Capricci Da Sonare Cembali Et Organi Op. 4 Toccata Quarta Per L'elevatione - Music

Capricci Da Sonare Cembali Et Organi Op. 4 Toccata Quarta Per L'elevatione by Gregorio Strozzi

Gregorio Strozzi

Artist Biography For Gregorio Strozzi

Gregorio Strozzi San Severino Lucano 1615 - Naples 1687 Was An Italian Composer Harpsichordist And Organist. He Studied With Giovanni Maria Sabino In Naples Later Becoming Second Organist At Sts. Annunziata In 1634 . In 1645 He Was Appointed Chaplain In Amalfi . In 1655 He Became Doctor Of Canon And Civil Law At The University Of Naples And Took The Title Of Abbot. He Wrote A Collection Of Choral Works For Holy Week "Responsoria Lamentationes Improperia Psalms Hymni Motecta Et Evangelia Passionis Quoad Turbam Quae To Musicam In Hebdomada Spectant Sancta" Op. 1 Rome 1655 A "Sancto Officio Of Christmas" Op. 2 Lost A Collection Of Bicinia "Elementorum Musicae Praxis Not Utilis-Off Incipientibus Sed Et Proficientibus Perfectis" Op. 3 Naples 1683 And The "Caprices By Beeping Cymbals Et Organs " Op. 4 Naples 1687 His Most Famous Work Which Contains Twenty-Nine Pieces For Harpsichord Or Organ. Consistent With The Tradition Of The So-Called Neapolitan School Harpsichord And Organ In The First Half Of The Century Is Formed 3 Tantrums 3 Sought 3 Sonatas Touch 4 3 Hefty 1 Madrigal Decreased 8 Current 2 Ballets Dance 1 And 3 Series Of Variations. For Some Of These Passages The Author Proposes Alternative Instruments To The Harpsichord Harp And Appointed Viola Viol Consort Accordions And Flutes. In The Whims Contrapuntal Variations And 3 Sonatas Song It Is Clear The Use Of The Form Of Girolamo Frescobaldi 1583-1643 And Giovanni Maria Trabaci 1575-1647 . Chromaticism Harmonic Sophistication And Style Chromatic Dissonances Reminiscent Of Frescobaldi And Giovanni De Macque Or Even The Works Of Gesualdo Da Venosa 1566-1613 .