The main source for Ferrini's keyboard compositions on this album is the Vaticano musicale 569 tablature from the Vatican Apostolic Library.
Recording & Production
Some pieces on this recording, once attributed to Girolamo Frescobaldi, have been more recently assigned to the circle of his students.
Composer Biography
Giovan Battista Ferrini, also known as "Giovan Battista della spinetta," was an Italian keyboard composer active between the generations of Frescobaldi and Bernardo Pasquini.
Composer Biography
Ferrini held prestigious positions as organist at two major Roman churches: S. Luigi dei Francesi and S. Maria in Vallicella (Chiesa Nuova).
Compositional Technique
Ferrini's partitas include variations on the 'Aria of Fiorenza,' a ground bass created by Emilio de' Cavalieri for the 1589 Florentine intermedi, and the 'Ballo of Mantua,' a theme that appears in Western music up to modern times.
Compositional Technique
Ferrini's keyboard works are broadly categorized into improvisational pieces like toccatas, dances such as correnti and gagliarde, and partitas based on popular airs and basses.
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