Dies Irae - Sacred & Instrumental Music from 18th Century Naples
5/25/2018, 19 Tracks, 52:03
Featuring
Andrea Buccarella
Salvo Vitale
Giovanni Battista Graziadio
Abchordis Ensemble
Gennaro Manna
Aniello Santangelo
Ferdinando Lizio
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Historical Context
The composers on this album, Aniello Santangelo, Gennaro Manna, and Ferdinando Lizio, were trained and worked in Naples, teaching in the city's conservatories.
Composition History
The Dies Irae on this album, attributed to Gennaro Manna, is a revised version of an earlier work by Domenico Natale Sarro, adapted to contemporary musical tastes.
Cultural Impact
The Neapolitan school of music, known for its emphasis on musicians being great singers, attracted audiences from across Europe to its royal halls, five city theaters, and hundreds of churches.
Instruments
The bassoon had a continuous tradition in Naples from the 17th to the end of the 18th century, with 25 active bassoonists identified and regular teaching at conservatories.
Compositional Technique
Gennaro Manna's version of the Dies Irae reduces the vocal parts from five to four, reworks the violin parts, removes the viola, and adds two hunting horns.
Composition History
The authorship of the Dies Irae is uncertain, with versions attributed to Gennaro Manna, Domenico Natale Sarro, and Francesco Feo, Manna's uncle.
Recording & Production
The organist, Deniel Perer, built the 17th-century Italian-style positive organ used in this recording himself.
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