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'''Giovanni Bassano''' (c. 1558 – 16 August 1617) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Venetian School (music)|Venetian School]] composer and [[cornett]]ist of the late [[Renaissance music|Renaissance]] and early [[Baroque music|Baroque]] eras. He was a key figure in the development of the instrumental ensemble at [[San Marco di Venezia|St. Mark's]] basilica, and left a detailed book on instrumental [[Ornament (music)|ornamentation]], which is a rich resource for research in contemporary performance practice (Arnold/Ferraccioli). It was Bassano who was most responsible for the performance of the music of [[Giovanni Gabrieli]], who would emerge as one of the most renowned members of the [[Venetian School]] (Selfridge-Field, 15). |
'''Giovanni Bassano''' (c. 1558 – 16 August 1617) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Venetian School (music)|Venetian School]] composer and [[cornett]]ist of the late [[Renaissance music|Renaissance]] and early [[Baroque music|Baroque]] eras. He was a key figure in the development of the instrumental ensemble at [[San Marco di Venezia|St. Mark's]] basilica, and left a detailed book on instrumental [[Ornament (music)|ornamentation]], which is a rich resource for research in contemporary performance practice (Arnold/Ferraccioli). It was Bassano who was most responsible for the performance of the music of [[Giovanni Gabrieli]], who would emerge as one of the most renowned members of the [[Venetian School (music)|Venetian School]] (Selfridge-Field, 15). |
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Revision as of 04:55, 29 January 2012
Giovanni Bassano (c. 1558 – 16 August 1617) was an Italian Venetian School composer and cornettist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. He was a key figure in the development of the instrumental ensemble at St. Mark's basilica, and left a detailed book on instrumental ornamentation, which is a rich resource for research in contemporary performance practice (Arnold/Ferraccioli). It was Bassano who was most responsible for the performance of the music of Giovanni Gabrieli, who would emerge as one of the most renowned members of the Venetian School (Selfridge-Field, 15).
Life
Nothing is known of Bassano's life before his arrival as a young instrumental player at St. Mark's, probably in 1576 at the age of 18. He quickly acquired a reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in Venice, and by 1585 had published his first book, Ricercate, passagi et cadentie, which details exactly how best to ornament passages when transcribing vocal music for instruments. In that same year he became a music teacher at the seminary associated with St. Mark's. In 1601 he took over the job as head of the instrumental ensemble from Girolamo Dalla Casa, and he remained at this post until his death in August 1617 (Arnold, ii 254).
Media
Published works
- Fantasie a tre voci, per cantar et sonar con ogni sorte d'istromenti Venezia: Giacomo Vincenti & Riccardo Amadino, 1585. According to RISM, basso part only survives.[1]
- Ricercate, passaggi et cadentie per potersi esercitar nel diminuir terminatamente con ogni sorte d’istrumento; et anco diversi passaggi per la semplice voce Venezia: Giacomo Vincenti & Riccardo Amadino, 1585; reprinted 1598.[1] Modern edition: Richard Erig, Zürich, Musikverlag zum Pelikan, 1976; facsimile: Mieroprint.
- Canzonette a quatro voci Venezia: Giacomo Vincenti, 1587[1]
- Il fiore dei capricci musicali a quattro voci, per sonar con ogni sorte di stromenti Venezia: Giacomo Vincenti, 1588. Tenor part only survives.[1]
- Motetti, madrigali et canzone francese di diversi eccellenti autori Venice, 1591.[2] Lost, survives only in the manuscript transcription of Friedrich Chrysander, Hamburger Staatsbibliothek MB/2488.[3]
- Motetti per concerti ecclesiastici a 5, 6, 7, 8, & 12 voci Venezia: Giacomo Vincenti, 1598 (basso per l'organo part: 1599).[1] Modern edition: Richard Charteris (1999) GIOVANNI BASSANO (c. 1558-1617), Opera omnia American Institute of Musicology CMM 101-1
- Concerti ecclesiastici a cinque, sei, sette, otto & dodeci voci ... libro secondo Venezia: Giacomo Vincenti, 1599.[1] Modern edition: Richard Charteris (2003) GIOVANNI BASSANO (c. 1558-1617), Opera omnia American Institute of Musicology CMM 101-2
- Madrigali et canzonette concertate per potersi cantare con il basso, & soprano nel liuto, & istrumento da pena, con passaggi a ciascuna parte … libro primo Venezia: Giacomo Vincenti, 1602[1]
References
- Denis Arnold/Fabio Ferraccioli, "Bassano: 4) Giovanni", in Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online (subscription access), accessed 29 January 2012
- Eleanor Selfridge-Field, Venetian Instrumental Music, from Gabrieli to Vivaldi. New York, Dover Publications, 1994. ISBN 0-486-28151-5
- Denis Arnold, "Giovanni Bassano," in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie. Vol ii, p. 254. 20 vol. London, Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1980. ISBN 1-56159-174-2
- Gustave Reese, Music in the Renaissance. New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 1954. ISBN 0-393-09530-4
- Paras, Jason; George Houle and Glenna Houle, (eds.) Music for viola bastarda Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1986. ISBN 9780253388247
- Schlager, Karlheinz (ed.) Einzeldrucke vor 1800, Band 1: AARTS – BYRD Répertoire International des Sources Musicales A/I/1. Kassel; Basel; Tours; London: Bärenreiter, 1971 ISBN 3761802285