Bellerofonte Castaldi

Short bio Bellerofonte Castaldi

Birthday: 1581

Died: 1649

Genre: Classical

Period: Renaissance

Full biography Bellerofonte Castaldi

Bellerofonte Castaldi was an Italian composer, lutenist, and singer of the early Baroque period. He was born on August 11, 1581, in Bologna, Italy. Castaldi was an important figure in the development of the Bolognese school of music, and he wrote extensively for the lute.

Castaldi's vocal works include madrigals, canzonettas, and arias. His instrumental music is predominantly written for the solo lute, but he also wrote music for other instruments, such as the viola da gamba. One of his most famous works is "Primo Mazzetto," a collection of 26 pieces for solo lute.

Castaldi was also a poet and writer. He published a book of poetry in 1614, and in 1622 he published a treatise on the art of playing the lute, entitled "Il primo libro di chitarra spagnola." This treatise was one of the earliest in the history of European music to deal with the technique of the guitar.

Castaldi died on September 27, 1649, in Bologna, Italy. Despite his important contributions to early Baroque music, his work was largely forgotten after his death. However, in recent years, there has been a renewed interest in his music, and it is now being recorded and performed more widely.

Compositions featuring Bellerofonte Castaldi

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Cappricci a due stromenti, for theorbo		Chamber Music	1622
2	Capriccio detto Spagnolino	2:35 min	Chamber Music	1622
3	Un bocconcino di fantasia, for theorbo	3:11 min	Chamber Music	16??
4	Novizza, for theorbo	1:39 min	Chamber Music	-
5	Saltarello allegro, for theorbo	1:53 min	Chamber Music	-
6	Ritornello primo, for theorbo	2:52 min	Chamber Music	-
7	Quella crudel, for voice & continuo	1:25 min	Vocal Music	-
8	Quella che tanto, for 2 tenors & continuo	3:44 min	Vocal Music	-
9	Quagliotta Canzone	3:17 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
10	Pochina, for theorbo	1:00 min	Chamber Music	-
11	Perfidiosa, for theorbo	1:43 min	Chamber Music	-
12	Or Che tutto gioioso	1:11 min	Vocal Music	-
13	Ohimè che non posso più, for voice & continuo	2:04 min	Vocal Music	-
14	Sonata 1 for theorbo	2:50 min	Chamber Music	-
15	Mustazzin, for theorbo	1:16 min	Chamber Music	-
16	Mascherina Canzone, for ensemble	5:08 min	Keyboard	-
17	Lusinghevole, passegio for solo voice & continuo	3:26 min	Vocal Music	-
18	Laurina, for theorbo	1:19 min	Chamber Music	-
19	La Lettera d'Heleazaria Heb. a Tito Vespasiano, madrigal	10:34 min	Vocal Music	-
20	La Follia, for theorbo	4:56 min	Chamber Music	-
21	Jacopina, for theorbo	2:33 min	Chamber Music	-
22	Sonata forastiere, for lute	3:28 min	Chamber Music	-
23	Vissi allor noiosa vita (I lived then a tedious life)	2:48 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
24	Triofante, for theorbo	2:06 min	Chamber Music	-
25	Tempestamento detto chiacchierino, for theorbo	3:42 min	Chamber Music	-
26	Tasteggio Soave, for theorbo	4:08 min	Chamber Music	-
27	Tasteggio in isprezzatura, for theorbo	4:42 min	Chamber Music	-
28	Tamburra, for theorbo	1:05 min	Chamber Music	-
29	Steffania persuasiva, for voice & continuo	3:21 min	Vocal Music	-
30	Spagnola corrente, for theorbo	2:39 min	Chamber Music	-
31	Sgroppato passeggio, for lute	5:55 min	Chamber Music	-
32	Sonata forastiera, for theorbo No. 12	1:57 min	Chamber Music	-
33	Sonata forastiera, for theorbo No. 10	2:50 min	Chamber Music	-
34	Sonata 11 for theorbo	1:50 min	Chamber Music	-
35	Sonata 7 for theorbo	1:09 min	Chamber Music	-
36	Sonata 5 for theorbo	2:01 min	Chamber Music	-
37	Sonata 2 for theorbo	1:12 min	Chamber Music	-
38	Hor che la notte (Now that the shady night)	4:24 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
39	Capriccio detto cerimonioso, for theorbo	3:51 min	Chamber Music	-
40	Chi vuol provare, for voice & continuo	1:23 min	Vocal Music	-
41	Chi vidde più lieto e felice di me?, for voice & continuo	3:53 min	Vocal Music	-
42	Cecchina, for theorbo	1:14 min	Chamber Music	-
43	Cecchina corrente	1:35 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
44	Capricetto Galante, for theorbo	2:06 min	Chamber Music	-
45	Capriccio detto svegliatoio	3:10 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
46	Capriccio detto Hermaphrodito	2:16 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
47	Capriccio detto Chiacchierino, for 2 instruments (Capricci a due stromenti)	2:35 min	Chamber Music	-
48	Cromatica corrente, for lute	3:03 min	Chamber Music	-
49	Capriccio detto Bischizzoso	4:22 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
50	Capricci a due stromenti, for theorbo & other instruments	2:57 min	Chamber Music	-
51	Aurora, for theorbo	1:41 min	Chamber Music	-
52	Arpesca, for theorbo	2:07 min	Chamber Music	-
53	Arpesca gagliarda, for theorbo	2:36 min	Chamber Music	-
54	Arpeggiata a mio modo, for theorbo	2:38 min	Chamber Music	-
55	Amorevole corrente, for voice & continuo	0:47 min	Vocal Music	-
56	Al momorio, for voice & continuo	1:21 min	Vocal Music	-
57	Florida, for theorbo	1:48 min	Chamber Music	-
58	Aita aita ben mio, for voice & continuo	1:17 min	Vocal Music	-
59	Grilla gagliarda	1:57 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
60	Gagliardina lesta, for theorbo	1:17 min	Chamber Music	-
61	Furiosa, for theorbo	1:29 min	Chamber Music	-
62	Furiosa corrente, for chitarrone	1:47 min	Chamber Music	-
63	Fuor di noia, di pene e di tormento (Out with boredom, pain and torment)	3:01 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
64	Fulminante galliarda, for ensemble	1:42 min	Chamber Music	-
65	Francese lamentevole, for voice & continuo	3:42 min	Vocal Music	-
66	Hor che tutto, for voice & continuo	1:07 min	Vocal Music	-
67	Ferita d'amore, for theorbo	3:14 min	Chamber Music	-
68	Fantasticheria detta gioviale, for theorbo	2:34 min	Chamber Music	-
69	Fantastica, for theorbo	1:37 min	Chamber Music	-
70	Fantasia detta Pegasea, for theorbo	3:38 min	Chamber Music	-
71	Echo notturno, for voice & continuo	5:14 min	Vocal Music	-
72	Dunque Clorida, for theorbo	9:12 min	Chamber Music	-
73	Dolci miei martiri, for voice & continuo	5:28 min	Vocal Music	-
74	Cromatica, for theorbo	1:31 min	Chamber Music	-

Albums featuring Bellerofonte Castaldi

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Bellerofonte Castaldi, Evangelina Mascardi, Mónica Pustilnik, Marco Beasley – Ferita D'Amore(CD, Album)	2011	Arcana (4)
2	Bellerofonte Castaldi, Il Furioso, Gian Paolo Fagotto, David Dolata, Victor Coelho (2), Neil Cockburn – Battaglia D'Amore(CD, )	2009	Toccata Classics
3	Bellerofonte Castaldi - Nicolò Fontei - Benedetto Ferrari - Domenico Mazzocchi - Pellegrino Possenti - Bartolomeo Spighi – Vincenzo Manno, Ensemble "Concerto", Roberto Gini – Strana Armonia D'Amore Vol. 2(CD, )	2006	Stradivarius
4	Bellerofonte Castaldi, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Alessandro Piccinini – Intavolatura di Tiorba(CD, )	2006	Arta Records
5	Bellerofonte Castaldi - Vincent Dumestre, Guillemette Laurens, Le Poème Harmonique – Le Musiche Di Bellerofonte Castaldi	2002	Alpha Productions
6	Bellerofonte Castaldi / Diana Pelagatti - Diego Cantalupi – Capricci Per Sonar Solo Varie Sorti Di Bailli E Fantasticherie(CD, Album)	2001	Tactus
7	Kapsberger, Pellegrini, Negri, Corbetta, Castaldi, Bartolotti Y Piccinini - Juan Carlos Rivera – Armoniosi Concerti Sopra La Chitarra Spagnuola(CD, Album)	2001	Lindoro
8	Bellerofonte Castaldi - Lautten Compagney – Capriccios(CD, Album)	1999	New Classical Adventure

Videos featuring Bellerofonte Castaldi

Bellerofonte Castaldi (1581-?) - Le Poeme Harmonique

Bellerofonte Castaldi (1581-?)

Le Poeme Harmonique

Bellerofonte Castaldi (* alrededor de 1580, Collegara cerca de Módena - † 27 de septiembre de 1649) fue un compositor, cantante, teorbista virtuoso, poeta y aventurero italiano.

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