Fernando De Luca
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Fernando De Luca is an Italian harpsichordist
, teacher and composer
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He studied harpsichord with Paola Bernardi.
He is the most famous harpsichordist over the Internet, very popular especially in the United Kingdom and United States of America, due to his acclaimed efforts to perform and record, for the first time in the history, the Handel
’s Complete Harpsichord Compositions. He is also the first to have transcribed and recorded a number of orchestral pieces to the harpsichord, including the Sixty Complete Ouvertures from the Handel’s Operas and Oratorios
. A large number of his performances is freely available on an increasing number of specialized Ancient Music web sites.
He approached the study of counterpoint and the art of improvisation with Mons. Domenico Bartolucci
, who was Maestro di Cappella for the Cappella Sistina in the Vatican
.
De Luca is a member of Vox Saeculorum
, a society of composers working in early historical styles, whose founded by Grant Colburn
, Roman Turovsky et al. De Luca is also a member of the Period Instruments Orchestra “Accademia Barocca di Santa Cecilia” as keyboard soloist and basso continuo player.
Harpsichordist
A harpsichordist is a person who plays the harpsichord.Many baroque composers played the harpsichord, including Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, George Frideric Handel, François Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau...
, teacher and composer
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...
.
He studied harpsichord with Paola Bernardi.
He is the most famous harpsichordist over the Internet, very popular especially in the United Kingdom and United States of America, due to his acclaimed efforts to perform and record, for the first time in the history, the Handel
HANDEL
HANDEL was the code-name for the UK's National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. It consisted of a small console consisting of two microphones, lights and gauges. The reason behind this was to provide a back-up if anything failed....
’s Complete Harpsichord Compositions. He is also the first to have transcribed and recorded a number of orchestral pieces to the harpsichord, including the Sixty Complete Ouvertures from the Handel’s Operas and Oratorios
Oratórios
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. A large number of his performances is freely available on an increasing number of specialized Ancient Music web sites.
He approached the study of counterpoint and the art of improvisation with Mons. Domenico Bartolucci
Domenico Bartolucci
Domenico Bartolucci is an Italian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is Director Emeritus of the Sistine Chapel Choir and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and is recognized in the field of music both as a director and a prolific composer...
, who was Maestro di Cappella for the Cappella Sistina in the Vatican
Apostolic Palace
The Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the Pope, which is located in Vatican City. It is also known as the Sacred Palace, the Papal Palace and the Palace of the Vatican...
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De Luca is a member of Vox Saeculorum
Vox Saeculorum
Vox Sæculorum is an international society of contemporary composers writing in the Baroque style established in 2006. Vox Sæculorum was the primary focus of a feature length article on period baroque composition written by Grant Colburn and published in the Summer issue of Early Music America...
, a society of composers working in early historical styles, whose founded by Grant Colburn
Grant Colburn
Grant Colburn is an American harpsichordist, pianist and composer.He studied harpsichord with Igor Kipnis.He is the author of five published collections of baroque and renaissance harpsichord music as well as music for recorder/flute with continuo and unaccompanied cello or viola da gamba, of...
, Roman Turovsky et al. De Luca is also a member of the Period Instruments Orchestra “Accademia Barocca di Santa Cecilia” as keyboard soloist and basso continuo player.