Jacopo Melani
Jacopo Melani (6 July 1623 – 18 August 1676) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. He was born and died in Pistoia, and was the brother of composer Alessandro Melani and singer Atto Melani.
Jacopo Melani
![Titre uniforme: Melani, Atto (1626-1714). Compositeur. [Occhi miei belli] Titre uniforme: [Si si cor mio] Titre uniforme: Rossi, Luigi (1597?-1653). Compositeur. [Olà pensieri. C 138] Titre uniforme: Melani, Atto (1626-1714). Compositeur. [Tra sponde di smeraldo] Titre uniforme: [Crudelissime mie pene] Titre uniforme: [Fierissimo dolore] Titre uniforme: Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676). Compo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Recueil_de_cantates_et_d%27arias_-_Atto_Melani_et_anonymes_-_btv1b10500696q_%28001_of_113%29.jpg/1280px-Recueil_de_cantates_et_d%27arias_-_Atto_Melani_et_anonymes_-_btv1b10500696q_%28001_of_113%29.jpg)
Melani, Atto (1626-1714). Compositeur Rossi, Luigi (1597?-1653). Compositeur Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676). Compositeur Melani, Jacopo (1623-1676). Compositeur · Bibliothèque nationale de France · Public domain
- Born
- 1623 · Pistoia.
- Died
- 1676 · Pistoia.
- Occupation
- composer · organist · singer · conductor
- Fields
- opera · classical
- Movements
- Baroque music
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Jacopo Melani (6 July 1623 – 18 August 1676) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. He was born and died in Pistoia, and was the brother of composer Alessandro Melani and singer Atto Melani.
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• 1655-6: Intermedi (with La donna più costante), Florence, Cocomero • 1657: Il potestà di Colognole (La Tancia) (libretto G. A. Moniglia), dramma civile rusticale, Florence, Teatro della Pergola • 1657: Scipione in Cartagine (libretto Moniglia?), dramma musicale, Florence, Cocomero • 1658: Il pazzo per forza (libretto G. A. Moniglia), dramma civile rusticale, Florence, Teatro della Pergola • 1659: Il vecchio balordo (Il vecchio burlato) (libretto Moniglia), dramma civile, Florence, Teatro della Pergola • 1661: Ercole in Tebe (libretto G. A. Moniglia), festa teatrale, Florence, Teatro della Pergola; starred Antonio Cottini • 1663: Amor vuol inganno (La vedova, ovvero Amor vuol inganno) (libretto G. A. Moniglia), dramma civile, Florence • 1668: Girello (libretto Filippo Acciaiuoli), dramma musicale burlesco with a prologue by Alessandro Stradella, Rome, Palazzo Colonna • 1669: Il ritorno d'Ulisse (libretto Moniglia), dramma musicale, Pisa, Palazzo dei Medici • 1670: Enea in Italia (libretto Moniglia), dramma musicale, Pisa, Palazzo dei Medici • 1674: Tacere et amare (libretto Moniglia), dramma civile musicale, Florence, Cocomero
![Titre uniforme: Melani, Atto (1626-1714). Compositeur. [Occhi miei belli] Titre uniforme: [Si si cor mio] Titre uniforme: Rossi, Luigi (1597?-1653). Compositeur. [Olà pensieri. C 138] Titre uniforme: Melani, Atto (1626-1714). Compositeur. [Tra sponde di smeraldo] Titre uniforme: [Crudelissime mie pene] Titre uniforme: [Fierissimo dolore] Titre uniforme: Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676). Compo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Recueil_de_cantates_et_d%27arias_-_Atto_Melani_et_anonymes_-_btv1b10500696q_%28002_of_113%29.jpg/800px-Recueil_de_cantates_et_d%27arias_-_Atto_Melani_et_anonymes_-_btv1b10500696q_%28002_of_113%29.jpg)
Titre uniforme: Melani, Atto (1626-1714). Compositeur. [Occhi miei belli] Titre uniforme: [Si si cor mio] Titre uniforme: Rossi, Luigi (1597?-1653). Compositeur. [Olà pensieri. C 138] Titre uniforme: Melani, Atto (1626-1714). Compositeur. [Tra sponde di smeraldo] Titre uniforme: [Crudelissime mie pene] Titre uniforme: [Fierissimo dolore] Titre uniforme: Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676). Compo
Melani, Atto (1626-1714). Compositeur Rossi, Luigi (1597?-1653). Compositeur Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676). Compositeur Melani, Jacopo (1623-1676). Compositeur · Bibliothèque nationale de France
![Titre uniforme: Melani, Atto (1626-1714). Compositeur. [Occhi miei belli] Titre uniforme: [Si si cor mio] Titre uniforme: Rossi, Luigi (1597?-1653). Compositeur. [Olà pensieri. C 138] Titre uniforme: Melani, Atto (1626-1714). Compositeur. [Tra sponde di smeraldo] Titre uniforme: [Crudelissime mie pene] Titre uniforme: [Fierissimo dolore] Titre uniforme: Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676). Compo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Recueil_de_cantates_et_d%27arias_-_Atto_Melani_et_anonymes_-_btv1b10500696q_%28003_of_113%29.jpg/800px-Recueil_de_cantates_et_d%27arias_-_Atto_Melani_et_anonymes_-_btv1b10500696q_%28003_of_113%29.jpg)
Titre uniforme: Melani, Atto (1626-1714). Compositeur. [Occhi miei belli] Titre uniforme: [Si si cor mio] Titre uniforme: Rossi, Luigi (1597?-1653). Compositeur. [Olà pensieri. C 138] Titre uniforme: Melani, Atto (1626-1714). Compositeur. [Tra sponde di smeraldo] Titre uniforme: [Crudelissime mie pene] Titre uniforme: [Fierissimo dolore] Titre uniforme: Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676). Compo
Melani, Atto (1626-1714). Compositeur Rossi, Luigi (1597?-1653). Compositeur Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676). Compositeur Melani, Jacopo (1623-1676). Compositeur · Bibliothèque nationale de France
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