Luca Antonio Predieri (13 September 1688 – 3 January 1767) was an Italian composer and violinist. A member of a prominent family of musicians, Predieri was born in

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and was active there from 1704. In 1737 he moved to

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, eventually becoming

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to the imperial Habsburg court in 1741, a post he held for ten years. In 1765 he returned to his native city where he died two years later at the age of 78. A prolific

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composer, he was also known for his

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and

oratorio An oratorio () is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. Like most operas, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias. However, opera is mus ...

s. Although his operas were largely forgotten by the end of his own lifetime and most of their scores lost, individual arias as well some of his sacred music are still performed and recorded.

Life

The son of Vitale Predieri and Maria Menzani, Predieri was born in

to a prominent family of musicians which included organist and composer Giacomo Maria Predieri (1611–1695), singer Antonio Predieri (1650–1710), singer and composer Angelo Predieri (1655–1731), and singer and composer Giacomo Cesare Predieri (1671-1753). He studied the violin with Abondio Bini and Tommaso Vitali, and counterpoint with Giacomo Cesare Predieri, Angelo Predieri, and Giacomo Antonio Perti. He is recorded as having been a

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player in the orchestra of the

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in Bologna at the age of 16 and later served as a violinist there from 1706 to 1711.Schnoebelen (2001) By 1715 he had composed his first oratorio, ''Santi Cipriano e Giustina'' ( Saints Cyprian and Justina), and five operas, the first of which, ''La Partenope'',Queen Parthenope, a siren and the legendary founder of

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inaugurated the Marsigli-Rossi theatre on 28 October 1710. Predieri's compositions gained him an appointment to the

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in 1716. In 1723 he was elected its ''Principe'' (literally "Prince", but the Academy's traditional name for its presiding officer) In addition to his duties at the Accademia, Predieri served as the ''maestro di capella'' (music director) at various churches in Bologna including San Paolo Maggiore, Madonna di Galliera,

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, and lastly the Cathedral of San Pietro. By the time he left Bologna in 1737 he had composed 25 operas, five oratorios, many pieces of church music, and several secular instrumental works. Predieri became known in Vienna through performances there of his operas, ''Amor Prigioniero'' in 1731, and ''Il sogno di Scipione'', first performed in 1735 as part of the birthday celebrations for

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. Following the death of

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in December 1736,

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(at the time

to Charles VI), invited Predieri to Vienna to serve as his assistant. Predieri arrived there towards the end of 1737 and in 1739 was officially appointed Vice Kapellmeister, the post previously held by Caldara. On Fux's death in 1741, he assumed to the duties of Kapellmeister, although he did not use the official title until 1746. During his time in Vienna he composed several more operas, often performed to mark special occasions at the imperial court, two oratorios, a

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, and many other pieces of sacred music. Predieri retired as Kapellmeister in 1751, but kept his title and his salary for the remainder of his time in Vienna even though

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had taken over his duties. In 1765, he returned to his native Bologna where he died on 3 January 1767 at the age of 78.

Works

According to musicologist Anne Schnoebelen, Predieri's sacred music demonstrated his "mastery of vocal polyphony and polychoral writing" while the operas he composed in Vienna to texts by

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and Giovanni Pasquini were marked by carefully set

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and arias with impressive

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colouring. The imperial court in Vienna made extensive use of trumpets for ceremonial occasions and employed 14 court trumpeters. In common with those of his predecessors at the court,

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and

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, Predieri's Viennese operas and oratorios contained what Trevor Herbert has described as "spectacular high trumpet parts surpassing all others anywhere in terms of range and technical difficulty." An example of this can seen in the aria "Pace una volta" from his 1740 opera ''Zenobia''. By the end of Predieri's lifetime, his operas were no longer performed, having been superseded by the reforms to the genre initiated by Jommelli and furthered by

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. Most of the scores for his operas and oratorios have been lost or survive only in fragments. Today, his most well-known composition is the ''Stabat Mater'' he wrote in Vienna, but he also composed many other pieces of church music, both for choir and solo voice, as well as a number of secular cantatas and instrumental pieces which have extant scores. Some of his works have received modern editions, including his Violin Concerto in B minor, a ''Stabat Mater'', and the aria "Pace una volta". The following is a list of Predieri's principal works.

Operas and oratorios

;Operas *''La Partenope'' (Parthenope), libretto by

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, premiered Bologna, Teatro Marsigli-Rossi, 28 October 1710 for the inauguration of the theatre (score lost) *''La virtù in trionfo o sia La Griselda'' (The triumph of virtue, or

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) ''dramma per musica'' in three acts, libretto by Tomaso Stanzani after

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, premiered Bologna, Teatro Marsigli-Rossi, 18 Oct 1711 (score lost apart from the aria "Fa' di me ciò che ti piace") *''La Giuditta'' ( Judith), libretto by

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, premiered

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, Teatro La Fenice, 1713 (score lost) *''Lucio Papirio'' ( Lucius Papirius), libretto by

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, premiered Pratolino, Villa Medici, 1714; performed in Rome the same year and in Venice in 1715 (score lost apart from 4 arias) *''Astarte'', libretto by Apostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati, premiered Rome,

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, 1715 (score lost) *''Il pazzo per politica'', libretto by Giovanni Battista Gianoli, premiered Livorno, Teatro San Sebastiano, 1717 (score lost) *''Il duello d'amore e di vendetta'', (The duel of love and revenge), ''dramma giocoso'' in three acts, librettist Francesco Salvi, premiered Livorno, Teatro San Sebastiano, 1718 (score lost) *''La fede ne' tradimenti'' (Faith amidst treachery), libretto by

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, premiered Florence,

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, 1718 (score lost) *''Merope'' (

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), libretto by Apostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati, premiered Livorno, Teatro San Sebastiano, 1718 (score lost) *''Anagilda'', libretto by Girolamo Gigli, premiered

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, Teatro Carignano, 1719 (score lost) *''Il trionfo della virtù'' (The triumph of virtue), libretto by Francesco Pecori, premiered Florence, Teatro della Pergola, 1719 (score lost) *''Il trionfo di Solimano, ovvero Il trionfo maggiore è vincere se stesso'' (The triumph of Suleiman, or The greatest triumph is to conquer oneself), libretto by Francesco Pecori, premiered Florence, Teatro della Pergola, summer 1719 (score lost) *''La finta pazzia di Diana'' (The feigned madness of

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), ''dramma pastorale'' in 3 acts, librettist unknown, premiered Florence, Teatro della Pergola, 1719; also performed in Venice and Vienna in 1748 (score lost) *''Astarto'', libretto by Apostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati, ''dramma per musica'' in 3 acts, premiered Florence, Teatro della Pergola, 1720 (score lost) *''Tito Manlio'' ( Titus Manlius), libretto by

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, premiered Florence, Teatro della Pergola, 1720 (score lost) *''Sofonisba'', libretto by Francesco Silvani, premiered Rome, Teatro Alibert, 1722 with

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in the title role. (score lost apart from the aria "Ricordati o bella che un caro tuo sguardo") *''Scipione'' ( Scipio), libretto by Apostolo Zeno, premiered Rome, Teatro Alibert, 1724 with Farinelli in the role of Salonice (score lost apart from 3 arias) *''Cesare in Egitto'' (Caesar in Egypt), libretto by Giacomo Francesco Bussani, premiered Rome, Teatro Capranica, 1728 (score lost apart from 4 arias) *''Astianatte'' (

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), libretto by Antonio Salvi, premiered Alessandria, Teatro Soleri, autumn 1729 (score lost) *''Eurene'', libretto by Claudio Nicola Stampa, Milan,

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, 1729; revised as ''Sirbace'', premiered

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, Teatro degli Accademici dei Risvegliati, 2 July 1730 (score lost) *''Ezio'' ( Aetius), libretto by

, premiered Milan, Teatri Regio Ducal, 1730 (score lost) *''

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'' (

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in India), libretto by Metastasio, premiered Milan, Teatro Regio Ducale, 1731 (score lost) *''Scipione il giovane'' (

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), libretto attributed to Giovanni Francesco Bortolotti, premiered Venice,

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, 19 November 1731 with

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in the title role *''Amor prigionero'' (

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imprisoned), libretto by Metastasio, premiered Vienna, 1732 *''Il sogno di Scipione'' (The dream of Scipio), ''azione teatrale'' in 1 act, libretto by Metastasio, first performed 1735 during the birthday celebrations for

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, revived in 1739 *''Zoe'', libretto by Francesco Silvani revised from his ''La forza del sangue'', premiered Venice,

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, 10 November 1736 (score lost)Selfridge-Field (2007) p. 450 *''Gli auguri spiegati'', libretto by Giovanni Claudio Pasquini, premiered

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, 3 May 1738 *''La pace tra la virtù e la bellezza'' (Peace between virtue and beauty), libretto by Metastasio, premiered Vienna, 15 October 1738 *''Perseo'' (

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), ''festa di camera'', libretto by Giovanni Claudio Pasquini, premiered Vienna, 4 November 1738 *''Astrea placata, ossia La felicità della terra'' (

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placated, or Happiness returns to the earth), ''festa di camera '', libretto by Metastasio, premiered Vienna, 28 August 1739 *''Zenobia'' (

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), libretto by Metastasio, first setting, Vienna, Favorita Palace, 28 August 1740 *''Armida placata'' (

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placated), ''

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'' (composed in collaboration with

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, Bonno, and Abos), libretto by

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, premiered Vienna 1750 on the occasion of the birthday of Empress Elisabeth Christine ;Oratorios *''Santi Cipriano e Giustina martiri'' ( Saints Cyprian and Justina, martyrs) Bologna, Church of Santa Maria della Vita, first performed 17 March 1712 (score lost) *''L'Adamo'', (

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) text by Girolamo Melani, first performed Bologna, Church of La Madonna di Galliera, 1723 (score lost) *''La caduta di Gerusalemme'' (The fall of Jerusalem), first performed Bologna, Church of Santa Maria della Vita, 1st Thursday of

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, 1727 (score lost) *''San Pellegrino Laziosi'' ( Saint Peregrine Laziosi), first performed Bologna, Church of La Madonna di Galliera, 1729; also performed in

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as ''I prodigi del crocifisso nella conversione di S Pellegrino Laziosi'', 1734 *''Gesù nel tempio'' (Jesus in the temple), first performed Bologna, Church of Santa Maria della Vita, 31 March 1735 (score lost) *''Il sacrificio d'Abramo'' (The sacrifice of

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), text by Francesca Menzoni-Giusti, first performed Vienna, 1738 *''Isacco figura del Redentore'' (

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, figure of the Redeemer), first performed Vienna, 12 February 1740

Sacred music

In addition to the following, Predieri also composed numerous other masses and mass parts,

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s, and

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s, for churches in Bologna and for the imperial court in Vienna.List sourced from the catalogues of the Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense in Milan and the

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in Vienna *

(

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chorus, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass and organ continuo) *

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ations for

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: ''Mercoledì Santo'' (soprano and basso continuo), ''Giovedì Santo'' (contralto and basso continuo), ''Venerdì Santo'' (soprano and basso continuo) *

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: ''Dulcis plaga'', ''Ecce dies'', ''Super astra in corde meo'', ''Tuba canit'' (all for solo voice and orchestra) *

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(SATB chorus and orchestra) *

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: ''Inno alla Beata Vergine Maria'' (SATB chorus and orchestra) *

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(SATB chorus and orchestra; 3 versions composed in 1738, 1740, 1746) *

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(SATB chorus and orchestra; 3 versions composed in 1739, 1740, 1746) *Missa Sanctissimi Francisci (Mass for the feast of Saint Francis; SATB chorus, 2 trumpets 2 violins and 2 trombones; composed 1746) *Missa Nativitatis (Christmas Mass; SATB chorus, trumpets and violins; composed 1747)

Secular music

* Concerto in B minor for violin and string orchestra * Cantatas: "Quel ruscel che tra sassi si frange" and "Or che Lidia adorata" *

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: "Doppio tormento m'affanna" *

Sonata Sonata (; Italian: , pl. ''sonate''; from Latin and Italian: ''sonare'' rchaic Italian; replaced in the modern language by ''suonare'' "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece ''played'' as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian ''cant ...

s for harspichord in G major, C major, and D major *

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in B-flat major

Recordings

Two of Predieri's

Lamentation A lament or lamentation is a passionate expression of grief, often in music, poetry, or song form. The grief is most often born of regret, or mourning. Laments can also be expressed in a verbal manner in which participants lament about somethi ...

s for solo voice and basso continuo can heard on ''Baroque Nocturnes For The Liturgy Of Holy Week'' performed by the La Flora ensemble (Bongiovanni Records). "Pace una volta", an aria for soprano and solo trumpet from his opera ''Zenobia'' was recorded by

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and

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on their album ''Baroque Duet'' (Sony Classical).McCants (2004) p. 33

References

;Notes ;Sources *Carter, Stewart (1990)
"Trombone Obbligatos in Viennese Oratorios of the Baroque"
''Historic Brass Society Journal'', Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 52–77 * *Eisen, Cliff and Keefe, Simon P. (2006)
''The Cambridge Mozart Encyclopedia''
Cambridge University Press. *Godt, Irving and Rice, John A. (2010)
''Marianna Martines: A Woman Composer in the Vienna of Mozart and Haydn''
University Rochester Press. *Herbert, Trevor (1997)
''The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments''
Cambridge University Press. *McCants, Clyde T.(2004)
''American Opera Singers and their Recordings: Critical Commentaries and Discographies''
McFarland. *Schnoebelen, Anne (2001). "Predieri" in Stanley Sadie (ed.) ''

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'', Volume 20. Grove's Dictionaries. *Selfridge-Field, Eleanor (2007)
''A New Chronology of Venetian Opera and Related Genres, 1660-1760''
Stanford University Press.

External links

Free scores by Luca Antonio Predieri
(''Stabat Mater'' and a Violin Concerto published in ''Concerto a cinque'') on the

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on

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List of manuscript scores by Luca Antonio Predieri held in Italian libraries
from the Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense in Milan {{DEFAULTSORT:Predieri, Luca Antonio Italian classical composers Italian male classical composers Italian opera composers Male opera composers Classical composers of church music Italian classical violinists Male classical violinists 1688 births 1767 deaths Musicians from Bologna