Enrico Antonio Radesca

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Enrico Antonio Radesca (Foggia, second half of the 16th century - Turin, 1625) was an Italian composer and organist. From 1597 to 1615 he was organist of the Turin Cathedral , in 1615 he became choir director. He was then a musician at the Savoy Court , first in the service of Don Amedeo, illegitimate son of Carlo Emanuele I , then master of the court chapel . He composed sacred and profane music. He printed a Mass with motets 8 vv. In Venice . bc. (now lost) and Messe et motetti at 8 v. with bc First Book, Op. XI ( 1620 ), which contains two masses and twelve motets . From 1605 to 1610 he published four books of Canzonette, madrigals and arias alla romana for two voices, for singing and playing with the chitarrone or spinet : the first volume was published in Milan . The volume of Messe et motetti contains a sonnet dedicated to the author by Domizio Bombarda from Brescia , in which we read this eulogy: "Radesca, you can do well (if you like) To turn high sorrows with song in joy And animate the flints, and these Sheets Make your value your true faith." User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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