Arcangelo Corelli
Q. What is cantata in Baroque period?
A cantata is a work for voice or voices and instruments of the baroque era. From its beginnings in 17th-century Italy, both secular and religious cantatas were written. The earliest cantatas were generally for solo voice with minimal instrumental accompaniment.
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- Q. What is cantata in Baroque period?
- Q. What was the purpose of Bach’s cantatas?
- Q. What country was Corelli from?
- Q. Where is Corelli buried?
- Q. How many children did Arcangelo Corelli have?
- Q. When did Arcangelo Corelli die?
- Q. Who did Arcangelo Corelli influence?
- Q. Why is Arcangelo Corelli famous?
- Q. Who taught Corelli?
- Q. When was the violin invented?
- Q. What was the first violin called?
Q. What was the purpose of Bach’s cantatas?
Just after Bach, then a court organist in Weimar, was named concertmaster in 1714, he wrote this cantata about Christ’s farewell to his disciples and about the joy of one day meeting again. Despite the depressing title, the piece has an upbeat message that’s fitting for Jubilate Sunday, the third Sunday after Easter.
Q. What country was Corelli from?
Italian
Q. Where is Corelli buried?
Pantheon, Rome, Italy
Q. How many children did Arcangelo Corelli have?
70 Children
Q. When did Arcangelo Corelli die?
Jan
Q. Who did Arcangelo Corelli influence?
Despite his fame as a violinist, Corelli never toured and almost all his acclaimed performances took place in Rome. One important channel for his later influence was his teaching. Among his many violin pupils were Francesco Geminiani and Giovanni Battista Somis, both of whom went on to become respected composers.
Q. Why is Arcangelo Corelli famous?
Corelli was himself a respected and skilled violinist, and a huge influence on the style of Italian musicians of the 18th century. He was famous for his mastery of the baroque chamber sonata, as well as his numerous concerto grossi.
Q. Who taught Corelli?
Arcangelo Corelli was born in Fusignano on Feb. 17, 1653. At the age of 13 he went to Bologna, where his main teacher was Leonardo Brugnol, a native of Venice. Corelli studied in Bologna until 1670 and then entered the famous Accademia Filarmonica.
Q. When was the violin invented?
16th century
Q. What was the first violin called?
The Arabian rabab and the rebec, which came from the orient in the middle ages and was played widely in Spain and France in the fifteenth century, are said to be the ancestors of the violin. Near the end of the middle ages, a bowed stringed instrument called a fiddle appeared in Europe.
