Marcello (English spelling) Marcello, Benedetto

Japanese: マルチェロ(英語表記)Marcello, Benedetto
Marcello (English spelling) Marcello, Benedetto
Born: July 24, 1686, Venice
Died July 24, 1739. Italian composer from Brescia. He studied law and held important government positions, including membership in the Council of Forty in Venice and prefect of Pola. He also studied composition under A. Lotti and F. Gasparini, and composed operas, oratorios, cantatas, and instrumental pieces. His most famous work is the eight-volume Inspiration à poesie et musique (1724-26), in which he composed 50 psalms translated into Italian by G. Giustiniani in the style of a cantata, and which was performed in Germany as well. He was also known as a writer, writing opera librettos and a satirical piece about the operas of the time, The Theatre of the Day (c. 1720).

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Japanese:
[生]1686.7.24. ベネチア
[没]1739.7.24. ブレシア
イタリアの作曲家。法律を学び,ベネチアの 40人委員会会員,ポーラの長官など政府の重要な地位にあった。一方,A.ロッティ,F.ガスパリーニに作曲を学び,オペラ,オラトリオ,カンタータ,器楽曲などを作曲。なかでも G.ジュスチニアーニがイタリア語訳した詩篇 50編をカンタータのスタイルで作曲した8巻の『詩と音楽の霊感』 (1724~26) は最も有名で,ドイツでも演奏された。オペラの台本や当時のオペラに関する風刺文『当世劇場』 (20頃) など,文筆家としても知られた。

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