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Giovanni Battista Vitali
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Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632 Bologna –1692) was an Italian composer and violone player. Vitali spent all of his life in the Emilian region, moving to Modena in 1674. His teacher in his early years was probably Maurizio Cazzati (1616-1678), maestro di cappella at the main church in Bologna, San Petronio Basilica from 1657 to 1671. The first documented evidence of Vitali’s musical activities appears in the records of the San Petronio orchestra for 1658, when he is listed under the title "Violoni", referring to the cello/bass instrument that he played (discussed below). Vitali remained in the orchestra until 1673, when he took up an appointment as maestro di cappella at the chapel of Confraternità del Rosario, Bologna. His first publication, Opus 1 (1666), tells us that he was a member of the Accademia dei Filaschisi. This musical institution, which had been established in 1633, disbanded in 1666 when most of its members joined the Accademia Filarmonica. Vitali is also listed as a member of the Accademia Filarmonica in 1666, the year of its founding. The academy archives record various details of its members, including where they came from (if not from Bologna) and their dates of birth and death. Vitali’s death date is here recorded as the 12th October 1692. Vitali never reached a higher position in Bologna than that of maestro di cappella at the Santissimo Rosario. There may be several reasons for this. By the time he left Bologna and moved to Modena he had not published
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Varie partite del passemezo, ciaccona, capricii, e passagalii, Op. 7: Ciaccona
4052Passa Galli
3113Passa Galli: Passa Galli
3004Partite sopra diverse sonate per il violone: No. 7. Passagalli per la lettera E
2865Chiacona per la lettera B
2206Vitali: Donde avvien che tutt’ebro di vera gioia: Sinfonia
1677Bergamasca
1598Vitali: Donde avvien che tutt’ebro di vera gioia: "Se nunzia fedel con tromba sonante"
1589Vitali: Donde avvien che tutt’ebro di vera gioia: "Frema l’Erebo adirato"
15610Vitali: Donde avvien che tutt’ebro di vera gioia: "Nell’anglica sede, vessillo di fede"
155albums
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The Trio Sonata in 17th-Century Italy
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Giovanni Battista Vitali: Artificii Musicali: Ciaccone Partite Balletti Capricci Correnti Passa Galli
Vitali: Trio Sonatas Op. 2
Capritio - Instrumental Music from 17th Century Italy
Vitali: Sonatas, Op. 11 for Violin and Basso Continuo
Bassi
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Capriccio Stravagante, Vol. 1
Vitali: Chamber Works
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Il Spiritillo Brando
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La Voce del Violoncello
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Vitali: Ciaconna
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Vitali: Sonate da chiesa à due violini, Op. 9