Carlo Milanuzzi
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Carlo Milanuzzi was an Italian composer
of the early Baroque
era.
in the Marche region
, to Milanuzzo and donna Felice, probably around 1590, but not after 1592, the starting-date of the Baptismal Books of the town, in which no documentation of his birth has been found. He spent most of his life in Venice
. Though he was an Augustinian friar, he composed both sacred and secular music, and his work is very interesting particularly for the later development of the solo cantata
. As Dinko Fabris wrote: «the collections of Ariose vaghezze published by Milanuzzi in Venice between 1622 and 1643 were a veritable mine of arias and proto-cantatas that had numerous affinities with Falconieri
»; into the collections there are inserted many dance
s, and a quantity of them are for Spanish guitar.. For example, the 'Terzo scherzo delle ariose vaghezze' of Carlo Milanuzzi contains 12 ballettos for solo voice and continuo, and 7 for guitar alone.
Two short arias by Francesco Monteverdi, elder son of Claudio Monteverdi
, survive in Milanuzzi’s 'Quarto scherzo delle ariose vaghezze'.
Carlo Milanuzzi died perhaps around 1647, the date of his last work, Compieta intiera concertata con le Antifone, e Litanie della Beatiss. Vergine Madre di Dio.
In 1621 Carlo Milanuzzi also added the 'continuo' part to Pomponio Nenna
’s Il primo libro de madrigali, 4 vv. The motet Anima miseranda, appeared in 'Ghirlanda sacra scielta da diuersi Eccellentissimi Compositori', an anthology by various authors edited in Venice, 1625.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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...
era.
Life
Carlo Milanuzzi was born in Santa Natoglia, or EsanatogliaEsanatoglia
-History:According to the legend, Esus, the Celtic God of war, would be the origin of the name of the Esino river, on whose shores a town, Aesa, is presumed to have been founded in Roman times....
in the Marche region
March of Ancona
The March of Ancona or marca Anconitana was a frontier march centred on the city of Ancona and, then, Macerata in the Middle Ages...
, to Milanuzzo and donna Felice, probably around 1590, but not after 1592, the starting-date of the Baptismal Books of the town, in which no documentation of his birth has been found. He spent most of his life in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
. Though he was an Augustinian friar, he composed both sacred and secular music, and his work is very interesting particularly for the later development of the solo cantata
Cantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
. As Dinko Fabris wrote: «the collections of Ariose vaghezze published by Milanuzzi in Venice between 1622 and 1643 were a veritable mine of arias and proto-cantatas that had numerous affinities with Falconieri
Andrea Falconieri
Andrea Falconieri , also known as Falconiero, was an Italian composer and lutenist from Naples. He resided in Parma from 1604 until 1614, and later moved to Rome, and then back to his native Naples, where in 1647 he became meastro di cappella at the royal chapel.-External links:...
»; into the collections there are inserted many dance
Baroque dance
Baroque dance is dance of the Baroque era , closely linked with Baroque music, theatre and opera.- English country dance :...
s, and a quantity of them are for Spanish guitar.. For example, the 'Terzo scherzo delle ariose vaghezze' of Carlo Milanuzzi contains 12 ballettos for solo voice and continuo, and 7 for guitar alone.
Two short arias by Francesco Monteverdi, elder son of Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, gambist, and singer.Monteverdi's work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the transition from the Renaissance style of music to that of the Baroque period. He developed two individual styles of composition – the...
, survive in Milanuzzi’s 'Quarto scherzo delle ariose vaghezze'.
Carlo Milanuzzi died perhaps around 1647, the date of his last work, Compieta intiera concertata con le Antifone, e Litanie della Beatiss. Vergine Madre di Dio.
Sacred
- Sacri rosarum flores, 1619;
- Vespertina psalmodia, 1619;
- Letanie della Beata Vergine, 1622;
- Armonia sacra di concerti, messa et canzoni, 1622;
- Sacra cetra concertata con affetti ecclesiastici, 1625;
- Concerto sacro di salmi intieri, 1629;
- Messe a 3 concertate, 1627;
- Hortus sacer deliciarum, 1636;
- Concerto sacro di salmi intieri, 1643;
- Compieta intiera concertata con le antifone, e Litanie BVM di Dio, 1647.
Secular
- Aurea corona de scherzi poetici, 1620;
- Primo scherzo delle ariose vaghezze, 1622;
- Secondo scherzo delle ariose vaghezze, 1622;
- Terzo scherzo delle ariose vaghezze, 1623;
- Quarto scherzo delle ariose vaghezze, 1624;
- Sesto libro delle ariose vaghezze, 1628;
- Settimo libro delle ariose vaghezze, 1630;
- Ottavo libro delle ariose vaghezze, 1635;
- Nono libro delle ariose vaghezze, commode da cantarsi, 1643.
In 1621 Carlo Milanuzzi also added the 'continuo' part to Pomponio Nenna
Pomponio Nenna
Pomponio Nenna was a Neapolitan Italian composer of the Renaissance. He is mainly remembered for his madrigals, which were influenced by Gesualdo, and for his polychoral sacred motets, posthumously published as Sacrae Hebdomadae Responsoria in 1622.- Life :Pomponio Nenna was born in Bari, in the...
’s Il primo libro de madrigali, 4 vv. The motet Anima miseranda, appeared in 'Ghirlanda sacra scielta da diuersi Eccellentissimi Compositori', an anthology by various authors edited in Venice, 1625.
Sources, further reading
- Carlo Milanuzzi da Santa Natoglia - Sacred music, Critical Edition by Claudio Dall'Albero, Rugginenti, Milano, 2008.
- Jerome Roche/Roark Miller, Carlo Milanuzzi, in «New Grove DictionaryGrove Dictionary of Music and MusiciansThe New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along with the German-language Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, it is the largest single reference work on Western music. The dictionary has gone through several editions since the 19th century...
».
External links
- Extracts from the book Carlo Milanuzzi da Santa Natoglia – Musica sacra/Sacred music on Google books (italiano/English)