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Antonio Lotti (January 5, 1667 – January 5, 1740) was an Italian composer of classical music. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music

Lotti was born January 5, 1667 Venice although his father Matteo was Kapellmeister at Hannover at the time. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Kapellmeister (kəˈpɛlˌmaɪstər is a German word designating a person in charge of music-making [1] In 1682, Lotti began studying with Lodovico Fuga and Giovanni Legrenzi, both of whom were employed at St Mark's Basilica, Venice's principal church. Giovanni Legrenzi (baptized August 12, 1626 &ndash May 27, 1690) was an Italian composer of Opera, vocal and instrumental Saint Mark's Basilica ( Italian: Basilica di San Marco a Venezia) the Cathedral of Venice, is the most famous of Lotti made his career at St Mark's, first as an alto singer (from 1689), then as assistant to the second organist, then as second organist (from 1692, then (from 1704) as first organist, and finally (from 1736) as maestro di cappella, a position he held until his death. Alto is a musical term derived from the Latin word altus, meaning "high" that has several possible interpretations An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or Orchestra, or accompany Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year He also wrote music for, and taught at, the Ospedale degli Incurabili. In 1717 he was given leave to go to Dresden, where a number of his operas were produced, including Giove in Argo, Teofane and Li quattro elementi (all with librettos by Antonio Maria Luchini). Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German [2] He returned to Venice in 1719 and remained there until his death in 1740. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap

Lotti wrote in a variety of forms, producing masses, cantatas, madrigals, around thirty operas, and instrumental music. For other uses see Mass (disambiguation The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral composition that A cantata (derived from the Italian word 'cantare' meaning 'to sing' is a vocal composition with an instrumental Accompaniment and often A madrigal is a type of Secular vocal music composition written during the Renaissance and early Baroque eras Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto His sacred choral works are often unaccompanied (a cappella). A cappella (Italian or Latin "From the chapel/choir" Music is Vocal music or Singing without instrumental Accompaniment His work is considered a bridge between the established Baroque and emerging Classical styles. Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 and 1750. The dates of the Classical period in Western music are generally accepted as 1750 to 1810 Lotti is thought to have influenced Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, and Johann Dismas Zelenka, all of whom had copies of Lotti's mass, Missa Sapientiae. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" Jan Dismas Zelenka, also known as Johann Dismas Zelenka (October 16 1679 &ndash December 23 1745 was a Czech Baroque Composer.

Lotti was a notable teacher, with Domenico Alberti, Benedetto Marcello, Baldassare Galuppi, Giuseppe Saratelli and Johann Dismas Zelenka among his pupils. Domenico Alberti (around 1710 – 1740 was an Italian Singer, Harpsichordist and Composer whose works bridge the Baroque and Benedetto Marcello (July 31 or August 1, 1686 &ndash July 24, 1739) was an Italian Composer, Writer, Advocate Baldassare Galuppi ( October 18, 1706 &ndash January 3, 1785) was an Italian Composer from Venice, noted Jan Dismas Zelenka, also known as Johann Dismas Zelenka (October 16 1679 &ndash December 23 1745 was a Czech Baroque Composer. He was married to the noted soprano Santa Stella. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type.

Amongst his most famous of compositions is the Crucifixus in which he aimed to break the rules of conventional harmony (unprepared dissonences, tritones and the like) and to this end can be called the first 'atonal' piece of music.

Media

Lotti's Gaude Maria performed by Ars Poliphonica (live video)

External links

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