Pirro Albergati
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Count Pirro Capacelli Albergati (20 September 1663 – 22 June 1735) was an Italian aristocrat, and amateur composer.
Albergati was born in Bologna
. The Albergatis were one of the most eminent families of the Bolognese nobility, and Count Pirro Albergati himself was ambassador, confident of Leopold I, Emperor of Austria, member of the city Council of Elders, and gonfaloniere
of the city of Bologna.
From 1685 he became a member of the confraternity Santa Maria della Morte for whom he composed most of his 17 oratorios. From 1728 Albergati also held the mainly honororay post of maestro di cappella in Puiano near Urbino
in the last years of his life. His sacred works include 4 masses.
Oratorios (surviving):
Lost works:
Oratorios:
Albergati was born in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
. The Albergatis were one of the most eminent families of the Bolognese nobility, and Count Pirro Albergati himself was ambassador, confident of Leopold I, Emperor of Austria, member of the city Council of Elders, and gonfaloniere
Gonfaloniere
The Gonfaloniere was a highly prestigious communal post in medieval and Renaissance Italy, notably in Florence and the Papal States. The name derives from gonfalone, the term used for the banners of such communes....
of the city of Bologna.
- "Although posterity has recognized Pirro Albergati for his musical accomplishments, he was probably better known to the general public for his charitable works".(Victor Crowther The oratorio in Bologna 1650-1730)
From 1685 he became a member of the confraternity Santa Maria della Morte for whom he composed most of his 17 oratorios. From 1728 Albergati also held the mainly honororay post of maestro di cappella in Puiano near Urbino
Urbino
Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482...
in the last years of his life. His sacred works include 4 masses.
Works
Published works:- Op.1 Balletti, correnti, sarabande e gighe per Violino, Violone, con il secondo violino beneplacito. 1682, reprinted 1685
- Op.2 Suonate a due violini col suo basso continuo. Bologna 1683
- Op.3 Cantate morali a voce solo, 1685
- Op.4 Messa e salmi concertati. 1687
- Op.5 "Plectro armonico" 10 Sonatas for violin, cello and b.c. 1687
- Op.6 Cantate da camera a voce sola 1687
- Op.7 Motetti e antifoni della B.M.V. 1691
- Op.8 Concerti varii da Camera a tre, quattro o cinque. ModenaModenaModena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
1702 - Op.9 Cantate spirituale a 1 2 3 vv. F. Rosati ModenaModenaModena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
1702 - Op.10 Cantate ed Oratorio San Eustachio 1714
- [ ] Inno e antifone della B.M.V. a voce sola. Silvani, Bologna 1715
- [ ] Cantate in pregio di Santa Maria. "Op6." Bologna 1717
- Op.13 Corona dei pregi di Maria a 1 voce 1717
- Op.14 Caprici varii da camera a tre. Venice 1721
- Op.15 Motetti con il responsorio di S. Antonio di Padova a 4, 1715
- Op.16 Messe e Litanie della B.M.V. e Tantum ergo a 4, (Bologna ?) Venice 1721
Oratorios (surviving):
- L’innocenza di Sant’Eufemia 1694
- Il Convito di Baldassarro, 1691
- La Beata Caterina da Bologna tentata di solitudine, 1710 Bologna
- San Eustachio in Op.10 1714
Lost works:
- Serenata a 2 vv 1692
- Opera Gli amici 16 August 1699, Bologna
- Opera Il principe selvaggio 1712, Bologna
Oratorios:
- Nabucodonosor 1686
- Giobbe 1688
- Santa Orsola 1689
- L'Iride di pace, o sia il B. Niccolò AlbergatiNiccolò AlbergatiNiccolò Albergati was an Italian Cardinal and diplomat.Born in Bologna, he entered the Carthusian order in 1394, at the age of twenty...
1690 - Il martirio di S Sinibaldo 1696
- Il ritorno dalla capanna 1696
- Maria Annunciata dall'Angelo 1701
- Santa Ottilia 1705
- Il Morte di Cristo 1719
- Il trionfo della Grazia, ovvero la conversione di Maddalena 1729
- S Petronio principale protettore di Bologna 1732
Recordings
- Oratorio La Beata Caterina da Bologna tentata di solitudine. Magnificat. Cantate spirituali. Fortuna Ensemble, dir. Roberto Cascio TC.660101
- Oratorio Il Convito di Baldassarro 1691. Fortuna Ensemble dir. Roberto Cascio TC.660102
- Sacred cantatas: Corona dei pregi di Maria from Op.13 1717. Ensemble La Flora TC.660103