Short bio Giovanni Legrenzi
Birthday:
1626 in Clusone
Died:
1690 in Venice, Italy
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Baroque
Full biography Giovanni Legrenzi
Giovanni Legrenzi (1626 – 1690) was an Italian composer, singer, and organist of the Baroque era. He was born in Clusone, Lombardy, and began his musical career as a choirboy. He later studied music with several influential composers, including Vincenzo Albrici and Giovanni Rovetta, and became a celebrated musician in his own right.
Legrenzi's music was highly regarded during his lifetime and he was known for his great skill in writing for voices. He served as the maestro di cappella at several prominent churches, including the Church of Santa Maria dei Derelitti and the Basilica di San Marco in Venice. In addition to his vocal music, Legrenzi was also famous for his instrumental works, such as sonatas and concertos for violin, trumpet, and other instruments.
Some of Legrenzi's most famous works include his 12 Sonate a 3, Op. 2, and his collection of 20 balletti da camera. His compositions were known for their intricate melodies, beautiful harmonies, and powerful emotional impact.
Legrenzi is often credited with helping to develop the concerto grosso style, which became popular throughout Europe during the Baroque era. His music was highly influential on other composers of the time, including Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, and George Frideric Handel.
Despite his many accomplishments, Legrenzi's music fell into obscurity after his death. It wasn't until the mid-20th century that his work began to be rediscovered and celebrated once again. Today, his compositions are highly regarded for their beauty and complexity, and he is recognized as one of the most important composers of the Baroque era.
Compositions featuring Giovanni Legrenzi
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonata seconda à 4 | 6:12 min | Chamber Music | 1682 |
| 2 | Antioco il Grande, opera | Opera | 1681 | |
| 3 | Germanico sul Reno, opera | Opera | 1676 | |
| 4 | Eteocle e Polinice, opera | Opera | 1675 | |
| 5 | Sonata for 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo in E minor, Op. 10/17 | 5:20 min | Chamber Music | 1673 |
| 6 | La Cetra, sonate a 2-4 libro quattro, sonatas (16), Op. 10 | 7:11 min | Chamber Music | 1673 |
| 7 | Sonata à 5 ("La Fugazza") | 4:50 min | Chamber Music | 1671 |
| 8 | Il Cuor umano all'incanto, oratorio for 4 voices & continuo | 62:04 min | Choral | 167? |
| 9 | Sonata da chiesa a 3 ("La Bevilaqua"), Op. 8/8 | 5:07 min | Chamber Music | 1663 |
| 10 | Ave Regina coelorum, for 2 voices & continuo (from Sentimenti devoti, libro secondo, Op. 6) | 3:26 min | Vocal Music | 1660 |
| 11 | Sonate (18) a 2-3, libro primo, Op. 2 | 65:30 min | Chamber Music | 1655 |
| 12 | Sonata Prima a 5 | 4:35 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 13 | Sonata No. 2 for 2 violins, Op. 10/2 | 4:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 14 | Sonata for violin & violone or bassoon, "La Foscari" Op. 2/8 | 4:23 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 15 | Sonata for trumpet, flute, oboe, violin, cello and continuo in A minor "La Buscha" | 4:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 16 | Sonata for 4 violas da gamba | 8:21 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 17 | Sonata prima, for 4 violins | 6:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 18 | Sonata quinta for 4 viola da gamba | 5:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 19 | Sonata for 2 violins, viola & bassoon "La Basadonna," Op. 8 | 5:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 20 | Sonata à 2, "La Galini", for violin, viola da braccio or bassoon & continuo, Op. 8/5 | 5:50 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 21 | Sonata for 2 violins & violone, "La Zabarella" Op. 2/10 | 3:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 22 | Sonata for 2 violins & viola da brazzo, Op. 10/2 | 5:24 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 23 | Sonata for 2 violins & viola da brazzo, Op. 10/1 | 5:59 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 24 | Sonata for 2 violins & viola "La Crispa," Op. 8 | 4:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 25 | Sonata for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 2/15 ("La Torriana") | 5:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 26 | Sonata for 2 violins & continuo ("La Strasolda"), Op. 2/4 | 3:26 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 27 | Sonata for 2 violins & continuo ("La Frangipana"), Op. 2/3 | 3:41 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 28 | Sonata da camera a 3, for 2 violins, violone & continuo ("La Forni") (Sonata da Chiesa e da Camera, Op. 4) | 2:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 29 | Sonata a 3 in G major "La Pezzoli", Op. 4 | 4:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 30 | Sonata a 3 ("La Bonacossa") (from libro 3, Op. 8) | 3:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 31 | Sonata a 3 ("La Bernarda"), Op. 4/1 | 3:50 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 32 | Sonate à 3, Op. 10/9 | 6:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 33 | Trio Sonatas (4), for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 8 | 16:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 34 | Trio Sonata in G major "La Raspona" | 6:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 35 | Trio Sonata for 2 violins & continuo ("La Boiarda") | 4:19 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 36 | Suspiro Domine, motet for voice & continuo, Op. 10 | 7:37 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 37 | Suite "La Forni," Op.4 | 9:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 38 | Suite "La Benaglia", Op.4 | 9:23 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 39 | Sonate à 4, Op. 10/16 | 4:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 40 | Sonate à 4, Op. 10/15 | 4:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | Sonate à 4, Op. 10/14 | 4:44 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 42 | Sonate à 4, Op. 10/13 | 9:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 43 | Sonata sesta for 4 viola da gamba | 5:07 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 44 | Sonate à 2, for violin, viola & continuo, Op. 10/4 | 5:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 45 | Sonate à 2, for 2 violins & continuo Op. 10/3 | 6:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 46 | Sonata à 6, "La Buscha" | 3:54 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 47 | Sonata à 5 "La Marinona" | 3:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 48 | Sonata à 4, for 2 violins & viola, Op. 10/5 | 6:17 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 49 | Sonata à 4, for 2 violins & viola da brazzo, Op. 10/6 | 5:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 50 | Sonata à 2, for violin, viola da braccio & continuo No. 5 (La Cetra, Libro Quarto, Op. 10) | 6:30 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 51 | Sonata "La Spilimberga" for 2 violins & basso continuo, Op. 2/2 | 5:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 52 | Sonata terza à 4, for 2 violins, viola & viola da brazzo | 5:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 53 | Sonata terza à 3, for 2 violins & viola da brazzo | 4:53 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 54 | Corrente for 2 violins, viola contralto, viola tenore & cello, Op.16/9 | 2:59 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 55 | La Morte del Cor Penitente, oratorio in 2 parts | 71:40 min | Choral | - |
| 56 | L'Obizza a 2, for violin, bass viol & continuo (Sonate a due, tre, cinque e sei Stromenti, Op. 8) | 3:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 57 | Il Totila, opera | Opera | - | |
| 58 | Il Sedecia, oratorio in 2 parts for voice, chorus & orchestra | 49:49 min | Choral | - |
| 59 | Humili Voce, motet | 7:27 min | Choral | - |
| 60 | Hodie collaetantur caeli, motet for 2 sopranos | 5:29 min | Choral | - |
| 61 | Harmonia d'affetti devoti, for 2-4 voices & continuo, Op. 3 | 90:14 min | Choral | - |
| 62 | Echi di Riverenza, 24 cantatas and canzonas for soprano & continuo, Op. 14 | Vocal Music | - | |
| 63 | Diologo delle due Mariæ (from Harmonia d'affetti devoti, libro primo, Op. 3) | 5:14 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 64 | Costei ch'in mezzo al volta scritt'ha il mio cor, cantata for alto & continuo | 5:21 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 65 | Corrente terza, for 2 violins, viola & continuo (Sonata da Chiesa e da Camera, Op. 4) | 1:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 66 | Lasci d'amar chi non sà fingere, for voice & continuo | 5:00 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 67 | Congratulamini filiae Syon, for soprano & basso continuo (from the Acclamationi divote, Op. 10) | 5:45 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 68 | Concerti musicali per uso di Chiesa, Op. 1 | 101:14 min | Choral | - |
| 69 | Compiete con le lettanie et antifone della B.V., for 5 voices & organ, Op. 7 | 58:46 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 70 | Cinzia, dolente e mesto, cantata for voice & continuo | 13:21 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 71 | Che Fiero Costume, aria | 2:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 72 | Balletti e correnti a 5, Op. 16 | 3:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 73 | Ballet quarto, for 2 violins, viola & continuo (Sonata da Chiesa e da Camera, Op. 4) | 1:19 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 74 | Anima mea, cur detineris?, for voice & continuo (Acclamationi divote, Op. 10) | 7:56 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 75 | Angelorum ad convivia, motet for voice & continuo, Op. 10 | 6:35 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 76 | Alma redemptoris mater, for 2 sopranos & basso continuo (from the Sentimenti devoti, Op. 6) | 3:06 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 77 | Alemanda terza, for 2 violins, viola & continuo ("La Piloni") (Sonata da Chiesa e da Camera, Op. 4) | 1:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 78 | Quam amarum est, Maria, motet | 5:20 min | Choral | - |
| 79 | Sonata ("La Porcia"), for flute, strings & continuo | 6:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 80 | Sonata "La Squarzona" | 3:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 81 | Acclamationi divote, for voice & continuo, Op. 10 | 6:30 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 82 | Sonata "La Querini", for 2 violins, violone & bass | 4:21 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 83 | Sonata "La Donata" for violin & violone or bassoon, Op. 2/7 | 6:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 84 | Sonata "La Cremona" | 4:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 85 | Sonata "La Cornara" for 2 violins, Op. 2/1 | 3:21 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 86 | Sarabanda prima, for 2 violins, viola & continuo (Sonata da Chiesa e da Camera, Op. 4) | 2:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 87 | Salve Regina, antiphon for 5 voices & continuo | 5:29 min | Choral | - |
| 88 | Salmo Credidi, for contralto, strings & continuo (Staastsbibliothek zu Berlin, D-B Mus. Ms 30222) | 9:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 89 | Sacri e festivi concenti, mass and psalms for 2 choruses & instruments, Op. 9 | Choral | - | |
| 90 | Sonata a 3 "La Rosetta" | 3:07 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 91 | Prosa pro mortuis (Dies Irae), motet for 8 voices, 3 viols & organ | 22:51 min | Choral | - |
| 92 | Omnes Gentes, motet | 8:28 min | Choral | - |
| 93 | O Vos Qui Inter, motet | 6:21 min | Choral | - |
| 94 | O mirandum misterium, motet, Op. 17 | 7:43 min | Choral | - |
| 95 | O Dilectissime Jesu, motet | 7:46 min | Choral | - |
| 96 | Non Susurate, motet | 8:11 min | Choral | - |
| 97 | Missa laurentana quinque vocibus | 20:07 min | Choral | - |
| 98 | Magnificat | 11:41 min | Choral | - |
| 99 | Lumi, potete piangere, motet | 4:12 min | Choral | - |
| 100 | Laudate Dominum, motet | 3:19 min | Choral | - |
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