Pasquale Cafaro
Illustration — Pasquale Cafaro (1779) Pasquale Cafaro (also known as Caffaro or Cafariello, 8 February 1715 or 1716 – 25 October 1787) was an Italian composer, who was particularly known for his operas and the significant amount of sacred music he produced, including oratorios, motets, and masses. Pasquale Cafaro was born in San Pietro, Galatina, Cafaro entered the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini in Naples in December 1735, where he was a pupil of Lorenzo Fago and Leonardo Leo. He remained in Naples for the rest of his life and taught at the conservatorio from 1759 until 1785.
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Pasquale Cafaro
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- Born
- 1715. · Galatina.
- Died
- 1787. · Naples.
- Occupation
- composer.
- Fields
- opera.
- Movements
- Baroque music.
- Education
- Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini.
- Teachers
- Leonardo Leo, Nicola Fago and Lorenzo Fago.
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Illustration — Pasquale Cafaro (1779) Pasquale Cafaro (also known as Caffaro or Cafariello, 8 February 1715 or 1716 – 25 October 1787) was an Italian composer, who was particularly known for his operas and the significant amount of sacred music he produced, including oratorios, motets, and masses. Pasquale Cafaro was born in San Pietro, Galatina, Cafaro entered the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini in Naples in December 1735, where he was a pupil of Lorenzo Fago and Leonardo Leo. He remained in Naples for the rest of his life and taught at the conservatorio from 1759 until 1785.
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Also worked under the name Caffariello. Born at Galatina in 1715, died in Naples in 1787.
Pasquale Cafaro studied at Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini. Training under Leonardo Leo, Nicola Fago and Lorenzo Fago is recorded. Francesco Bianchi, Angelo Tarchi and Giacomo Tritto are recorded as having studied under Pasquale Cafaro. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera.
![Titre uniforme: Cafaro, Pasquale (1715-1787). Compositeur. [Il trionfo di Davide] Oratorio en 2 parties. - Livret de Giovanni Battista de Benedictis. - 1re exécution: 1746. -](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Il_trionfo_di_Davide_-_azzione_sacra_per_musica_-_Cafaro_%28manuscrit_autographe%29_-_btv1b8562463g_%28219_of_249%29.jpg/1280px-Il_trionfo_di_Davide_-_azzione_sacra_per_musica_-_Cafaro_%28manuscrit_autographe%29_-_btv1b8562463g_%28219_of_249%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
Titre uniforme: Cafaro, Pasquale (1715-1787). Compositeur. [Il trionfo di Davide] Oratorio en 2 parties. - Livret de Giovanni Battista de Benedictis. - 1re exécution: 1746. -
Cafaro, Pasquale (1715-1787). Compositeur · Bibliothèque nationale de France
![Titre uniforme: Cafaro, Pasquale (1715-1787). Compositeur. [Il natal d'Apollo] À la p. de t., la mention "Il Principe Ereditario" remplace la mention biffée "Il Duca di Puglia"; d'une autre main: "Original". - Au v° de la p. de t.: table des "attori", suivie de la mention: "La musica è di Pasquale Cafaro nell'anno 1775". - Cantate profane en deux parties suivie d'une "Licenza". - Livret de](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Il_natal_di_Apollo_-_Festa_teatrale_-_Per_sollennizare_La_nascita_-_Di_Sua_Altezza_Reale_-_Il_Principe_Ereditario_%28manuscrit_autographe%29_-_btv1b105372669_%28021_of_273%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
Titre uniforme: Cafaro, Pasquale (1715-1787). Compositeur. [Il natal d'Apollo] À la p. de t., la mention "Il Principe Ereditario" remplace la mention biffée "Il Duca di Puglia"; d'une autre main: "Original". - Au v° de la p. de t.: table des "attori", suivie de la mention: "La musica è di Pasquale Cafaro nell'anno 1775". - Cantate profane en deux parties suivie d'une "Licenza". - Livret de
Cafaro, Pasquale (1715-1787). Compositeur · Bibliothèque nationale de France
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