Ercole Bernabei
Ercole Bernabei (Caprarola (Latium), 1622 – Munich, 5 December 1687) was an Italian composer, chapel master and organist. Bernabei was born in Caprarola, and became a pupil of Orazio Benevoli in Rome. From 1653 he served as organist at San Luigi dei Francesi as successor of Luigi Rossi.
Ercole Bernabei
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- Died
- 1687. · Munich.
- Occupation
- composer, choir director, organist, chapelmaster and dramaturge.
- Fields
- opera and religious.
- Movements
- Baroque music.
- Teachers
- Orazio Benevoli.
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Ercole Bernabei (Caprarola (Latium), 1622 – Munich, 5 December 1687) was an Italian composer, chapel master and organist. Bernabei was born in Caprarola, and became a pupil of Orazio Benevoli in Rome. From 1653 he served as organist at San Luigi dei Francesi as successor of Luigi Rossi.
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Ercole Bernabei (1622–1687) was a chapelmaster, choir director and composer, among other activities. The chapelmaster was born in Caprarola and died in Munich. Ercole Bernabei was associated with Baroque music. The work spans opera, religious and religious art.
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Operas
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In July 1665 Bernabei was appointed maestro di cappella at the Archbasilica of St. Peter's Basilica thanks to the protection of Christina, Queen of Sweden. In July 1674 Bernabei and his pupil Agostino Steffani moved to Munich, where he superseded Johann Caspar von Kerll as Hofkapellmeister of Ferdinand Maria duke of Bavaria and an elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire. His daughter married another expatriate Italian musician, Gio Paolo Bombarda. He was father to the composer Giuseppe Antonio Bernabei (Rome, 1649 – Munich, 9 March 1732). Bernabei died in Munich on 5 December 1687.
La conquista del vello d'oro in Colco (booklet of D. Gisberti, 1674, Monaco) I portenti dell'indole generosa, ovvero Enrico terzo imperatore, duca di Baviera (booklet of D. Gisberti, 1675, Monaco) Il litigio del cielo e della terra (booklet of V. Terzago, 1680, Monaco) Erote ed Anderote (booklet of V. Terzago, 1686, Monaco)
Secular music
Secular music
Concerto madrigalesco a tre voci diverse (3 voices and continuo) (Rome, 1669) cantatas for soprano and continuo (manuscript)
Sacred music
Sacred music
Sacrae modulationes op. 2 (5 voices, 2 violins and continuo) (Munich 1691) 2 Masses for 16 voices in 4 choirs 23 sacred works (motettos, hymns, antiphons, 4-8 voices)
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1687
Ercole Bernabei died on 5 December 1687.
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