Giovanni Gabrieli (jan 1, 1554 – jan 1, 1612)
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was an Italian composer and organist. He was one of the most influential musicians of his time, and represents the culmination of the style of the Venetian School, at the time of the shift from Renaissance to Baroque idioms.The Art of Orchestration Is Born
A. Early publications did not indicate which instruments were to be used.
B. The first composer to specify such was Giovanni Gabrieli, an organist at St. Mark’s.
1. Giovanni published Sacrae Symphoniae, in which he requires specific instruments in
addition to the singers.
a. In eccesiis benedicite Domino exemplifies Giovanni’s style.
2. Giovanni’s spectacular approach veers widely from the Ars perfecta.
C. The elaborate instrumentation of the Venetian composers demanded professional performers.
1. Examples include the sonata and canzona per sonare.
2. One of the best known of these is Giovanni Gabrieli’s Sonata pian’e forte.
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Date:
jan 1, 1554
jan 1, 1612
~ 58 years