral in 1599.[2] The same year he published Intavolatura di liuto, containing lute works both by himself and by Gostena. In addition to his lute works, Molinaro composed a large amount of sacred choral music, most of which does not survive completely because of missing partbooks. However, some five-voice motets have been preserved in the collections of Hassler and Schadaeus. Molinaro died in May 1636 in Genoa.[1]
Molinaro also served as editor of the works of Carlo Gesualdo, publishing editions of that composer's madrigals in 1585 and 1613.[3]
Assessmentedit
In his dances for lute, according to Eitner, Molinaro "despises all counterpoint, and shows himself as a pure melodist and harmonist, but both in so simple and pretty a way, that they all have something uncommonly attractive".[4] Molinaro wrote at the time when, according to Paul Henry Lang, lute music was reaching its apogee. Along with Giovanni Terzi, Molinaro's lute music introduces "a finished, graceful, and sovereign instrumental style, capable of all shades of expression and of a technique which we usually associate only with the vocal music of the period".[5]
The 1613 publication of the Gesualdo madrigals was ground-breaking because it presented Gesualdo's music in full score as opposed to partbook format.[6]
^Burgh, Allatson (1814). Anecdotes of music, historical and biographical: in a series of letters from a gentleman to his daughter, Volume 2. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. p. 27.
^Lang, Paul Henry (1997). Music in Western civilization. New York: Norton. p. 248. ISBN0-393-04074-7.
^Watkins, Glenn (2010). The Gesualdo Hex: Music, Myth, and Memory. New York: Norton. p. 276. ISBN978-0-393-07102-3.
Bibliographyedit
Grove, George; J.A. Fuller Maitland (1907). A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, volume iii. London: Macmillan. pp. 240–241. OCLC 407077. Article "Molinaro, Simone".
Cummings, Robert (n.d.). "Simone Molinaro: Biography". Retrieved 2010-10-07.
simone, molinaro, 1570, 1636, composer, late, renaissance, italy, especially, renowned, lute, music, contents, life, career, assessment, works, lute, secular, vocal, music, sacred, vocal, music, references, bibliography, external, linkslife, career, editmolina. Simone Molinaro c 1570 May 1636 1 was a composer of the late Renaissance in Italy He was especially renowned for his lute music Contents 1 Life and career 2 Assessment 3 Works 3 1 Lute 3 2 Secular Vocal music 3 3 Sacred Vocal music 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksLife and career editMolinaro was born in Genoa He studied music with his uncle Giovanni Battista Dalla Gostena who was maestro di cappella at Genoa Cathedral In 1593 Gostena was murdered and Molinaro succeeded him in his post at the Cathedral in 1599 2 The same year he published Intavolatura di liuto containing lute works both by himself and by Gostena In addition to his lute works Molinaro composed a large amount of sacred choral music most of which does not survive completely because of missing partbooks However some five voice motets have been preserved in the collections of Hassler and Schadaeus Molinaro died in May 1636 in Genoa 1 Molinaro also served as editor of the works of Carlo Gesualdo publishing editions of that composer s madrigals in 1585 and 1613 3 Assessment editIn his dances for lute according to Eitner Molinaro despises all counterpoint and shows himself as a pure melodist and harmonist but both in so simple and pretty a way that they all have something uncommonly attractive 4 Molinaro wrote at the time when according to Paul Henry Lang lute music was reaching its apogee Along with Giovanni Terzi Molinaro s lute music introduces a finished graceful and sovereign instrumental style capable of all shades of expression and of a technique which we usually associate only with the vocal music of the period 5 The 1613 publication of the Gesualdo madrigals was ground breaking because it presented Gesualdo s music in full score as opposed to partbook format 6 Molinaro s music was used as the basis for Balletto detto il Conte Orlando of the Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No 1 by Ottorino Respighi Works editLute edit Intavolatura di liuto libro 1 Venice 1599Secular Vocal music edit Il 1 libro di canzonette a 3 e 4 voci Venice 1595 Il 1 libro de Madrigali a 5 voci Venice 1599 Il 2 libro delle Canzonette a 3 voci Venice 1600 Madrigali a 5 voci Loano 1615Sacred Vocal music edit Motectorum quinis et Missae denis vocibus liber I Venice 1597 Il 2 libro de Mottetti a 8 voci Milan 1601 Il 1 libro de mottetti a 5 voci con la partitura per sonar l organo Milan 1604 Il 1 libro de Magnificat a 4 voci con basso continuato Milan 1605 Concerti ecclesiastisi a 2 e a 4 voci con la sua part per l organo Venice 1605 Il 3 libro de Mottetti a 5 voci con il basso continuato Venice 1609 Fatiche spirituali libro 1 a 6 voci Venice 1610 Fatiche spirituali libro 2 a 6 voci Venice 1610 Concerti a 1 e 2 voci con la part per l organo Milan 1612 Passio Domini Iesu Christi secundum Matthaeum Marcum Lucam et Ioannem Loano 1616References edit a b Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart Personenteil Band 12 Kassel 2004 p 308 ISBN 3 7618 1122 5 Cummings n d Burgh Allatson 1814 Anecdotes of music historical and biographical in a series of letters from a gentleman to his daughter Volume 2 London Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown p 27 cited in Grove 1907 Lang Paul Henry 1997 Music in Western civilization New York Norton p 248 ISBN 0 393 04074 7 Watkins Glenn 2010 The Gesualdo Hex Music Myth and Memory New York Norton p 276 ISBN 978 0 393 07102 3 Bibliography editGrove George J A Fuller Maitland 1907 A Dictionary of Music and Musicians volume iii London Macmillan pp 240 241 OCLC 407077 Article Molinaro Simone Cummings Robert n d Simone Molinaro Biography Retrieved 2010 10 07 External links editFree scores by Simone Molinaro at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Biography at hoasm org Biography at answers com Free scores by Simone Molinaro in the Choral Public Domain Library ChoralWiki Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simone Molinaro amp oldid 1159355618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
