CALDARA, ANTONIO

äntôˈnyō käldäˈrä, c.1670–1736, Italian composer. In 1714, Caldara obtained a position at the imperial court in Vienna, where he remained until his death. He composed many operas and oratorios, other sacred and secular vocal music, and chamber works. His canons were especially popular. Franz Joseph Haydn was influenced by Caldara.

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Antonio Vivaldi: The Red Priest of Venice
Book by Karl Heller, David Marinelli; Amadeus Press, 1997
Subjects: Composers--Italy--Biography, Vivaldi, Antonio--1678-1741
...Martin, 163 , 225 Berretta, Pietro Antonio, 290 Besseler, Heinrich, 275...Bibiena, Francesco, 109 Biom, Antonio, 106 Boivin, Madame publisher...Gabriel, 226 Caffi, Francesco, 42 Caldara, Antonio, 27 , 34 , 45 , 233 Calicchio...
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The Baroque Clarinet
Book by Albert R. Rice; Clarendon Press, 1992
Subjects: Clarinet--History, Music--18th Century--History And Criticism
...Caldara The prolific composer Antonio Caldara c . 1670-1736 was born in Venice...Emperor Charles VI in Vienna Grove 6 Caldara, Antonio . On 4 November 1718 Caldaras opera...during this time. Cf. Grove 6 Caldara, Antonio.
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Companion to Baroque Music
Book by Julie Anne Sadie; Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects: Music--17th Century--History And Criticism, Music--18th Century--History And Criticism
...overshadowed by J. J. Fux and Antonio Caldara, who enjoyed particular favour...Il pomo doro; see Plate 12 , Antonio Draghi and the Zianis. He also...constructed during 1666-8. Caldara, Antonio c 1670-1736 . Extraordinarily...
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Con Che Soavita: Studies in Italian Opera, Song, and Dance, 1580-1740
Book by Iain Fenlon, Tim Carter; Clarendon Press, 1995
Subjects: Vocal Music--Italy--History And Criticism
...has been credited to Antonio Caldara, who composed the opera...Naples, with which Caldara was unconnected. 15...been attributed to Marc Antonio Ziani, who set an earlier...Warren Kirkendale, "Caldara, Antonio", in Dizionario biografico...
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A History of the Oratorio - Vol. 3
Book by Howard E. Smither; University of North Carolina Press, 1987
Subjects: Oratorio
...Universitat Munchen. Leipzig: Breitkopf Hartel, 1909. Caldara, Joaz Caldara Antonio. Joaz facsimile . The Italian Oratorio 1650-1800...Chapel Hill, 1973. Cistellini, "Neri" Cistellini Antonio. "San Filippo Neri e la sua patria". Rivista...
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St. Mary's Bourne Street: London
Journal article by Lewis Wright; Anglican and Episcopal History, Vol. 70, 2001
Subjects: Architecture, Catholic churches, Church buildings, Church of St Mary the Virgin-London England
...prayer book with some additions from The Anglican Missal and the Roman rite. The mass setting was the Missa brevis by Antonio Caldara (1670-1736) and parts of the service were sung in Latin. The gospel book was taken in procession into the center...
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Some Uncataloged Musical Resources in the Harvard Theatre Collection with a Handlist for the Bound Music Volumes
Journal article by Kathryn Lowerre; Music Library Association. Notes, Vol. 62, 2006
Subjects: Library collections, Library resources, Musical theater, Opera
...musica del Maestro P. A. Pier Antonio Coppola (Milan: F. Lucca...1," embossed "MUSIC // CALDARA ET AL." Handwritten table...items (in manuscript, the Caldara pieces) removed. Sacred music...Printed pieces include works by Antonio Sacchini, Attwood, John Percy...


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Laudate Pueri - the World of the Vienna Choir Boys
Magazine article by Peter Catalano; World and I, Vol. 15, December 2000
Subjects: Choirboys--Behavior, Grossmann, Agnes--Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Vienna Choir Boys--Training
...Over the centuries, illustrious composers wrote for and directed the choir. Among them were Heinrich Isaak, Antonio Caldara, Antonio Salieri (unjustly cast as the villain in Amadeus), Haydn, Gluck, Mozart, and Bruckner. When the Austro...
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La Passione Di Gesù Cristo
Magazine article by Jane Schatkin Hettrick; The American Organist, Vol. 41, January 2007
...Schatkin Hettrick CHORAL MUSIC ANTONIO SALIERI, La Passione di Gesu Cristo...Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, 2000. Antonio Salieri (1750-1825) was a key...several other composers, including Antonio Caldara, Niccolo Jommelli, Johann Gottlieb...
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Rethinking the Art of Baroque Music Performance
Magazine article by Elizabeth Field, Stephanie Vial; Strings, Vol. 25, July 2011
Subjects: Classical music, Motion picture directors & producers, Musical performances, Musicians & conductors
...the music of Haydn, Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, and George Frederick Handel. Their music...more obscure composers like Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Antonio Caldara, or even the Bach sons (C. P.E., J. C, and...
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The Credo of the B Minor Mass: Style and Symbol
Magazine article by David Humphreys; Musical Times, Vol. 140, Summer 1999
...interest in it greatly increased towards the end of his life, and is reflected in his choice of works by Palestrina, Antonio Caldara and Johann Hugo von Wilderer, which he copied for performance in Leipzig, as well as by his study of Fuxs treatise...
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Mozart: la Clemenza Di Tito
Magazine article by Christopher Monk; Musical Opinion, Vol. 129, March 2006
...September. The commission designated that the already well known text, written by Pietro Metastasio in 1734, and set by Antonio Caldara be used. For Prague they chose an adaptation made by Caterino Mazzola. This was an ideal politically correct theme...
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encyclopedia articles on: Caldara Antonio  - 1 result

 
 
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Caldara, Antonio
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CALDARA, ANTONIO anto nyo kalda ra, c.1670 1736, Italian composer. In 1714, Caldara obtained a position at the imperial court...Franz Joseph Haydn was influenced by Caldara...


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