Short bio Nicola Matteis
Birthday:
1670 in Naples, Italy
Died:
1698 in London, England
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Baroque
Full biography Nicola Matteis
Nicola Matteis was an Italian composer and violinist who made his name in the music scene in 17th century England. He was born in Naples, Italy, and arrived in London sometime after 1670. His skills as a violinist quickly became recognized, and he received high praise from several notable figures, including John Evelyn, North, and Burney.
Matteis was known for his exceptional technical ability and musicianship, and he was particularly skilled in improvisation. He was considered a pioneer in the development of virtuosic violin music, and his influence can be seen in the works of later composers such as Corelli and Vivaldi.
Matteis' music was mostly for solo violin, and he composed several collections of music during his career. One of his most well-known works is "Ayres for the Violin," which was published in two books in 1676 and 1685. This collection includes a variety of dance forms, variations, and suites, and it showcases Matteis' innovative use of harmonies and ornamentation.
Matteis' legacy has endured over the centuries, and his music continues to be studied and performed by musicians around the world. His contributions to the development of the virtuosic violin repertoire are acknowledged as significant, and his skill and musicianship continue to inspire contemporary performers and composers.
Compositions featuring Nicola Matteis
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Collection of New Songs, songs (6) for voice & continuo | 15:28 min | Vocal Music | 1696 |
| 2 | Sett of Ayres for 2 violins & continuo in A major (Book 4) | 8:34 min | Chamber Music | 1685 |
| 3 | Sett of Ayres for 2 violins & continuo in A minor (Book 3) | 6:00 min | Chamber Music | 1685 |
| 4 | Sett of Ayres for 2 violins & continuo in D major (Book 3) | 5:21 min | Chamber Music | 1685 |
| 5 | Sett of Ayres for 2 violins & continuo in D minor (Book 3) | 5:02 min | Chamber Music | 1685 |
| 6 | Sett of Ayres for 2 violins & continuo in E minor (Book 3) | 11:31 min | Chamber Music | 1685 |
| 7 | Sett of Ayres for violin & continuo in G major (Book 2) | 6:53 min | Chamber Music | 1685 |
| 8 | Sett of Ayres for violin & continuo in G minor (Book 1) | 5:44 min | Chamber Music | 1685 |
| 9 | Ayres for guitar & continuo in G minor (from The False Consonances of Musick) | 5:37 min | Chamber Music | 1682 |
| 10 | Adagio - Presto (from Ayres for the Violin) | 2:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 11 | Adagio for guitar (from False Consonances of Musick) | 1:38 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 12 | Adamento con divisione (from Ayres for the Violin) | 2:12 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 13 | Aira Presto | 2:05 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 14 | Alemanda facile (from Ayrs for the Violin) | 1:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 15 | Almaine, almand | 1:16 min | Orchestral | - |
| 16 | Andamento malinconico | 3:05 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 17 | Andamento, for violin & continuo in A minor (Ayres, Book 3) | 1:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 18 | Aria (from Ayres for the Violin) | 1:49 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 19 | Aria ad Imitatione della Trombetta | 4:59 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 20 | Aria amorosa | 3:59 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 21 | Aria Burlesca con molto bizzarie | 3:31 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 22 | Aria burlesca in G major | 2:05 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 23 | Aria No. 1 for guitar (from False Consonances of Musick) | 1:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 24 | Aria No. 2 for guitar (from False Consonances of Musick) | 1:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 25 | Aria No. 3 for guitar (from False Consonances of Musick) | 1:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 26 | Aria spagnuola a due corde (from Ayres for the Violin) | 2:41 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 27 | Aria tra la maniera Francese è la Spagnola (from Ayrs for the Violin) | 2:01 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 28 | Arietta, for violin & continuo (Ayrs for the Violin, Book 1, No. 36) | 1:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 29 | Ayre with Divisions, for recorder & continuo | Chamber Music | - | |
| 30 | Ayres for the Violin, Book 1 | Chamber Music | - | |
| 31 | Ayres for the Violin, Book 2 | 2:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 32 | Ayres for the Violin, Book 4 | Chamber Music | - | |
| 33 | Balletto, for ensemble | 7:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 34 | Bizzarie all'imor Scozzeze (Ground after the Scotch Humour) | 2:51 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 35 | Caro volto pallidetto | 2:01 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 36 | Chaconne in A major for ensemble | 1:43 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 37 | Chaconne in G minor for ensemble | 3:59 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 38 | Concerto for 2 trumpets | Concerto | - | |
| 39 | Concerto for 3 trumpets (from Ayres, Book 4) | 4:06 min | Concerto | - |
| 40 | Contr'aria (from Ayrs for the Violin) | 2:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | Daniel Bacheler: Prelude | 1:29 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 42 | Diverse bizzarie Sopra la Vecchia Sarabanda o pur Ciaccona (from Ayres for the Violin) | 4:33 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 43 | Divisions on a ground in D minor | 4:19 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 44 | Don Chisciotte in Corte della Duchessa, ballet | Ballet | - | |
| 45 | Edi beo thu, heven quene | 3:34 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 46 | False Consonances of Musick "Ayres for a Guitarre either with a bass or without" | Chamber Music | - | |
| 47 | Fantasia for solo violin in B flat major (from Ayrs for the Violin) | 2:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 48 | Gavotta (from Ayrs for the Violin) | 1:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 49 | Gavotta con divisioni (from Ayres for the Violin) | 2:12 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 50 | Giga Al Genio Turchescho | 0:49 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 51 | Grave (from Ayres for the Violin) | 2:10 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 52 | Ground | 3:19 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 53 | Ground (Bizarrerie sopra un basso Malinconico-A pretty hard ground) | 3:42 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 54 | Ground in D, la sol re per fa la mano (from Ayres for the Violin) | 3:00 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 55 | Ground in E major | 4:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 56 | Il russignolo, for consort | 1:24 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 57 | L'Amore, for violin & continuo | 3:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 58 | La Constanza, air for violin & continuo (Ayrs for the Violin, Book 1, No. 39) | 2:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 59 | La dia Spagnola, for voice & continuo | 2:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 60 | Movimento incognito, for violin & continuo (from Ayrs, Book 2) | 2:30 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 61 | Musica grave (from Ayrs for the Violin) | 1:43 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 62 | Ostinatione in G major | 1:26 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 63 | Other Ayres and Pieces, Book 4 | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - | |
| 64 | Passaggio a solo - Fuga a 2 corde - Ground, for ensemble | 4:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 65 | Passagio rotto, for violin & continuo (from Ayrs, Book 2) | 2:26 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 66 | Pavana Armonica, for violin & continuo | 1:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 67 | Prelude for recorder solo | 1:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 68 | Preludio & Arie, for guitar | 5:43 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 69 | Preludio for guitar (from False Consonances of Musick) | 0:35 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 70 | Preludio in D | 1:50 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 71 | Preludio in G major | 1:21 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 72 | Preludio in ostinatione | 1:11 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 73 | Sancio Panza Governatore dell'isola Barattaria, ballet | Ballet | - | |
| 74 | Sarabanda amorosa, for violin & continuo in A minor (from Ayres for Violin, Book 1) | 2:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 75 | Sarabanda in G major | 3:34 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 76 | Sarabande | 3:12 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 77 | Sarabande in G minor | 2:50 min | Concerto | - |
| 78 | Scaramuccia (from Ayrs for the Violin) | 1:22 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 79 | Sett of Ayres in D major | 7:23 min | Film Score | - |
| 80 | Sett of Ayres in D minor | 6:22 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 81 | Sett of Ayres in F major | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - | |
| 82 | Slow, almand | 2:22 min | Orchestral | - |
| 83 | Sonata ad Imitatione della Trombetta, for 2 violins & continuo in D major (Ayres, Book 2) | 4:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 84 | Sonata for 2 violins & continuo | 9:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 85 | Sonata in B flat major, Book 2, Nos. 22-24 | 5:40 min | Orchestral | - |
| 86 | Sonata in E major, Book 2, Nos. 30-32 | 6:27 min | Orchestral | - |
| 87 | Sonata in F major, Book 3, Nos. 7-9 | 5:52 min | Orchestral | - |
| 88 | Suite for recorder & continuo in D major | 5:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 89 | Suite for violin & continuo in B flat major (Ayres for the Violin, Book 3) | 6:43 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 90 | Suite for violin & continuo in D minor (Book 3) | 8:24 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 91 | Suite for violin in C minor, Book 3, Nos. 23-32 | 15:42 min | Orchestral | - |
| 92 | Suite in A major, Book 1, Nos. 1-11 | 17:14 min | Orchestral | - |
| 93 | Suite in A minor, Book 2, Nos. 25-29 | 13:41 min | Orchestral | - |
| 94 | Suite in C major, Book 4, Nos. 12-20 | 10:56 min | Orchestral | - |
| 95 | Suite in C minor, Book 1, Nos. 46-49 | 5:41 min | Orchestral | - |
| 96 | Suite in D major, Book 4, Nos. 43-46 | 6:19 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 97 | Suite in D minor, Book 4, Nos. 33-36 | 7:39 min | Orchestral | - |
| 98 | Suite in E minor, Book 4, Nos. 21-29 | 16:08 min | Orchestral | - |
| 99 | Suite in F major, Book 4, Nos. 30-32 | 5:14 min | Orchestral | - |
| 100 | Suite in G minor, Book 2, Nos. 10-18 | 12:34 min | Orchestral | - |
| 101 | Suite in G minor, Book 3, Nos. 41-44 | 7:33 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 102 | The False Consonances of Musick | 1:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 103 | Variations on La Folia (Division on a Ground), for violin & continuo | 5:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Nicola Matteis
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Valer Barna-Sabadus, Henry Purcell, Nicola Matteis, John Dowland – To Touch To Kiss To Die - English Songs(CD, ) | 2012 | Oehms Classics |
| 2 |  |
Amandine Beyer, Nicola Matteis, Jean-Féry Rebel, Robert de Visée, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, Arcangelo Corelli, Antonio Vivaldi – Portrait(2×CD, Compilation) | 2012 | Zig Zag Territoires |
| 3 |  |
Nicola Matteis - Gli Incogniti, Amandine Beyer – False Consonances Of Melancholy | Ayres For The Violin | 2009 | Zig Zag Territoires |
| 4 |  |
Nicola Matteis - Hélène Schmitt, Gaetano Nasillo, Eric Bellocq, Jörg Andreas Bötticher – Ayrs For The Violin(CD, Album) | 2009 | Alpha Productions |
| 5 |  |
Georg Friedrich Händel, Henry Purcell, Henry Lawes, John Dowland, Thomas Campion, John Eccles, Nicola Matteis – Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen: Festspiel-Edition 2008: Orpheus Britannicus(CD, Promo) | 2008 | Internationale Händel Festspiele Göttingen |
| 6 |  |
Taro Takeuchi / Corbetta, Sanz, Matteis, Le Cocq – Folias! (Virtuoso Guitar Music Of C17th On Period Instruments)(CD, Album) | 2002 | Deux-Elles |
| 7 |  |
The Arcadian Academy / Nicholas McGegan, Nicola Matteis – Italian Baroque Violin Sonatas Volume 1(CD, ) | 2001 | Harmonia Mundi France |
| 8 |  |
Vivaldi, Corelli, Geminiani, Lonati, Veracini, Matteis, Bell'Arte Antiqua – The Italian Connection(CD, Club Edition) | 2000 | ASV Digital |
| 9 |  |
Uccellini, Pachelbel, Matteis, Purcell, Geminiani, Blow, Corelli – Música Barroca de Cámara(CD, Compilation, Stereo) | 1995 | Epoca (3) |
| 10 |  |
Arcadian Academy, Nicholas McGegan, Nicola Matteis – Ayres for the Violin Suites And Sonatas Vol 2(CD, ) | 1994 | Harmonia Mundi France |
| 11 |  |
Nicola Matteis, Arcadian Academy, Nicholas McGegan – Ayres For The Violin | 1992 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 12 |  |
Castello, Handel, Matteis, Corelli, Blow, Leclair, Capella Corelli – For Ye Lovers and Masters of Musique(LP) | 1981 | Larrikin Records |
| 13 |  |
Carl Dolmetsch ∙ Joseph Saxby, Telemann, Pepusch, Matteis, Senaillié, Lawes – Blockflöten-Musik (Gespielt Von Carl Dolmetsch)(LP, 10", Mono) | - | Decca |
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