Francesco Azopardi (1748-1809) - Sinfonia in Re maggiore

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Composer: Francesco Azopardi (1748-1809)
Work: Sinfonia in Re maggiore
Performers: Orchestral ensemble; Joseph Vеlla (conductor)

Painting: Gaspar Adriaansz van Wittel (1653-1736) - The Port of Messina (1713)
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Francesco Azopardi [Azzupardo, Azzopardi, Azzoppardii]
(Rabat, 5 May 1748 - Rabat, 6 February 1809)

Maltese composer and theorist. His earliest training was under the composer Michel’Angelo Vella, prior to his being sent to Naples in 1763, where he enrolled in the Conservatorio di Sant’Onofrio a Porta Capuana. His teachers there were Joseph Doll and Niccolò Piccinni. In 1774 he returned to Malta to become maestro di cappella at the Mdina Cathedral of Saint Paul. In 1783 he was appointed as successor of Benigno Zerafa at the St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta, a position he finally attained in 1789. As a composer, his works include an opera; the festive cantata 'Malta felice'; an oratorio; 31 Masses; 76 Psalms; six Magnificats; two Passions; six Lamentations; 70 motets; 16 antiphons; and three symphonies of the singlemovement da chiesa form. His style reflects the late Neapolitan opera, but his use of instrumental color and harmony are particularly effective. His most famous theoretical work is the treatise 'Il musico prattico' (c.1781). During his lifetime, he was a well-known and much-soughtafter composer, particularly of church music.