Cristiano Farinelli
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Cristiano Farinelli (17th century) was an Italian composer and violinist. Cristiano Farinelli was a friend of the composer Arcangelo Corelli and is said by some musicologists to have been the uncle and perhaps patron of the famous castrato Carlo Broschi whose stage name was Farinelli.[1]
Life
Date and place of his birth and death are unknown. After living for some time in France, we find him from 1680 to 1685 at Hanover, side by side with Handel, as leader of the band. According to Chrysander, he was in the Elector's service in 1714, and, on the latter's accession to the English throne, composed a cantata on the words, "Lord, remember me when thou comest in Thy kingdom". He appears to have enjoyed a great reputation as a performer, and considerable popularity as a composer of instrumental music in a light and pleasing style. He excelled especially in the performance of Lulli's airs and his own so-called Follia, which was known in England during the 18th century as "Farinell's[a] ground".[2] Farinelli was ennobled by the King of Denmark, and, according to Hawkins, was appointed by George I his resident at Venice.
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Citations
- ^ Mattfield, Julius (March 1919). "A Male Precursor of the Galli-Curci". The Lotus Magazine. 10 (3): 124–128. JSTOR 20544089.
- ^ Niecks, Fr. (1 December 1888). "Les Folies d'Espagne: A Study". The Musical Times and Singing Class Circular. 29 (55): 717–721. doi:10.2307/3360152. JSTOR 3360152.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Grove, Sir George (1908). Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. 2. New York, McMillan. p. 8.
Further reading
- Eitner, Robert (1900). Biographisch-bibliographisches Quellen-Lexikon der Musiker und Musikgelehrten der christlichen Zeitrechnung bis zur Mitte des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel.