Short bio Niccolo Jommelli
Birthday:
1714 in Aversa, Italy
Died:
1774 in Naples, Italy
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Classical
Full biography Niccolo Jommelli
Niccolò Jommelli (1714-1774) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era, born in Aversa, near Naples. He was part of the Neapolitan School, and his work was influential in the development of the Classical style. Jommelli was best known for his operas, which combined a strong sense of drama with beautiful vocal melodies and innovative orchestration.
Jommelli began his career in Naples, where he studied under famous composer Leonardo Leo. He traveled throughout Europe, composing for courts in Stuttgart, Madrid, Lisbon, and Vienna. Jommelli was highly respected throughout Europe, and his music was known for its dramatic intensity and vocal virtuosity.
Jommelli's music was noted for its use of unusual harmonies and complex counterpoint. He was also known for his use of orchestral color, which he used to heighten the emotional impact of his music. Jommelli's operas were especially innovative, and he is credited with helping to move opera into the Classical era.
Some of Jommelli's most famous works include his opera "Didone abbandonata," his Requiem Mass, and his "Dixit Dominus" for choir and orchestra. Jommelli died in Naples on August 25th, 1774. His music has continued to be highly regarded by musicologists and performers alike, and he is remembered as one of the great composers of the Baroque era.
Compositions featuring Niccolo Jommelli
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temistocle, for orchestra | 5:24 min | Orchestral | 1957 |
| 2 | Miserere Salmo 50 di Davidde ("Pietà, Pietà, Signore"), for 2 soprano voices & strings in G minor | 43:47 min | Vocal Music | 1774 |
| 3 | Armida abbandonata, opera | 181:27 min | Opera | 1770 |
| 4 | La Schiava Liberata, opera | Opera | 1768 | |
| 5 | Vologeso, opera | 156:49 min | Opera | 1766 |
| 6 | Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra in E flat major | 53:15 min | Choral | 1764 |
| 7 | L'Olimpiade, opera | Opera | 1761 | |
| 8 | Penelope, opera | Opera | 1755 | |
| 9 | Don Falcone, opera in 2 acts | 79:14 min | Opera | 1754 |
| 10 | La Clemenza di Tito, opera | Opera | 1753 | |
| 11 | Bajazette, opera | Opera | 1753 | |
| 12 | Attilio Regolo, opera | Opera | 1753 | |
| 13 | Il Paratajo, intermezzi | 66:26 min | Opera | 1753 |
| 14 | Veni, sponsa Christi, for soprano, strings & organ (or basso continuo) in C major | 4:55 min | Vocal Music | 1752 |
| 15 | Lamentazioni per il Mercoledi Santo, for voice & continuo | Vocal Music | 1751 | |
| 16 | Veni, sponsa Christi, for soprano, strings & organ (or basso continuo) in A major | 5:11 min | Vocal Music | 1751 |
| 17 | Fede, Speranza e Amor Divino, cantata for 3 soloists & orchestra | 97:10 min | Vocal Music | 1750 |
| 18 | Oculi omnium, for 4 voices | 2:50 min | Choral | 1750 |
| 19 | Tito Manlio, opera (2nd version) | Opera | 1746 | |
| 20 | La Betulia Liberata, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra | Choral | 1743 | |
| 21 | Demofoonte, opera (4 versions) | Opera | 1743 | |
| 22 | Semiramide riconosciuta, opera | Opera | 1741 | |
| 23 | L'Uccellatrice, intermezzo per musica | 48:27 min | Opera | 17?? |
| 24 | Chi vuol comprar | 3:37 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 25 | Piane le vie scoscese, for 2 soprano voices & continuo in B flat major | 2:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 26 | Periodical Overture, for orchestra | 5:47 min | Orchestral | - |
| 27 | Vesperae | Choral | - | |
| 28 | Perdono Amata Nice, cantata for voice, 2 violins, viola & continuo ("Gelosia") | 16:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 29 | Venga, venga ad offrir le vittime, for 2 soprano voices & continuo in E major | 4:04 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 30 | Siam passagieri | 4:48 min | Choral | - |
| 31 | Sinfonia for 2 violins & continuo | 6:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 32 | Sinfonia for dulcimer, strings & continuo in G | 7:55 min | Orchestral | - |
| 33 | Sonata for 2 violins & continuo No. 3 in D major | 7:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 34 | Sonata for harpsichord, 4 hands in C major | 9:25 min | Keyboard | - |
| 35 | Te Deum in D major | 13:35 min | Choral | - |
| 36 | Agonia Di Cristo | 35:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 37 | Veni creator Spiritus | 6:21 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 38 | Trio sonata in D major | 8:24 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 39 | Tu mi vedi in questo stato, for 2 soprano voices & continuo in F major | 5:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 40 | La Passione Di Gesù Cristo for soloists, chorus & orchestra | 126:57 min | Choral | - |
| 41 | Ciacona for orchestra | 5:10 min | Orchestral | - |
| 42 | Confitebor | 7:16 min | Choral | - |
| 43 | Didone Abbandonata, opera | 165:49 min | Opera | - |
| 44 | Dixit Dominus | 4:43 min | Choral | - |
| 45 | Don Trastullo, intermezzo a 3 voci | 59:36 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 46 | E quando sará maiche alle mie pene, cantata for voice, 2 violins, viola & continuo | 12:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 47 | Fetonte, opera | Opera | - | |
| 48 | Flute Concerto in D major | 13:13 min | Concerto | - |
| 49 | Keyboard Concerto in G major | 15:09 min | Concerto | - |
| 50 | La Nativita della Beatissima Vergine, cantata | Vocal Music | - | |
| 51 | Perchè o Dio, for 2 soprano voices & continuo in C major | 3:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 52 | Beatus Vir | 8:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 53 | Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah | 73:43 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 54 | Le mie voci, for 2 sopranos & continuo in F major | 2:23 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 55 | Ma tu sperar non sai, for 2 soprano voices & continuo in G major | 5:00 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 56 | Magnificat | 16:10 min | Choral | - |
| 57 | Mass in D major | 39:45 min | Choral | - |
| 58 | Miserere for 5 voices & continuo in G minor | 10:15 min | Choral | - |
| 59 | Oh che fiamma | 7:53 min | Orchestral | - |
| 60 | Overture and chaconne for organ in E flat major | 9:10 min | Keyboard | - |
| 61 | Partir Conviene! Addio, cantata for voice, 2 violins, viola & continuo | 23:37 min | Vocal Music | - |
Albums featuring Niccolo Jommelli
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Niccolò Jommelli, Il Gardellino, Peter Van Heyghen – Requiem & Miserere(CD, Stereo) | 2020 | Passacaille |
| 2 |  |
Clementi, Cimarosa, Paisiello, Stamitz, Pergolesi, Kozeluch, Boccherini, Cambini, Jommelli, J.C. Bach, David Boldrini, Elena Pinciaroli, Orchestra Rami Musicali, Filippo Conti (2) – Concerti Galanti(3×CD, Album) | 2020 | Brilliant Classics |
| 3 |  |
Anders Muskens, Franz Ignaz Beck, Johann Christian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Niccolò Jommelli, Carl Stamitz – Army of Generals: The World of the Court Orchestra in Mannheim(CD, ) | 2020 | Etcetera (3) |
| 4 |  |
Niccolò Jommelli - Sandrine Piau, Carlo Vistoli, Raffaele Giordani, Salvo Vitale, Coro E Orchestra Ghislieri, Giulio Prandi – Requiem(CD, Album) | 2020 | Arcana (4) |
| 5 |  |
Fasch, Hasse, Molter, Jomelli - Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci – Spirito Italino - Italian Style In German Baroque(CD, ) | 2019 | Pan Classics |
| 6 |  |
Jommelli, Nereydas, Filippo Mineccia, Ulises Javier Flores – The Jommelli Album(CD, Album) | 2016 | Pan Classics |
| 7 |  |
Niccolò Jommelli, Ensemble Muscadin – Niccolo Jommelli: Kantaten(CD, Album) | 2016 | Koramant Records |
| 8 |  |
Händel, Jommelli, Rachel Redmond, Marta Fumagalli, Ghislieri Choir & Consort, Giulio Prandi – Dixit Dominus - Beatus Vir(CD, Album) | 2014 | Amadeus |
| 9 |  |
Roma 1751. Sacred Music.(CD, ) | 2013 | Sony Music |
| 10 |  |
Baldassare Galuppi, Niccolo Jommelli, The Chicago Galant Consort – Domine Ad Adjuvandum Me / Laudate Pueri / Magnificat A Quattro Concertata(CDr, ) | 2012 | SoundByte Studios (2) |
| 11 |  |
Giuseppe de Majo, Gennaro Rava, Tommaso Prota, Niccolò Jommelli, Antonio Palella, Carlo Ipata, Auser Musici – Neapolitan Flute Concertos(CD, Album) | 2010 | Hyperion |
| 12 |  |
Niccolò Jommelli, Francesco Mancini – L'Uccellatrice - Colombina E Pernicone(2×CD, Stereo) | 2007 | Bongiovanni |
| 13 |  |
Niccolò Jommelli, Linda Campanella, Gianluca Pasolini, Davide Rocca, Orchestra Nuová Cameristica, Fabrizio Dorsi – Don Falcone(CD, Album) | 2004 | Bongiovanni |
| 14 |  |
Gioacchino Rossini, Anna Bonitatibus, Federico Ferri, Accademia Degli Astrusi, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giovanni Paisiello, Niccolò Jommelli – Semiramide - La signora regale(2×CD, CD-ROM) | 2002 | DHM Records (6) |
| 15 |  |
Jommelli, Cappella De'Turchini, Antonio Florio – Don Trastullo(CD, ) | 2001 | Opus 111 |
| 16 |  |
Veni Creator Spiritus(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1999 | Opus 111 |
| 17 |  |
Niccolò Jommelli / Orchestra Opera Barga - Giorgio Ubaldi – Il Paratajo(CD, Album) | 1999 | Bongiovanni |
| 18 |  |
Niccolò Jommelli, Accademia Farnese – Jommelli: Sei Trio Sonate(CD, Stereo) | 1998 | Mondo Musica |
| 19 |  |
Jommelli, A Sei Voci, Bernard Fabre-Garrus – Vesperae In Sancto Petro Romae - Miserere(2×CD, Stereo) | 1996 | Astrée |
| 20 |  |
Niccolò Jommelli - Berliner Barock Akademie, Alessandro de Marchi – La Passione di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo | 1996 | K617 |
| 21 |  |
Didone Abbandonata(3×CD, ) | 1995 | Orfeo (2) |
| 22 |  |
N. Jommelli / Ewa Małas-Godlewska - Claire Brua - Gilles Ragon - Véronique Gens - Laura Polverelli - Patricia Petibon - Cécile Perrin / Les Talens Lyriques - Christophe Rousset – Armida Abbandonata | 1994 | Fnac Music |
| 23 |  |
Jommelli - Ensemble Vocale E Strumentale "Concerto", Roberto Gini – Agonia Di Cristo(CD, ) | 1991 | NUOVA ERA |
| 24 |  |
La Passione Di Gesù | 1984 | Accord |
| 25 |  |
Münchener Kammerorchester, Hans Stadlmair, Karl-Heinz Schickhaus, Leopold Mozart, Salulini, Jomelli – Concerto Con Salterio Sinfonie D-Dur "Die Bauernhochzeit" / Concerto G-Dur / Sinfonia G-Dur | 1978 | Tudor |
| 26 |  |
Niccolo Jomelli / Ensemble Vocal Du Lendit, Orchestre De Chambre Pierre Menet Direction François Vellard – Requiem(LP) | 1971 | MF (2) |
| 27 |  |
Niccolò Jommelli, Antonio Lotti, Giovanni Paisiello, Antonio Vivaldi – Italian Choral Music(LP) | - | Мелодия |
| 28 |  |
Requiem(CD, Stereo) | - | Bongiovanni |
Videos featuring Niccolo Jommelli
Niccolo Jommelli (1714-1774) - Requiem (Giulio Prandi)
Niccolo Jommelli (1714-1774)
Requiem (Giulio Prandi)
Niccolo Jommelli (1714-1774) - La Passione di nostro signore Gesu Cristo (Alessandro de Marchi)
Niccolo Jommelli (1714-1774)
La Passione di nostro signore Gesu Cristo (Alessandro de Marchi)
Niccolò Jommelli (Aversa, Reino de Nápoles, 10 de septiembre de 1714 - Nápoles, Reino de Nápoles, 25 de agosto de 1774) fue un compositor italiano, miembro de
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