Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi (1728-1804)
- Dixit a 8 concertato (c.1797)
Performers: Der Domchor Münster; Santini Kammerorchester; Heinz-Gert Freimuth (1939-2009, conductor)
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Italian composer. Son of Jacopo Guglielmi, his earliest studies were
with Francesco Durante at the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto in
Naples, from which he emerged in 1753 as an opera composer with his
first major success in Turin two years later. During the next decade, he
wrote no fewer than 25 operas; these included such popular works as Il
ratto della sposa (1765) and La Sposa fedele (1767), which, along with
L'impresa d'opera (1769), were performed throughout Europe with notable
success. By 1762 he had been called to Dresden to direct opera (though
not as Kapellmeister), and in 1768 he moved to London before returning
to Italy in 1772. There he received commissions for his works from
around the country. He made a home in Naples in 1777, but in 1793 he was
appointed as maestro di cappella at St. Peter’s in Rome. In 1797 he
also assumed the post of maestro di cappella at S. Lorenzo Lucina.
Considered one of the most popular composers principally of opera buffa
during his lifetime, he was known for good lyrical melodies and a
progressive sense of harmony. His works have been little studied, and
what research exists focuses mainly upon his operas (about 100). In
addition, he composed nine oratorios, a Requiem, and nine celebratory
cantatas, as well as a considerable amount of instrumental music.
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