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Jacopo (Giacomo) Puccini (; 26 January 1712 16 May 1781) was an 18th-century Italian composer who lived and worked primarily in
''Requiem Survey''. Puccini was known as an excellent organist. He wrote many dramatic and sacred works, including a ''Te Deum'' for four voices and instruments, a ''Domine'' for four voices, masses, and psalm settings. Between 1733 and 1780, Puccini wrote 31 ''servizi ecclesiastici'' for the annual Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Festa della Esaltazione della Santa Croce). Some of Puccini's works, including a processional motet in eight voices, continued to be performed into at least the early 19th Century. A Requiem for eight voices by Puccini was performed at the Vienna Musical Exposition of 1892, together with music by his son Antonio, grandson Domenico, and great-grandson Michele.Streatfield 1895 He was the teacher of opera composer Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi.
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* Messa di Requiem. Available
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* ''I Puccini musicisti di Lucca'', Vol. I & Vol. 2. Available http://www.cappellasantacecilia.it/cd_prodotti.htm
Music by Puccini published by Hinshaw Music
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Jacopo (Giacomo) Puccini (; 26 January 1712 16 May 1781) was an 18th-century Italian composer who lived and worked primarily in Lucca
Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957.
Lucca is known as one ...
, Tuscany. He was the first of five generations of composers, the most famous of whom was his great-great-grandson, the opera composer Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini ( Lucca, 22 December 1858Bruxelles, 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long ...
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Career
Puccini studied in Bologna under Giuseppe Carretti, who was ''maestro di cappella'' at Bologna's San Petronio Basilica.Gervasoni 1812Musica e musicisti 1903 In Bologna Puccini became friends with Padre Martini. After returning to Lucca in 1739, he served as organist in the cathedral and later Maestro di Cappella to the Most Serene Republic. Puccini belonged to the Accademia Filarmonica of Bologna and was a skilled teacher. His musical style incorporated elements of both the Baroque and early Classic periods.Giacomo Puccini (Sr.)''Requiem Survey''. Puccini was known as an excellent organist. He wrote many dramatic and sacred works, including a ''Te Deum'' for four voices and instruments, a ''Domine'' for four voices, masses, and psalm settings. Between 1733 and 1780, Puccini wrote 31 ''servizi ecclesiastici'' for the annual Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Festa della Esaltazione della Santa Croce). Some of Puccini's works, including a processional motet in eight voices, continued to be performed into at least the early 19th Century. A Requiem for eight voices by Puccini was performed at the Vienna Musical Exposition of 1892, together with music by his son Antonio, grandson Domenico, and great-grandson Michele.Streatfield 1895 He was the teacher of opera composer Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi.
Compositions
* Messa a 3 (1760). Consists of Kyrie, Gloria, and Credo. Scored for 2 violins in unison, cello, bass, continuo, and three-part chorus (SSA or SAA). Original title: ''1760/ Messa Piena a 3 voci, cioè Canto, e due Alti/ Con violini a beneplacito Unis:oni
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Per il Concerto di S. Giovannetto/ di Giacomo Puccini''.
* Messa di requiem (1760). Requiem mass for 8 voices, strings, and continuo.
The Puccini musical dynasty
Five generations of the Puccini family were composers in Lucca.Fairtile 1998, p. 74. * Giacomo Puccini ("senior"): 26 January 1712 – 16 May 1781. * Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini: 30 July 1747 – 10 February 1832. * Domenico Vincenzo Maria Puccini: 5 April 1772 – 25 May 1815. * Michele Puccini: 27 November 1813 – 23 Jan 1864. *Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini ( Lucca, 22 December 1858Bruxelles, 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long ...
: 22 December 1858 – 29 November 1924.
Footnotes
References
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* Giacomo Puccini, Sr.: Musica Sacra. Availablecduniverse
* Messa di Requiem. Available
guardian
* ''I Puccini musicisti di Lucca'', Vol. I & Vol. 2. Available http://www.cappellasantacecilia.it/cd_prodotti.htm
External links
Music by Puccini published by Hinshaw Music
Il museo di Celle dei Puccini * {{DEFAULTSORT:Puccini, Giacomo (senior) 1712 births 1781 deaths Italian male classical composers Musicians from Lucca 18th-century Italian composers 18th-century Italian male musicians