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Francesco Usper
12+ albums
italian17th century
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Francesco Usper (real name Spongia or Sponga) (1 November 1561–24 February 1641), was an Italian composer and organist born in Rovigno, Istria (now Rovinj). He settled in Venice before 1586 and is associated with the confraternity St. Giovanni Evangelista, Venice. He spent most of his life there, serving as organist, chaplain, manager of the adjoining church (the S. Salvador) and administrative officer. Usper studied under Andrea Gabrieli and apparently became a fairly well known composer; he collaborated in the writing of a Requiem mass (now lost) with Giovanni Battista Grillo and Claudio Monteverdi for the Grand Duke Cosimo II, and he served as substitute organist at St. Mark's in 1622 and 1623. Although his music tended towards conservatism, he shows his ability to handle with skill sensitivity to the instrumental styles just emerging in the early 17th century. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Ave Maria a 6 voci
2062Sonata à 8 (instrumental)
993La Battaglia per cantar e sonar à 8
864Compositioni armoniche, Op. 3: Sonata a 8 con quattro soprani
705Composizioni armoniche Op. 3: sonata in loco antiphonae a 8
596Battaglia per sonar e cantar a 8
447Sinfonia a 6
438Sonata a 8
409Ghirlanda sacra: Vulnerasti cor meum
2010Sonata à 8
13albums
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A Festive Baroque Christmas
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Monteverdi: Vespri solenni per la festa de San Marco
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Chamber Music - Gabrieli, G. / Trombetti, A. / Usper, F. / Palestrina, G.P. / Merulo, C. / Trofeo, R. / Gussago, C.
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Monteverdi: The Other Vespers
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Battaglie E Lamenti
Adriatic Voyage: Seventeenth-Century Music From Venice To Dalmatia
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A Christmas Collection
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17th-Century Italian Motets
Musica Antiqua Croatica
La Morte D'Orfeo
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Compositioni armoniche op. 3
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Christmas Music 1