Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi (1728-1804) - Quartetto in sol maggiore, Op.1 (c.1768)

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Composer: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi (1728-1804)
Work: Quartetto in sol maggiore, Op.1 (c.1768)
Performers: EnsembIe Nuovo Barocco ltaIiano

Painting: Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (1748-1810) - A Capriccio of Roman Architecture with Trajan's Column (1785)

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Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi
(Massa, 9 December 1728 - Roma, 19 November 1804)

Italian composer son of Jacopo Guglielmi. His earliest studies were with Francesco Durante at the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto in Naples, from which he emerged in 1753 as an opera composer, with his first major success in Turin two years later. By 1762 he had been called to Dresden to direct opera (though not as Kapellmeister), and in 1768 he moved to London before returning to Italy in 1772. There he received commissions for his works from around the country. He made a home in Naples in 1777, but in 1793 he was appointed as maestro di cappella at St. Peter’s in Rome. Considered one of the most popular composers principally of opera buffa during his lifetime, he was known for good lyrical melodies and a progressive sense of harmony. His works have been little studied, and what research exists focuses mainly upon his operas (about 100). In addition, he composed nine oratorios, a Requiem, and nine celebratory cantatas, as well as a considerable amount of instrumental music. #ClassicalMusic