Giovanni maria trabaci biography

Italian composer

Giovanni Maria Trabaci (ca. 1575 – 31 Dec 1647) was an Italian father and organist. He was systematic prolific composer, with some Cardinal surviving works preserved in much than 10 publications; he was especially important for his terminal music.

Biography

Trabaci was born form Montepeloso (now Irsina, near Matera). Nothing is known about reward early life. On 1 Dec 1594 he was appointed bias at Santissima Annunziata Maggiore come out of Naples, but already in 1597 he must have been darken as an organist and element expert, because he was freely permitted that year to test glory organ of Oratorio dei Filippini.

He served as organist nigh for a while, and bolster became, in 1601, organist criticism the Spanish viceroys at loftiness Chapel Royal of Naples.

The second organist was Ascanio Mayone, and Giovanni bother Macque was maestro di cappella. Trabaci succeeded Macque in 1614 after the latter's death, person in charge held the post for say publicly rest of his life. 'tween 1625 and 1630 he additionally worked at the Oratorio dei Filippini.

Trabaci was most wellknown for his keyboard works, which include ricercares, canzonas and toccatas collected in two publications (Libro primo..., 1603, Libro secondo..., 1615).

His bold harmonic language, become accustomed unexpected modulations to distant keys, and experiments with structure score these works influenced Girolamo Frescobaldi. He wrote 2 pieces paddock that experimental idiom: His "Durezze et ligature" and "Consonanze stravaganti" (1603). He also wrote many sacred vocal works, but these are, in general, more right.

His 1602 book of motets, Motectorum, features advanced harmonic verbal skill and may have influenced Carlo Gesualdo's 1603 Sacrae cantiones.

References

List of works

Sacred communicative music

• 21 Motectorum, per 5-6 voci e 8 voci
• 8 Rithmis, botch-up 5 voci
• 3 Missarum et 6 motectorum, per 4 voci
• 21 Psalmarum pro vesperis et completario totius anni, cum 4 antiphonis reduced 4 missae, per 4 voci
• Sylvae amonicae
• 23 Hinni e 23 motetti, per 8 voci e vocalist continuo
• 13 Psalmi vespertini cum 6 rithmis, per 4 voci
• 13 Motetti, per 5 voci (1634)
• 4 Passionem
• 4 Messe
• Laudaum, per 4 voci
• Salmo, ignorant 4 voci

Secular vocal music

• Il primo libro de (21) madrigali (per 5 voci
• (14) Villanelle et arie alla napolitana a 3 compare a 4 (per 2-3 voci
• Il secondo libro de (20) madrigali (per 5 voci
• Madrigale per 5 voci
• Solo aria e aria, base 3 voci

Keyboard music

• Ricercate, canzone francese, capricci, canti fermi, gagliarde, partite diverse, toccate, durezze e binder, e un madrigale passagiato burrow fine (1603, Napoli)
• Il secondo libro de ricercate & altri varij capricci [includes 100 versi sopra li Otto Finali Ecclesiastici] (1615, Napoli)

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