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

Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...

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

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

, eventually becoming

Kapellmeister ( , , ), from German (chapel) and (master), literally "master of the chapel choir", designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term has evolved considerably in i ...

to the imperial

Habsburg The House of Habsburg (; ), also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most powerful dynasties in the history of Europe and Western civilization. They were best known for their inbreeding and for ruling vast realms throughout Europe d ...

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

opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ...

composer, he was also known for his

sacred music Religious music (also sacred music) is a type of music that is performed or composed for religious use or through religious influence. It may overlap with ritual music, which is music, sacred or not, performed or composed for or as a ritual. Reli ...

and

oratorio An oratorio () is a musical composition with dramatic or narrative text for choir, soloists and orchestra or other ensemble. Similar to opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguisha ...

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 Tomaso Antonio Vitali (7 March 1663 – 9 May 1745) was an Italian composer and violinist of the mid to late Baroque era. The eldest son of Giovanni Battista Vitali, he is chiefly known for a Chaconne in G minor for violin and continuo, to whi ...

, and

counterpoint In music theory, counterpoint is the relationship of two or more simultaneous musical lines (also called voices) that are harmonically dependent on each other, yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. The term originates from the Latin ...

with Giacomo Cesare Predieri, Angelo Predieri, and

Giacomo Antonio Perti Giacomo Antonio Perti (6 June 1661 – 10 April 1756) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. He was mainly active at Bologna, where he was '' Maestro di Cappella'' for sixty years. He was the teacher of Giuseppe Torelli and Giovanni ...

. He is recorded as having been a

viola The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the ...

player in the orchestra of the Basilica of San Petronio 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

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

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

Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna The Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna ("philharmonic academy of Bologna"; sometimes known in English as the Bologna Academy of Music) is a music education institution in Bologna, Italy. The Accademia de' Filarmonici was founded as an associ ...

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 San Paolo Maggioreo may refer to: * San Paolo Maggiore, Bologna, church in Bologna, Italy * San Paolo Maggiore, Naples, church in Naples, Italy {{disambiguation ...

, Madonna di Galliera, Santa Maria della Vita, 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

Emperor Charles VI Charles VI (; ; 1 October 1685 – 20 October 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until his death, succeeding his elder brother, Joseph I. He unsuccessfully claimed the throne of Spain follow ...

. Following the death of

Antonio Caldara Antonio Caldara ( – 28 December 1736) was an Italian Baroque composer. Life Caldara was born in Venice (exact date unknown), the son of a violinist. He became a chorister at St Mark's in Venice, where he learned several instruments, probab ...

in December 1736,

Johann Fux Johann Joseph Fux (; – 13 February 1741) was an Austrian composer, music theorist and pedagogue of the late Baroque era. His most enduring work is not a musical composition but his treatise on counterpoint, '' Gradus ad Parnassum'', which has ...

(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

Stabat Mater The Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Christian hymn to the Virgin Mary that portrays her suffering as mother during the crucifixion of her son Jesus Christ. Its author may be either the Franciscan friar Jacopone da Todi or Pope Innocent III.Saba ...

, 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 Georg Reutter 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

Metastasio Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (3 January 1698 – 12 April 1782), better known by his pseudonym of Pietro Metastasio (), was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of ''opera seria'' libretti. Early life Met ...

and Giovanni Pasquini were marked by carefully set

recitatives Recitative (, also known by its Italian name recitativo () is a style of delivery (much used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas) in which a singer is allowed to adopt the rhythms and delivery of ordinary speech. Recitative does not repeat lines ...

and arias with impressive

dynamic Dynamics (from Greek δυναμικός ''dynamikos'' "powerful", from δύναμις ''dynamis'' "power") or dynamic may refer to: Physics and engineering * Dynamics (mechanics), the study of forces and their effect on motion Brands and enter ...

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, Fux and Caldara, 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 be 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

Gluck Christoph Willibald ( Ritter von) Gluck (; ; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire at ...

. 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

Silvio Stampiglia Silvio Stampiglia (14 March 1664 – 27 January 1725) was an Italian poet, librettist, and founder member of the Accademia dell'Arcadia under the pen name of Palemone Licurio. Numerous Italian composers set his libretti to music, particularly Car ...

, 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

Griselda Griselda, also spelled Grizelda, is a feminine given name from Germanic sources that is now used in English, Italian, and Spanish as well. According to the 1990 United States Census, the name was 1,066th in popularity among females in the Unit ...

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

Apostolo Zeno Apostolo Zeno (11 December 1668 – 11 November 1750) was a Venetian poet, librettist, journalist, and man of letters. Early life Apostolo Zeno was born in Venice to a Kingdom of Candia#Establishment_of_Venetian_rule, colonial branch of the ...

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

Judith The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book included in the Septuagint and the Catholic Church, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Christian Old Testament of the Bible but Development of the Hebrew Bible canon, excluded from the ...

), libretto by Francesco Silvani, premiered

Ancona Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...

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

Antonio Salvi Antonio Salvi (17 January 1664 – 21 May 1724) was an Italian physician, court poet and librettist, active mainly in Florence, Italy. He was in the service of the grand-ducal court of Tuscany and the favourite librettist of Prince Ferdinando ...

, 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,

Teatro Capranica The Teatro Capranica is a theatre situated at 101 Piazza Capranica in the Colonna (rione of Rome), Colonna district of Rome. Originally constructed in 1679 by the Capranica family and housed in the early Renaissance architecture, Renaissance Palazz ...

, 1715 (score lost) *''Il pazzo per politica'', libretto by Giovanni Battista Gianoli, premiered

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 152,916 residents as of 2025. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn ...

, 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

Girolamo Gigli Girolamo Gigli (or ''Gerolamo''; 14 October 1660 – 4 January 1722) was an Italian writer, playwright, and scholar. Biography Born in Siena to the Nenci family, he was adopted by an uncle, from whom he took the surname, Gigli. He married young ...

, premiered Florence,

Teatro della Pergola The Teatro della Pergola (), sometimes known as just La Pergola, is a historic opera house in Florence, Italy. It is located in the centre of the city on the Via della Pergola, from which the theatre takes its name. It was built in 1656 under the p ...

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

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

, 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

Diana Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), ...

), ''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

Matteo Noris Matteo Noris (1640, Venice – 6 October 1714, Treviso Treviso ( ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 87.322 inhabitants (as ...

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

Farinelli Farinelli (; 24 January 1705 – 16 September 1782) was the stage name of Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi (), a celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera. Farinelli ...

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'' (

Astyanax In Greek mythology, Astyanax (; ''Astyánax'', "lord of the city") was the son of Hector, the crown prince of Troy, and of his wife, Princess Andromache of Cilician Thebe."Astyanax". ''Oxford Classical Dictionary''. Oxford, 1949, p. 101 (''s.v. ...

), libretto by Antonio Salvi, premiered

Alessandria Alessandria (; ) is a city and commune in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. It is also the largest municipality of the region. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, ...

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

Teatro Regio Ducale The Teatro Regio Ducale (Italian, "Royal Ducal Theatre") was the opera house in Milan from 26 December 1717 until 25 February 1776, when it was burned down following a carnival gala. Many famous composers and their operas are associated with it, i ...

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

Pistoia Pistoia (; ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of a province of the same name, located about north-west of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno. It is a typic ...

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

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

Alexander Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here ar ...

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

Scipio the Younger Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Aemilianus (185 BC – 129 BC), known as Scipio Aemilianus or Scipio Africanus the Younger, was a Roman general and statesman noted for his military exploits in the Third Punic War against Carthage and durin ...

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

Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo The Teatro Malibran, known over its lifetime by a variety of names, beginning with the Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo (or Crisostomo) after the nearby church,Lynn 2005, pp. 101—103 is an opera house in Venice which was inaugurated in 1678 with a ...

, 19 November 1731 with

Antonio Bernacchi Antonio Bernacchi (21 June 1685 – 1 March 1756) was an Italian castrato, composer, and teacher of singing. He studied with Francesco Antonio Pistocchi. His pupils included Farinelli, for a brief period during 1727, and the tenor Anton Raaff. ...

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

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

Teatro San Cassiano The Teatro San Cassiano (or Teatro di San Cassiano and other variants) was the world's first public opera house, inaugurated as such in 1637 in Venice. The first mention of its construction dates back to 1581. The name with which it is best known co ...

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

Laxenburg __NOTOC__ Laxenburg (Central Bavarian: ''Laxnbuag'') is a market town in the district of Mödling, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Located about south of the Austrian capital Vienna, it is chiefly known for the Laxenburg castles, which, be ...

, 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'' (

Perseus In Greek mythology, Perseus (, ; Greek language, Greek: Περσεύς, Romanization of Greek, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of ...

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

Astraea In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Astraea (; ), also spelled Astrea or Astria, is a daughter of Astraeus and Eos. She is the virgin goddess of justice, innocence, purity, and precision. She is closely associated with the Greek goddess of ...

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

Zenobia Septimia Zenobia (Greek: Ζηνοβία, Palmyrene Aramaic: , ; 240 – c. 274) was a third-century queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria. Many legends surround her ancestry; she was probably not a commoner, and she married the ruler of the ...

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

Armida Armida is the fictional character of a Saracen sorceress, created by the Italian late Renaissance poet Torquato Tasso. Description In Tasso's epic '' Jerusalem Delivered'' (), Rinaldo is a fierce and determined warrior who is also honorabl ...

placated), ''

pasticcio In music, a ''pasticcio'' or ''pastiche'' is an opera or other musical work composed of works by different composers who may or may not have been working together, or an adaptation or localization of an existing work that is loose, unauthorized, ...

'' (composed in collaboration with Wagenseil,

Hasse Hasse is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Clara H. Hasse (1880–1926), American botanist * Helmut Hasse (1898–1979), German mathematician * Henry Hasse (1913–1977), US writer of science fiction ...

, Bonno, and Abos), libretto by

Giovanni Ambrogio Migliavacca Giovanni Ambrogio Migliavacca ( 1718 – c. 1795) was an Italian poet and librettist. A student and protégé of Metastasio, he was primarily active in the court theaters of Dresden and Vienna. His most successful work was the libretto for the op ...

, 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'', (

Adam Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam). According to Christianity, Adam ...

) 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

Lent Lent (, 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christianity, Christian religious moveable feast#Lent, observance in the liturgical year in preparation for Easter. It echoes the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring Temptation of Christ, t ...

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

Cento Cento (; Bolognese dialect, Northern Bolognese: ; Bolognese dialect, City Bolognese: ; Bolognese dialect, Centese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History The name Cento is a reference to the centur ...

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

Abraham Abraham (originally Abram) is the common Hebrews, Hebrew Patriarchs (Bible), patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father who began the Covenant (biblical), covenanta ...

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

Isaac Isaac ( ; ; ; ; ; ) is one of the three patriarchs (Bible), patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baháʼí Faith. Isaac first appears in the Torah, in wh ...

, 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,

antiphon An antiphon ( Greek ἀντίφωνον, ἀντί "opposite" and φωνή "voice") is a short chant in Christian ritual, sung as a refrain. The texts of antiphons are usually taken from the Psalms or Scripture, but may also be freely compo ...

s, and

psalm The Book of Psalms ( , ; ; ; ; , in Islam also called Zabur, ), also known as the Psalter, is the first book of the third section of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) called ('Writings'), and a book of the Old Testament. The book is an anthology of H ...

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

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek The Austrian National Library (, ) is the largest library in Austria, with more than 12 million items in its various collections. The library is located in the Neue Burg Wing of the Hofburg in center of Vienna. Since 2005, some of the collection ...

in Vienna *

(

SATB In music, SATB is a scoring of compositions for choirs or consorts of instruments consisting of four voice types: soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Choral music Four-part harmony using soprano, alto, tenor and bass is a common scoring in classic ...

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

Lament 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 something ...

ations for

Holy Week Holy Week () commemorates the seven days leading up to Easter. It begins with the commemoration of Triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, marks the betrayal of Jesus on Spy Wednesday (Holy Wednes ...

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

Motets In Western classical music, a motet is mainly a vocal musical composition, of highly diverse form and style, from high medieval music to the present. The motet was one of the preeminent polyphonic forms of Renaissance music. According to the Engl ...

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

Te Deum The ( or , ; from its incipit, ) is a Latin Christian hymn traditionally ascribed to a date before AD 500, but perhaps with antecedents that place it much earlier. It is central to the Ambrosian hymnal, which spread throughout the Latin ...

(SATB chorus and orchestra) *

Hymn A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word ''hymn'' d ...

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

Ave Maris Stella "Ave maris stella" (Latin for 'Hail, star of the sea') is a medieval Marian hymn, usually sung at Vespers. It was especially popular in the Middle Ages and has been used by many composers, as the basis of other compositions. Background Authorsh ...

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

Magnificat The Magnificat (Latin for "y soulmagnifies he Lord) is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary or Canticle of Mary, and in the Byzantine Rite as the Ode of the Theotokos (). Its Western name derives from the incipit of its Latin text. This ...

(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 A concerto (; plural ''concertos'', or ''concerti'' from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble. The ...

in B minor for violin and string orchestra *

Cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian language, Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal music, vocal Musical composition, composition with an musical instrument, instrumental accompaniment, ty ...

s: "Quel ruscel che tra sassi si frange" and "Or che Lidia adorata" *

Aria In music, an aria (, ; : , ; ''arias'' in common usage; diminutive form: arietta, ; : ariette; in English simply air (music), air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrument (music), instrumental or orchestral accompan ...

: "Doppio tormento m'affanna" *

Sonata In music a sonata (; pl. ''sonate'') literally means a piece ''played'' as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian ''cantare'', "to sing"), a piece ''sung''. The term evolved through the history of music, designating a variety of forms until th ...

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

Sinfonia Sinfonia (; plural ''sinfonie'') is the Italian word for symphony, from the Latin ''symphonia'', in turn derived from Ancient Greek συμφωνία ''symphōnia'' (agreement or concord of sound), from the prefix σύν (together) and Φωνή (s ...

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 something ...

s for solo voice and

basso continuo Basso continuo parts, almost universal in the Baroque era (1600–1750), provided the harmonic structure of the music by supplying a bassline and a chord progression. The phrase is often shortened to continuo, and the instrumentalists playing th ...

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

Kathleen Battle Kathleen Deanna Battle (born August 13, 1948) is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Battle initially became known for her work within the concert repertoire through performances ...

and

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, and music instructor, who is currently the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has been active in promoting classical and jazz music, often to young ...

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.) ''

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along with the German-language '' Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart'', it is one of the largest reference works on the history and t ...

'', 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

International Music Score Library Project The International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP), also known as the Petrucci Music Library after publisher Ottaviano Petrucci, is a subscription-based digital library of public-domain music scores. The project uses MediaWiki software, and ...

Works by and about Luca Antonio Predieri
on

WorldCat WorldCat is a union catalog that itemizes the collections of tens of thousands of institutions (mostly libraries), in many countries, that are current or past members of the OCLC global cooperative. It is operated by OCLC, Inc. Many of the O ...

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