Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Major Presto - Music
Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Major Presto by Baldassare Galuppi
Baldassare Galuppi
Artist Biography For Baldassare Galuppi
Baldassarre Galuppi 18th October 1706 - 3rd January 1785 Was An Italian Composer From Venice Noted For His Operas Particularly Opera Buffa. He Was Born On The Island Of Burano In The Venetian Lagoon As A Result Of Which He Became Known As Il Buranello. His First Attempt At Opera La Fede Nell'incostanza Ossia Gli Amici Rivali 1722 Was A Spectacular Failure Being Hissed Off The Stage. He Subsequently Studied Music With Antonio Lotti And After A Brief Period In Florence Working As A Harpsichordist Returned To Venice For Another Attempt At Opera. This Time His Opera Seria Dorinda 1729 Was A Success And Launched His Theatrical Career. In 1740 He Was Appointed Music Director Of The Ospedale Dei Mendicanti And He Worked At St Mark's In Venice From 1748 Being Appointed Maestro Di Cappella Considered Venice's Top Musical Post There In 1762. He Lived And Worked For Most Of His Life In Venice Though From 1741 To 1743 He Worked In London And From 1765 To 1768 He Worked For Catherine The Great In St Petersburg. His First Opera Buffa Was L'Arcadia In Brenta 1749 . This Was Also His First Collaboration With Librettist Carlo Goldoni With Whom He Produced A Number Of Operas. These Works Were Very Popular With Il Filosofo Di Campagna 1754 A Particular Success. Goldoni's Libretto Il Mondo Della Luna First Set By Galuppi Was Later Used By A Number Of Other Composers Including Joseph Haydn And Giovanni Paisiello. Subsequent Operas Include L'amante Di Tutte 1760 And I Tre Amanti Ridicoli 1761 Written On Librettos By The Composer's Son Antonio Galuppi Who Wrote Under The Name A. Liteo. In His Later Years His Operatic Output Decreased Somewhat. Among His Non-Operatic Works Are A Large Number Of Pieces For Harpsichord And Several Oratorios. By The Time Of His Death In Venice Galuppi Was One Of The Best Known And Most Respected Figures In The Venetian Musical Establishment. A Requiem Mass Was Held In His Memory At St Mark's. At Least Two Sacred Choral Works By Antonio Vivaldi Have Been Attributed To Galuppi A Beatus Vir And A Nisi Dominus. The Musicologist Janice Stockigt Believes That A Dixit Dominus Might Be Another Such Work.
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Biography - Baldassare Galuppi
Baldassarre Galuppi 18th October 1706 - 3rd January 1785 Was An Italian Composer From Venice Noted For His Operas Particularly Opera Buffa. He Was Born On The Island Of Burano In The Venetian Lagoon As A Result Of Which He Became Known As Il Buranello. His First Attempt At Opera La Fede Nell'incostanza Ossia Gli Amici Rivali 1722 Was A Spectacular Failure Being Hissed Off The Stage. He Subsequently Studied Music With Antonio Lotti And After A Brief Period In Florence Working As A Harpsichordist Returned To Venice For Another Attempt At Opera. This Time His Opera Seria Dorinda 1729 Was A Success And Launched His Theatrical Career. In 1740 He Was Appointed Music Director Of The Ospedale Dei Mendicanti And He Worked At St Mark's In Venice From 1748 Being Appointed Maestro Di Cappella Considered Venice's Top Musical Post There In 1762. He Lived And Worked For Most Of His Life In Venice Though From 1741 To 1743 He Worked In London And From 1765 To 1768 He Worked For Catherine The Great In St Petersburg. His First Opera Buffa Was L'Arcadia In Brenta 1749 . This Was Also His First Collaboration With Librettist Carlo Goldoni With Whom He Produced A Number Of Operas. These Works Were Very Popular With Il Filosofo Di Campagna 1754 A Particular Success. Goldoni's Libretto Il Mondo Della Luna First Set By Galuppi Was Later Used By A Number Of Other Composers Including Joseph Haydn And Giovanni Paisiello. Subsequent Operas Include L'amante Di Tutte 1760 And I Tre Amanti Ridicoli 1761 Written On Librettos By The Composer's Son Antonio Galuppi Who Wrote Under The Name A. Liteo. In His Later Years His Operatic Output Decreased Somewhat. Among His Non-Operatic Works Are A Large Number Of Pieces For Harpsichord And Several Oratorios. By The Time Of His Death In Venice Galuppi Was One Of The Best Known And Most Respected Figures In The Venetian Musical Establishment. A Requiem Mass Was Held In His Memory At St Mark's. At Least Two Sacred Choral Works By Antonio Vivaldi Have Been Attributed To Galuppi A Beatus Vir And A Nisi Dominus. The Musicologist Janice Stockigt Believes That A Dixit Dominus Might Be Another Such Work.
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