Carlo Cecere (November 7, 1706—February 15, 1761) was an Italian composer of operas, concertos and instrumental duets including, for examples, some mandolin duets and a concerto for mandolin. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 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 Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto The term Concerto (plural concertos or concerti) usually refers to a three part musical work in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an Orchestra An instrumental is a Musical composition or recording without Lyrics or any other sort of Vocal music; all of the Music is produced by A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed Cecere worked in the transitional period between the Baroque and Classical eras of music. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc Classical antiquity (also the classical era or classical period) is a broad term for a long period of cultural History centered on the Mediterranean
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Life
Surprisingly little is known about his life, given that he lived in the 18th century. It is known that Cecere was born in Grottole and died in Naples where he lies buried in the chapel of the Congregazione dei Musici di S. Grottole is a town and Comune in the Province of Matera, in the region of Basilicata in southern Italy Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Maria la Nuova. But it is not even known which instrument(s) he played by preference. According to some sources, he was mainly a violinist -- he was a violinist for sure in the monastery of the Carmine in Naples -- whereas other sources believe he was primarily a flautist. The following lists of violinists are available List of classical violinists, names of great violinist from baroque era till 20th century A flautist, flutist, or flute player is a Musician who plays the Flute.
Music
Cecere set to music at least two librettos by Pietro Trinchera, including La tavernola abentorosa. A libretto is the text used in an extended Musical work such as an Opera, Operetta, Masque, sacred or secular Oratorio and Trinchera, not Cecere, was punished because La tavernola abentorosa's satirical portrayal of monastic life was considered a buffoonish mockery. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human Monasticism (from Greek μοναχός, monachos, derived from Greek monos, alone is the religious practice in which one It was the first comic opera written specifically for a monastic audience. Comic opera, or light opera, denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature usually with a happy ending
Selected discography
- Italian Flute Concertos, performed by Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) with I Solisti Veneti conducted by Claudio Scimone: Carlo Cecere's Concerto for Flute in A major together with Eustachio Romano's Concerto for Flute in G major, Giuseppe Matteo Alberti's Concerto for Flute in F major "con sordini" and Giovanni Battista Sammartini's Concerto for Flute in G major. Jean-Pierre Louis Rampal ( 7 January 1922 &ndash 20 May 2000) was a celebrated French Flautist and has been personally "credited WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700 or 1701 &ndash January 15, 1775 (Sony Classical SNYC 47228SK), a 1991 recording, available as of 2007.
- Concerti Napoletani per Mandolino performed by Dorina Frati (mandolin) with the Symphonia Perusina: Carlo Cecere's Concerto for Mandolin together with Giuseppe Giuliano's Sinfonia for Mandolin, Strings and Basso Continuo in B flat major and his Concerto for Mandolin in G major, Domenico Gaudioso's Concerto for Mandolin in G major, and Giovanni Paisiello's Concerto for Mandolin in E flat major. Giovanni Paisiello (or Paesiello) ( May 9, 1740 &ndash June 5, 1816) was an Italian Composer of the (Dynamic DYN 193), a 1999 recording, available as of 2007.
External links
- Biographical sketch of Carlo Cecere by Pasquale Totaro