Paolo Agostino (or Agostini; Augustinus in Latin; c. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. 1583-1629) was an Italian composer and organist of the early Baroque era. 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 The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 and 1750. He was born at Vallerano, near Viterbo. Vallerano is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about 60 km northwest of Viterbo is an ancient city and Comune in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the Province of Viterbo. He studied under Giovanni Bernardino Nanino, according to the dedication in the third and fourth books of his masses. Giovanni Bernardino Nanino (c 1560 &ndash 1623 was an Italian Composer, teacher and singing master of the late Renaissance and early Baroque For other uses see Mass (disambiguation The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral composition that Subsequently, he married Nanini's daughter.
He held a series of positions as organist and maestro di cappella (choirmaster) between 1607 and 1626, when he succeeded Vincenzo Ugolini as conductor of the pope's orchestra in St. Peter's Basilica. Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well The Basilica of Saint Peter (Basilica Sancti Petri officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St
All of his surviving works are sacred music, and most are written in the prima pratica, the conservative polyphonic style of the late 16th century, although some of his motets use some of the new concertato style. Prima pratica, literally "first practice" refers to early Baroque music which looks more to the style of Palestrina, or the style codified by In Music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent Melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice ( Monophony In Western music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions Concertato is a term in early Baroque music referring to either a genre or a style of music in which groups of instruments or voices share a melody usually He was a highly sophisticated contrapuntist, often using strict canonic techniques; in addition, he used colorful sonorities, changes of meter between sections, and colorful chromaticism, showing an acquaintanceship with contemporary secular practice as well as the work of the Venetian School. In Music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and Rhythm, and interdependent in Harmony In Music, a canon is a contrapuntal composition that employs a Melody with one or more imitations of the melody played after a given duration (e Meter or metre is a concept related to an underlying division of time characteristic of western music In Music, chromaticism is a Compositional technique interspersing the primary Diatonic pitches and chords with other pitches of the Chromatic In music history the Venetian School is a term used to describe the Composers working in Venice from about 1550 to around 1610; it also describes An Agnus Dei for eight voices is especially admired. Agnus Dei is a Latin term meaning Lamb of God, and was originally used to refer to Jesus Christ in his role of the perfect sacrificial
External links
- Free scores by Paolo Agostino in the Werner Icking Music Archive (WIMA)
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