Composer
Agostino Steffani
Italian ecclesiastic, diplomat and composer (1654-1728)
1654–1728
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1654
- Died
- 1728
- Birthplace
- Castelfranco Veneto
- Place of death
- Frankfurt
- Citizenship / historical state
- Republic of Venice; Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Baroque
Biography
Agostino Steffani — Italian ecclesiastic, diplomat and composer (1654-1728). Agostino Steffani was born in 1654 in Castelfranco Veneto. The recorded year of death is 1728; place of death: Frankfurt. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as Republic of Venice; Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Life and musical career
- Occupations
- classical composer; diplomat; Catholic priest; music theorist; singer; organist; Catholic bishop; composer; chapelmaster; auxiliary bishop; titular bishop
- Teachers
- Johann Kaspar Kerll; Ercole Bernabei
- Career institutions / employers
- Heidelberg University
- Recorded memberships
- Academy of Ancient Music
- Instruments played
- organ; harpsichord
- Genres
- opera
- Movements
- Baroque; Baroque music
- Notable works
- Henrico Leone; Servio Tullio; Niobe, regina di Tebe; Orlando generoso; Tassilone; Amor vien dal destino
- Pseudonym
- Gregorio Piva
- VIAF ID
- 64193200
- ISNI
- 0000000121367109
- GND ID
- 118798561
- Library of Congress ID
- n84105378
- MusicBrainz ID
- e5c1744b-6bdb-4ee4-a189-e82f24eed66c
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Il viver e un ombra - d-Moll/D minor | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 64193200. Portrait: Heinrich Eduard Winter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.