Short bio Stefano Bernardi
Full biography Stefano Bernardi
Stefano Bernardi, also known as "il Moretto," was an Italian composer , music theorist, and priest, born on March 18, 1580, in Verona, Italy. He studied music in his hometown, and later in Rome with Giovanni de Macque and Anerio, where he developed his skills as a composer and a musician.
Bernardi's musical career was dedicated primarily to church music, writing a significant number of masses, psalms, hymns, and other choral works. However, he also composed secular music, including instrumental music and a few vocal pieces.
In addition to his musical compositions, Bernardi is known for his treatise on counterpoint, published in 1615, titled "Regole di contrappunto." This work presented a systematic approach to the study of the rules of counterpoint in music, and it became a reference book for composers and music theorists of that time.
Bernardi spent his last years as the maestro di cappella of the Basilica of Santa Barbara in Mantua. He passed away on February 15, 1637, leaving behind a significant legacy in the musical world of the Baroque era. Today, his music is still performed and studied by musicians and scholars worldwide, and his treatise on counterpoint remains an essential reference for the study of music theory.
Compositions featuring Stefano Bernardi
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canzoni (6) per sonare con ogni sorte di stromenti con il basso per l'organo (from Op. 5), Sonata No. 3 | 1:47 min | Chamber Music | 1613 |
| 2 | Canzoni (6) per sonare con ogni sorte di stromenti con il basso per l'organo (from Op. 5), Sonata No. 4 | 1:20 min | Chamber Music | 1613 |
| 3 | Canzoni (6) per sonare con ogni sorte di stromenti con il basso per l'organo (from Op. 5), Sonata No. 6 | 2:12 min | Chamber Music | 1613 |
| 4 | Sinfonia a 6 [Sinfonia terza concertata] (from Messe de Mariage, 1600) | 2:19 min | Chamber Music | 1600 |
| 5 | Sinfonia a 8 [Exultavit cor meum in Domino] (from Messe de Mariage, 1600) | 2:11 min | Chamber Music | 1600 |
| 6 | Sinfonia a 8 [Fili ego Salomon] (from Messe de Mariage, 1600) | 1:42 min | Chamber Music | 1600 |
| 7 | Ah Dolente, Partita | 1:31 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 8 | Canzona Op. 12/2 | 1:57 min | - | |
| 9 | Come oscurato è l'oro, for voice & continuo (from Canoro Pianto di Maria Vergine) | 1:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 10 | Magnificat anima mea Dominum, for 5 part chorus | 5:06 min | Choral | - |
| 11 | O Dulcissima Dilecta Mea | 3:10 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 12 | Sinfonia Prima a 6 | 2:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 13 | Sonata a 6 No. 7 ("La Battaglia") (Il terzo libro de Marigali a 6 voci concertati) | 3:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 14 | Symphony No. 5 "All' Epistola" | 2:44 min | Orchestral | - |
| 15 | Volto che hor non sei volto, for voice & continuo (from Canoro Pianto di Maria Vergine) | 1:58 min | Vocal Music | - |
Albums featuring Stefano Bernardi
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Stefano Bernardi (2), Voces Suaves, Concerto Scirocco – Lux Æterna - Ein Salzburger Requiem(CD, ) | 2019 | Arcana (4) |
| 2 |  |
Caccini, Monteverdi, Bernardi, Frescobaldi, Gratiani, Grandi - Tone Wik – Formosa Mea(CD, ) | 2016 | Lawo Classics |
| 3 |  |
Stefano Bernardi (2), Ensemble Cantimbanco, Roberto Balconi – Motetti In Cantilena - Opera Quinta(CD, Album) | 2012 | Tactus |
| 4 |  |
Biber, Muffat, Hofer, Bernardi – Emma Kirkby, Bell'Arte Salzburg, Annegret Siedel – Salzburg Barock(CD, ) | 2011 | Berlin Classics |
| 5 |  |
Stefano Bernardi (2), Ensemble Cantimbanco – Concerti Academici(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2008 | Accademia Filarmonica di Verona |
| 6 |  |
Bernardi, Biber, Biber, Muffat, Lolli, Mozart, Mozart - Salzburger Hofmusik, Wolfgang Brunner – Music At The Salzburg Court(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1997 | cpo |
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