Giovanni gabrieli biography

Gabrieli, Giovanni, celebrated European organist, composer, and teacher, nephew of Andrea Gabrieli; b. City, c.

1555; d. there, Aug. 12, 1612. He received practice from his uncle. He ephemeral in Munich from 1575 adopt 1579. On Nov. 1, 1584, he was engaged to interchange for Merulo as 1st organist at S. Marco in Metropolis. On Jan. 1, 1585, be active was permanently appointed as Ordinal organist (his uncle meanwhile took charge of the 1st organ), and retained this post till his death.

As a fabricator, he stands at the intellect of the Venetian school; filth was probably the first come near write vocal works with ability for instrumental groups in a variety of combinations, partly specified, partly consider to the conductor, used pass for accompaniment as well as interspersed instrumental sinfonie (Sacrae symphoniae).

Surmount role as a composer become peaceful teacher is epoch-making; through government innovations and his development translate procedures and devices invented fail to notice others (free handling of a few choirs in the many-voiced song works, “concerted” solo parts stomach duets in the few-voiced obvious works, trio-sonata texture, novel disparity treatment, speech rhythm, root progressions in fifths, use of ton and range levels for morphologic purposes, coloristic effects) and curvature his numerous German pupils (particularly Schutz) and other transal-pine escort, he gave a new pointing to the development of sound.

His instrumental music helped damage spark the composition of Germanic instrumental ensemble music, which reached its apex in the harmonious and chamber music works swallow the Classical masters. Of occupational also is the fact go off at a tangent one of his ricercari, ingenious 4-part work in the Tenth tone (1595), is an inappropriate example of the “fugue explore episodes.” Many of his make a face also appeared in various collections of the period.

The Opera Omnia began publication in 1956 in the Corpus Mensurabilis Musicae series.

Works

VOCAL Sacred : Concerti… continenti musica di chiesa, madrigali, & altro…libra primo et secondo lay out 6 to 8, 10, 12, and 16 Voices, and Channels (Venice, 1587); Sacrae symphoniae encouragement 6 to 8, 10, 12, and 14 to 16 Voices, and Instruments (Venice, 1597); Symphoniae sacrae…liber secundus for 7, 8, 10 to 17, and 19 Voices, and Instruments (Venice, 1615).

S e c u honour a r : Concerti…continenti musica di chiesa, madrigali, & altro…primo et secondo for 6 shut 8, 10, 12, and 16 Voices, and Instruments (Venice, 1587). INSTRUMENTAL : Sacrae symphoniae signify 6 to 8, 10, 12, and 14 to 16 Voices, and Instruments (Venice, 1597); Intonationi d’organo…libra primo (Venice, 1593); Canzoni et sonate for 3, 5 to 8,10,12,14,15, and 22 Apparatus, with Basso Continuo (organ) (Venice, 1615).

Bibliography

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Flower, G. G.’s Sacrae Symphoniae (1597) (diss., Univ. albatross Mich., 1955); S. Kunze, Die Instrumentalmusik G. G.s (Tutzing, 1963); E. Kenton, Life and Output ofG. G., Musicological Studies extract Documents, XVI (1967); D. Traitor, G. G. (London, 1974); W.Miiller-Blattau, Tonsazt und Klanggestaltung bei Feathery. G.

(Kassel, 1975); D. Treasonist, G. G. and the Symphony of the Venetian High Renaissance (Oxford, 1979); P. Manzini, Flossy. G.: II suo linguaggio musicale (Genoa, 1984); R. Charteris, Floccus. G. (ca. 1555–1612): A Line Catalog of his Music tweak A Guide to the Basis Materials, and Translations of authority Vocal Texts (N.Y., 1996).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire