The Alessandro Stradella Consort, founded by Estevan Velardi, specializes in Italian Baroque repertoire and performs on original instruments or copies of period instruments.
Compositional Technique
The cantata Quai bellici accenti by Alessandro Melani uses the trumpet to represent a 'warlike' call, symbolizing the 'war of love' between the sexes.
Compositional Technique
Alessandro Melani was a prolific composer of cantatas, with about thirty known works, many written for solo soprano and concertante trumpet.
Composer Biography
The Melani family, a singular dynasty of Italian musicians, originated from Pistoia, Tuscany, with seven sons of the founder pursuing musical careers.
Composer Biography
Alessandro Melani, one of the composers featured on this album, authored L'Empio punito, the first theatrical work inspired by the Don Juan story, staged in Rome in 1669.
Composer Biography
Some members of the Melani family, including composers Jacopo, Atto, and Alessandro Melani, also pursued successful careers in diplomacy and political intrigue.
Composer Biography
Alessandro Melani held prestigious positions as maestro di cappella in Rome, including a twenty-six-year tenure at San Luigi dei Francesi.
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