Antimo Liberati
Antimo Liberati (3 April 1617 – 24 February 1692) was an Italian music theorist, composer, and contralto singer. Antimo Liberati was born in Foligno, Liberati began his musical training began in Rome in 1628 when he was admitted to the choir of San Giovanni in Laterano, at the time under the direction of Antonio Maria Abbatini. He also studied law and fine arts and for a time worked as a notary in Foligno.
Antimo Liberati
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- Name
- Antimo Liberati
- Born
- 3 April 1617
- Birthplace
- Foligno, Italy
- Died
- 24 February 1692
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- * music theorist
- Fields
- music, music theory, musicology and notarization.
- Movements
- Baroque music.
- Teachers
- Orazio Benevoli.
- Languages
- Italian.
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Antimo Liberati (3 April 1617 – 24 February 1692) was an Italian music theorist, composer, and contralto singer. Antimo Liberati was born in Foligno, Liberati began his musical training began in Rome in 1628 when he was admitted to the choir of San Giovanni in Laterano, at the time under the direction of Antonio Maria Abbatini. He also studied law and fine arts and for a time worked as a notary in Foligno.
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Antimo Liberati (1617–1692) was a composer, music theorist and musicologist, among other activities. Born in Foligno, the composer died in Rome.
Antimo Liberati worked in Vienna. The composer was active in music, music theory and musicology. Antimo Liberati was associated with Baroque music. Languages used include Italian.
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From 1637 to 1643 Liberati was a court musician in the service of Emperor Ferdinand III and Archduke Leopold in Vienna. He was appointed a member of the Sistine Chapel Choir in 1662, served as its secretary (puntatore) in 1670 and its maestro di cappella in 1674 and 1675. He composed numerous pieces of sacred music of which 22 survive. However, he was primarily known for his writings on music theory, especially Epitome della musica (1666) and Lettera scritta dal sig. Liberati in risposta ad una del sig. Ovidio Persapegi (1685). The diary which he produced in his year as puntatore of the Sistine Chapel Choir is considered an invaluable source of information on the singers of his day and the workings of the choir. Liberati died in Rome at the age of 74 and was buried in the tomb of the papal singers in Santa Maria in Vallicella. In his will he left his music scores to the Foligno Cathedral.
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• Name — Antimo Liberati • Born — 3 April 1617 • Birthplace — Foligno, Italy • Died — 24 February 1692 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — * music theorist • composer • singer
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Antimo Liberati died on 24 February 1692.
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- 1.Leopold, Silke (2001). "Liberati, Antimo". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edition. Online version retrieved 2 November 2018 (subscription required for full access).
- 2.Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles. Musiciens à Rome de 1570 à 1750: "Liberati, Antimo". Retrieved 2 November 2018 .
- 3.Morelli, Arnaldo (2005). "Liberati, Antimo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Vol. 65. Treccani. Online version retrieved 2 November 2018 .
- 4.Rambotti, Fiorella (2008). La musica è una mera opinione e di questa non si può dar certezza veruna, pp. 7–71. Morlacchi Editore.
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Antimo Liberati worked in music, music theory, musicology and notarization. His work is associated with Baroque music. He worked at Vienna. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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