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'''Domenico Massenzio''' (28 March 1586 - 23 October 1657) was an Italian baroque composer. |
'''Domenico Massenzio''' (28 March 1586 - 23 October 1657) was an Italian baroque composer. |
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Domenico Massenzio was born in Ronciglione, a small town near [[Viterbo]], 45 km from [[Rome]]. He was the third son of Maxentio 'alias il sordo' (the deaf one) and Elisabetta di Ambrogio 'caldarario' (boilermaker). |
Domenico Massenzio was born in Ronciglione, a small town near [[Viterbo]], 45 km from [[Rome]]. He was the third son of Maxentio 'alias il sordo' (the deaf one) and Elisabetta di Ambrogio 'caldarario' (boilermaker).<br /> |
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In 1598 he was admitted as a boy singer to the French Church in Rome, [[San Luigi dei Francesi|S. Luigi dei Francesi]], under the ''maestro'' [[Giovanni Bernardino Nanino]]. His voice broke in 1601 and he left the choir, but from 1603 to 1605 he sung as ''tenor et corista'' in the Cappella of the same church.<br /> |
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In 1606 Massenzio entered the [[Seminario Romano]] as seminarist, receiving his first [[tonsure]] in 1610.<br /> |
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From 12th September 1610 until 30th April he sung as a tenor in the [[Cappella Giulia]].<br /> |
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In 1612 he was nominated canon of the Collegiata of Ronciglione and published his first book of motets, ''Sacrae Cantiones'', dedicated to the cardinal [[Odoardo Farnese (cardinal)|Odoardo Farnese]]; the second one, ''Motecta…liber secundus'', was published in 1614.<br /> |
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In 28th March 1615 Massenzio gave up the canonicate in Ronciglione in favour of an appointment as ''maestro di cappella'' of the Congregazione dei Nobili.<br /> |
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From 1616 to 1618 he published ''Sacrorum Cantuum… liber tertius'' (1616), ''Sacrarum Modulationum… liber quartus'' (1618), ''Psalmi qui in Vesperis… liber primus'' (1618) and two motets in two volumes by Fabio Costantini.<br /> |
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| ⚫ | He worked at the [[Seminario Romano]] 1612, [[Collegio Inglese]] 1624-6, [[Cappella Giulia]] 1626-7.<ref>Hill, John Walter ''Roman monody, cantata, opera''</ref><ref>Comune di Ronciglione: Fabio Carboni, Valeria De Lucca, Agostino Ziino - 2003 ]effrey Kurtzman Le prime due raccolte dei mottetti di Domenico Massenzio Domenico Massenzio e Tullio Cima hanno pubblicato parecchie raccolte di mottetti o sacrae cantiones: cinque Massenzio, composte in uno spazio di tempo fra il 1612 ...</ref><ref>Recercare: rivista per lo studio e la pratica della musica antica Società italiana del flauto dolce - 2004 - Tullio Cima, Domenico Massenzio e la musica del loro tempo, atti del convegno ( Ronciglione, 30 ottobre — 1 novembre 1997) a c. di Fabio Carboni,Valeria De Lucca, Agostino Ziino Roma, ibimus, 2003, x11 + 463 pp., ess. mus (Colloquia, ...</ref> |
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==Works, editions and recordings== |
==Works, editions and recordings== |
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Revision as of 15:50, 29 June 2016
Domenico Massenzio (28 March 1586 - 23 October 1657) was an Italian baroque composer.
Domenico Massenzio was born in Ronciglione, a small town near Viterbo, 45 km from Rome. He was the third son of Maxentio 'alias il sordo' (the deaf one) and Elisabetta di Ambrogio 'caldarario' (boilermaker).
In 1598 he was admitted as a boy singer to the French Church in Rome, S. Luigi dei Francesi, under the maestro Giovanni Bernardino Nanino. His voice broke in 1601 and he left the choir, but from 1603 to 1605 he sung as tenor et corista in the Cappella of the same church.
In 1606 Massenzio entered the Seminario Romano as seminarist, receiving his first tonsure in 1610.
From 12th September 1610 until 30th April he sung as a tenor in the Cappella Giulia.
In 1612 he was nominated canon of the Collegiata of Ronciglione and published his first book of motets, Sacrae Cantiones, dedicated to the cardinal Odoardo Farnese; the second one, Motecta…liber secundus, was published in 1614.
In 28th March 1615 Massenzio gave up the canonicate in Ronciglione in favour of an appointment as maestro di cappella of the Congregazione dei Nobili.
From 1616 to 1618 he published Sacrorum Cantuum… liber tertius (1616), Sacrarum Modulationum… liber quartus (1618), Psalmi qui in Vesperis… liber primus (1618) and two motets in two volumes by Fabio Costantini.
He worked at the Seminario Romano 1612, Collegio Inglese 1624-6, Cappella Giulia 1626-7.[1][2][3]
Works, editions and recordings
- Edition Opera Omnia, Claudio Dall'Albero
- The office of compline (polyphonic setting). Choir of St John's College, Cambridge dir. George Guest. Meridian 1988
References
- ^ Hill, John Walter Roman monody, cantata, opera
- ^ Comune di Ronciglione: Fabio Carboni, Valeria De Lucca, Agostino Ziino - 2003 ]effrey Kurtzman Le prime due raccolte dei mottetti di Domenico Massenzio Domenico Massenzio e Tullio Cima hanno pubblicato parecchie raccolte di mottetti o sacrae cantiones: cinque Massenzio, composte in uno spazio di tempo fra il 1612 ...
- ^ Recercare: rivista per lo studio e la pratica della musica antica Società italiana del flauto dolce - 2004 - Tullio Cima, Domenico Massenzio e la musica del loro tempo, atti del convegno ( Ronciglione, 30 ottobre — 1 novembre 1997) a c. di Fabio Carboni,Valeria De Lucca, Agostino Ziino Roma, ibimus, 2003, x11 + 463 pp., ess. mus (Colloquia, ...
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