Lorenzo Ratti (c. 1589–1630) was an Italian

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composer originating from

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. His parents were Girolamo and Isapaola Ugolini.https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/lorenzo-ratti_(Dizionario-Biografico)/, Noel O'Regan - Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 86 (2016), ''RATTI, Lorenzo'' His uncle and teacher was Vincenzo Ugolini. He was the predecessor of Carissimi at the

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and furthermore he was a teacher of Orazio Benevoli.

Biography

Obviously born in Perugia in 1589 or 1590 the dates and places of his birth and death are not quite clear. Some sources like

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mention a village called Loreto in the surrounding of

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as his place of birth, but Robert Eitner does not agree and claims Perugia to be Ratti's place of birth. Also an obviously originally in 1632 signed sheet of music makes his dying date seem to be doubtful.Robert Eitner; Biographisch - Bibliographisches. Quellen-Lexikon. der. Musiker und Musikgelehrten. der. christlichen Zeitrechnung bis zur Mitte des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, 8. Band. Po—Scheiffler, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Haertel. 1903, p.136 First he was mentioned in 1598/99 as a boy soprano of the ''Cappella Giulia di S. Pietro'' in Rome and later on he is the third organist there. For a short time he was the first organist of the dome of Perugia (1613–1616). Returning to Rome he advanced to be the director of music of several ensembles. His best known employments had been at ''S. Luigi dei Francesi'' as the teacher of Orazio Benevoli and that of the director of music at the

at ''S. Loreto''. At last he succeeded Antonio Cifra as the director of music at ''Santa Casa di Loreto''.

Works, editions and recordings

He composed lots of sacral works. Very well known are his six Gospel Dialogues for the oratory. He is claimed to have composed 157 motets. Furthermore, he created a so-called ''dramma harmonico'': * Missa Zacharia a 16 * 6 Dialogues for the Oratory * Sacrae modulationes 1628Listening as Spiritual Practice in Early Modern Italy p23 Andrew Dell'Antonio - 2011 The most substantial collection of concerted music for the Mass Proper— the Sacrae modulationes published by Lorenzo Ratti, chapel master at the Jesuit Collegio Germanico, in 1628, probably under Barberini sponsorship— contains a full *Il Ciclope overo Della vendetta d’Apolline ''Eitner'' also mentioned several works including their state of conservation and their location (partly translated and shortened): * Motecta 2, 3, 4 et 5 voc. lib. 1.; Roma 1617 Zanetti., Caecilia in Rome complete. B. B: C 1. 2. B. * Sacrae Modulationes nunc primum in lucem editae Pars I./II., (not complete), Bologna, Kremsmünster, 1628 Aless. Vincentius * Litaniae beatiss. V. M. 5, 6, 7, 8 et 12 voc. una c. B. ad org. Ven. 1630 Aless. Vincentius * Cantica Salomonis. Binis, ternis, 4nis, acquinis vocibus concinenda. 1632 * Di Lorenzo R... nepote e discepolo di Vinc. Ugolini. Il 1. lib. de Madrigali a 5 voci, 1615 G. Vincenti. Neapel. * Alfieri, Bd.2, S. 65. Jesu cordis solatium 5 voc. * O Domine Jesu Christe, (2 copies) . * Cap. lat.: Missa sine nom. a 4 cori (4 Org. u. 4 voci per coro). * Cap. sistina, Cod. 220, Ecce panis angelicus 5 voc. * Kremsmünster, Cod. Lechler "''einige Tonsätze''" (= "''some compositions''"). * "''In alten Samlwk. im Druck''" (= "''collection to be printed''"): In Dom. Bianchi's Sacrarum modulat. 1642: Transfige. — In Sammaruco's Sacri affetti 1625: Salve virgo sacra parens 4 voc. concert.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ratti, Lorenzo 1580s births 1630 deaths 17th-century Italian composers Italian male composers 17th-century Italian male musicians

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