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Cavalli, Pier Francesco
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Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
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Cavalli, Pietro Francesco Links to essays at other sites: Baroque Music by Claude V. Palisca Please note: These links will open in a new window. Biographical essay at the Karadar site If the...Biography, musical development, positions held, noted works, and link to related material on operas from the Here of a Sunday Morning radio program.
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HOASM: Francesco Cavalli [Caletti] Italian composer and singer. He was the son of Giovanni Battista Caletti, organist and maestro di capellaat the cathedral at Crema. As a boy Francesco apparently excelled as a singer...Biography showing early education, musical positions, summary list of works, and speculation on the possibility that many of his religious works have disappeared. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa.../learning/grove.html?record=1685
Art songs listed at REC Music Foundation including Italian lyrics.
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Francesco Cavalli (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, Mélodies, Chansons and other Classical Vocal Music) Translators and other volunteers Contact Information Copyright Statement Partial Bibliography Emily's Homepage Emily's Amazon wishlist Please visit Artsconverge, a Lieder-related web-project on which I once did some work. Composer: Francesco...Brief life and summary of operas.
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Composer Cavalli was possibly the most important composer of Italian opera in the third quarter of the 17th century. Recent revivals of his work in the theatre have served to bring...Biography with emphasis on his operas and relationship with Monteverdi. Includes MIDI audio files.
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Pier Franceso Cavalli Venezia by a wealthy patron when he was only 14 Pier Francesco was an outstanding singer and took on the patron's name, Cavalli, as a sign of gratitude. He started...Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, operas and other works, and MIDI audio file.
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- Classical Music Dictionary Free MP3 Cavalli was the direct successor of Claudio Monteverdi’s theatrical opera music. He wrote nearly 40 operas most of which have been forgotten. Some revivals of his work have achieved popularity...