Galeazzo Sabbatini (1597–1662) was an Italian

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and

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, born in

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. Sabbatini studied with

Vincenzo Pellegrini Vincenzo Pellegrini (1575–1612) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and Baroque periods, born at Perugia Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about nort ...

, a

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who worked at the local

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as musician. He was elected to succeed Pellegrini in 1626 and in 1641. From 1630 to 1639 he was chapel master (''

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'') to the Duke of

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. Galeazzo's most notable contributions to music theory include a treatise on continuo playing, published in 1628, and a method for tuning. As a composer, he was less known, with most of his compositions consisting of

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s and

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Works, editions and recordings

Works * Sabbatini, G. ''Regola Facile e Breve per Sonare Sopra il Basso Continuo.''. Venezia, 1628. * Sabbatini, G. ''Il Secondo Libro de Madrigali. Concertati a Due, Tre, et Quattro, Voci.'' * Sabbatini, G. ''Sacrarum Laudum Musicis Conceptibus. Contextarum Binis, Ternis, Quaternis, Quinisq eVocibus ad Organum concinendarum Liber Secundus. Opus Septimum.'' Recordings * Duets: ''Udite, o selve. Fulmina da la bocca.''

Emma Kirkby Dame Carolyn Emma Kirkby, (; born 26 February 1949) is an English soprano and early music specialist. She has sung on over 100 recordings. Education and early career Kirkby was educated at Hanford School, Sherborne School for Girls in Dorse ...

and Judith Nelson L'Oiseau-Lyre 436 861-2 1980. * Congregavit Dominus aquas for soprano and bc.RISM Congregavit Dominus aquas
/ref> Recording on collection ''Amorous in Music: William Cavendish in Antwerp.'' Angharad Gruffydd Jones - soprano Concordia, Mark Levy Etcetera 2006

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