Francisco António de Almeida (c.1702-1755)
- Sinfonia 'Il trionfo d'amore' (1729)
Performers: Os Músicos do Tejo; Marcos Magalhaes (conductor)
Further info: Il Trionfo d'Amore
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Portuguese organist and composer. He was sent to Rome on a stipend by
Dom João V in 1722, where he studied musical composition, returning to
Lisbon in 1726 to become organist at the Capella Reale and later music
teacher to the royal family. His first success was a comic opera, La
pazienzia di Socrate, in 1733, but followed thereafter by others, such
as La Spinalba of 1739 that foreshadows the later Italian buffa. He
perished in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755. His surviving works include
eight operas, about 20 sacred works, two oratorios, a Mass, a cantata,
and several arias. The bulk of his music has been lost, however,
including the presépios written for the Nativity. Although there are
Baroque elements in his music, his use of ensemble clearly shows the
emerging Italian operatic style. In 1724, the artist Pier Leone Ghezzi
drew his caricature, describing Francisco António de Almeida as "a young
but excellent composer of concertos and church music who sang with
extreme taste".
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