Composer
Francesco Cavalli
Italian composer (1602–1676)
1602–1676
17 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1602
- Died
- 1676
- Birthplace
- Crema
- Place of death
- Venice
- Citizenship / historical state
- Republic of Venice
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Baroque
Biography
Francesco Cavalli (born Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni; 14 February 1602 – 14 January 1676) was a Venetian composer, organist and singer of the early Baroque period. He succeeded his teacher Claudio Monteverdi as the dominant and leading opera composer of the mid 17th-century. A central figure of Venetian musical life, Cavalli wrote more than thirty operas, almost all of which premiered in the city's theaters. His best known works include Ormindo (1644), Giasone (1649) and La Calisto (1651).
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- organist; opera composer; chapelmaster; composer; conductor
- Teachers
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Instruments played
- organ
- Genres
- opera
- Movements
- Baroque music
- Notable works
- Giasone; Artemisia; Egisto; La Calisto
- Languages used
- Italian
- VIAF ID
- 2655640
- ISNI
- 0000000108634380
- GND ID
- 119496550
- Library of Congress ID
- n79105762
- MusicBrainz ID
- 2afb8d0b-50ff-43b0-8ab2-5471e66ea91c
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Basso continuo, Low Voice, violin, Voice
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolce amor bendato Dio | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Il Giasone |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| La Calisto | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Cantatas for solo voice | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| L'Egisto | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| La Didone | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| L'Erismena | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| O Mio Core | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Delizie contente | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Cantata à voce sola | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| L'Orione | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Il Xerse | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Sospiri di Fuoco | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Son ancor pargoletta | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Mio Diletto | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Son Povera Donzella | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Delizie contente, che l'alma beate | 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. Authority record: VIAF 2655640. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.