Luka Sorkočević (1734-1789)
- Sinfonia (VI) in D-Dur
Performers: Zagreb orchestra
Further info: Luka Sorkočević (1734-1789) - Symphonies
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Dalmatian-Croatian composer and nobleman. A member of a family of
Dalmatian nobility, he was trained in music by Giovanni Valentini,
maestro di cappella of the Dubrovnik cathedral. In 1752 he became a
member of the Great Council. By 1757 he traveled to Rome to study under
Rinaldo da Capua, but his position in society redirected his life toward
a role as a politician. In 1776 he negotiated with France on behalf of
the Republic and from 1781 to 1782 he was ambassador for the Republic of
Dubrovnik to the Holy Roman court in Vienna, during which period he
became friends with Christoph Willibald von Gluck, Joseph Haydn, and
Pietro Metastasio. His health began to fail upon his return to Dubrovnik
when he was afflicted with chronic arthritis, and in a fit of
despondency he committed suicide by leaping from the upper story of his
palace. He was occupied with musical composition for a small portion of
his life, even as he maintained a career in politics. His output
includes nine symphonies, two sonatas (one keyboard and one violin),
several arias, and a motet in Croatian titled 'Bablionskiem na riekama'
(Super flumina Babylonis, Psalm 136). His musical style is galant,
although he shows some influences of the Italian opera. His son, Antun
Sorkočević (1775-1841), was also a politician and composer, active in
France.
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