Pietro Paolo Bencini
Pietro Paulo Bencini, caricature by Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1734
Pietro Paolo Bencini (c. 1670 – 6 July 1755) was an Italian Baroque composer and Kapellmeister.
Life[]
Bencini was born into a musical family. He became maestro di cappella at several churches in Rome. His compositional output consists mostly of religious music, including several oratorios and cantatas. He was maestro di cappella at the Chiesa Nuova (The Roman Oratory) from 1705 to 1743. He left there to succeed Pitoni at St. Peter's.[1]
Selected works[]
- Il sacrificio di Abramo (oratorio, libretto by )
- Tra l'ombre piu romite (cantata)
- Rimembranza crudele (cantata)
- Clori che m'invaghi (cantata)
- Jesu redemptor omnium (Christmas hymn)
References[]
- ^ Addamiano, A. and Morelli, A., L’archivio della cappella musicale di Santa Maria in Vallicella (Chiesa Nuova) a Roma nella prima metà del Seicento. Una ricostruzione, Fonti Musicale Italiane, 1997, Vol. 2, p.46
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