More on the Music of Giuseppe Torti (before 1752–after 1780)

Autor: Bieńkowska Irena
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Musicology Today, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 34-44 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1734-1663
2353-5733
DOI: 10.2478/muso-2020-0003
Popis: Very little is known about Giuseppe Torti's life. Associated with Milan, he was active in 1752–1780. He made several long journeys, including to the Lithuanian court of H. F. Radziwiłł. I have recently discovered three new works by this composer, which means that his known and surviving output now consists of 12 compositions: 9 instrumental pieces, cantatas, and an aria, to which one should add one opera libretto and information about two operas. In Poland, Torti composed at least two (now lost) operas, staged at H. F. Radziwiłł's court theatre. His earlier works, such as Concerto in G Major (GroF826), Trio in G Major dedicated to Charles Davers, and the aria Attenda il core dal caro bene may also have belonged to the ducal court's repertoire. The cantata Armata sum in campo was most likely composed in Lithuania.
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