For this recording, a new second violin part had to be composed for the first lesson of the third nocturn, as the original was missing from the 1724 parts and could not be checked against the autograph.
Composer Biography
Gaetano Veneziano, the composer of the Nocturns for the Dead, moved from Apulia to Naples at age ten to study music under Francesco Provenzale.
Compositional Technique
The texts for the Nocturns for the Dead are taken from the Book of Job, a biblical text known for its vivid depiction of human misery and death.
Composition History
The Nocturns for the Dead were part of the normal repertoire of every church in Naples and would have been performed whenever a nobleman died.
Historical Context
Naples' four music conservatoires in the 17th century were major centers of musical life in Europe, attracting students and training instrumentalists and singers.
Composer Biography
Gaetano Veneziano served as maestro di cappella of the prestigious Royal Chapel in Naples from 1704 until his death in 1716, succeeding Alessandro Scarlatti.
Composition History
A new set of parts for Veneziano's Nocturns was copied in 1724, eight years after his death, which was rare for a period when pieces were seldom performed more than once.
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