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Pietro Francesco Cavalli
1602 - 1676
Italy
| P.F. Cavalli |
Pietro (Pier) Francesco Cavalli -real name: Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni- (14/02/1602 - 17/01/1676), an Italian singer, organist and composer, maestro di cappella of St. Mark's church under Monteverdi. Born in Crema.
| Source: | Grove’s dictionary of music and musicians |
| Contributor: | Tassos Dimitriadis (picture) |
Missa pro defunctis with Libera me
| Period: | Baroque |
| Composed in: | 1675 |
| Musical form: | mass |
| Text/libretto: | Latin mass |
| Duration: | 30'08'' |
| Label(s): | Pierre Verany PV 793052 |
| Arion ARN 61007 / Akademia (PV 793052) | |
| Stradivarius STR 33665 |
Missa pro defunctis with Libera me (1675) is for eight voices and has been sung at his own funeral.
| Source: | Grove’s dictionary of music and musicians |
Requiem for eight voices. Later in the 17th century numerous requiem settings, many in concertato style, were produced by composers including G.B. Bassani, G.A. Bernabei, Antonio Bertali (eight settings), Biber, Giovanni Cavaccio, Cavalli, Cazzati, Joan Cererols, G.P. Colonna, P.A. Fiocco (three settings), Santino Girelli, J.K. Heller, J.C. Kerll (two settings), A.V. Michna, Marcin Mielczewski, Alessandro Scarlatti, Johann Stadlmayer, Christoph Straus (two settings) and Viadana.
| Author: | Steven Chang-Lin Yu |