Antonio Brunelli
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Antonio Brunelli was an Italian
composer and theorist of the early Baroque
period.
He was a student of Giovanni Maria Nanino
and served as the organist at San Miniato
in Tuscany
from 1604 to 1607, then moved to Prato
where he served as maestro di capella at the Cathedral there. On 12 April 1612 he was appointed as maestro di capella to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Between 1605 and 1621 he published works including motet
s, canzonette, Psalms, madrigal
s, Requiem
s, and other sacred works, some of which were included in Donfried's Promptuarium musicum (1623). Brunelli's wrote and published several theoretical treatises, most notably the Regole utilissime per i scolari che desiderano imperare a cantare (Florence, 1606), one of the first published methods for voice. His other writings include Esercizi ad 1 e 2 voci (Florence, 1607) and Regole et dichiarazione de alcuni contrappunti doppii (Florence, 1610).
Italy
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composer and theorist of the early Baroque
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
period.
He was a student of Giovanni Maria Nanino
Giovanni Maria Nanino
Giovanni Maria Nanino was an Italian composer and teacher of the late Renaissance. He was a member of the Roman School of composers, and was the most influential music teacher in Rome in the late 16th century...
and served as the organist at San Miniato
San Miniato
San Miniato is a town and comune in the province of Pisa, in the region of Tuscany, Italy.San Miniato sits at an historically strategic location atop three small hills where it dominates the lower Arno valley between the valleys of Egola and Elsa...
in Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
from 1604 to 1607, then moved to Prato
Prato
Prato is a city and comune in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city is situated at the foot of Monte Retaia , the last peak in the Calvana chain. The lowest altitude in the comune is 32 m, near the Cascine di Tavola, and the highest is the peak of Monte Cantagrillo...
where he served as maestro di capella at the Cathedral there. On 12 April 1612 he was appointed as maestro di capella to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Between 1605 and 1621 he published works including motet
Motet
In classical music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions.-Etymology:The name comes either from the Latin movere, or a Latinized version of Old French mot, "word" or "verbal utterance." The Medieval Latin for "motet" is motectum, and the Italian...
s, canzonette, Psalms, madrigal
Madrigal (music)
A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong, of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Traditionally, polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied; the number of voices varies from two to eight, and most frequently from three to six....
s, Requiem
Requiem
A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead or Mass of the dead , is a Mass celebrated for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal...
s, and other sacred works, some of which were included in Donfried's Promptuarium musicum (1623). Brunelli's wrote and published several theoretical treatises, most notably the Regole utilissime per i scolari che desiderano imperare a cantare (Florence, 1606), one of the first published methods for voice. His other writings include Esercizi ad 1 e 2 voci (Florence, 1607) and Regole et dichiarazione de alcuni contrappunti doppii (Florence, 1610).
Recordings
- Fioretti Spirituali, Auser MusiciAuser MusiciAuser Musici is a period instrument ensemble centered in Pisa that specializes in early music repertory from the Tuscan region of Italy.-History, Mission, and Activities:...
, Carlo Ipata, director, Agorà AG 187.1 (1999) - Arie, scherzi, canzonette & madrigali per suonare & cantare, Auser Musici, Carlo Ipata, director, Symphonia SY 04209 (2005)