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Landi, Stefano
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Biography showing education, appointments, and significant works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa.../learning/grove.html?record=5158
Brief biography with links to further information on monody and the vocal concerto and the cantata from the Here of a Sunday Morning radio program.
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HOASM: Stefano Landi In early life a choirmaster at Padua, in 1624 he moved to Rome as maestro at S. Maria dei Monti, and joined the Papal choir in 1629. He was the...Listing from The Lied and Art Song Texts Page with Italian text to the song Piansi un tempo.
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The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, Mélodies, Chansons and other 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. Piansiuntempo Language:...Background on the first Roman opera, which helped define the genre of religious operas.
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Sant'Alessio (St Alexis) Dramma musicale in three acts. 1631. Libretto by Giulio Rospigliosi. First performance at the Palazzo Barberini, Rome, on 18th February 1632. Alexis, who has embraced a life of holy poverty,...