Pietro Paolo Bencini

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Pietro Paolo Bencini (c. 1670 – 6 July 1755) was an Italian Baroque composer and Kapellmeister. He was the father of Antonio Bencini (died 13 March 1748), who was also known as a composer of sacred works. Bencini was born into a musical family. He became maestro di cappella at several churches in Rome. His compositional output consists mostly of religious music, including several oratorios and cantatas. He was maestro di cappella at the Chiesa Nuova (The Roman Oratory) from 1705 to 1743. He left there to succeed Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657-1743) as maestro di cappella of the Cappella Giulia at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. Within the years of 1749 until 1753 he was supported by Niccolo Jomelli, because Bencini became more and more unable to work because of illnes. During this time Jomelli, who was better known as a composer of operas, created the most of his sacral compositions. In 1753 Jomelli left Rome in order to succed Ignaz Holzbauer in Stuttgart. On his death Bencini was succeeded by Giovanni Battista Costanzi (1704-1778). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Bencini: Ave Maria, Missa de oliveria

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Trent'anni a Roma

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Bencini: Vesperae Beatae Virginis in Sancto Petro Romae

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Bencini : Ave Maris Stella, hymne pour soprano, chœur et basse continue

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Arcadia

Bencini: Vesparae Beate Virginis in Sancto Petro Romae

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Vesperae Beatae Virginis in Sancto Petro Romae

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The All-Baroque Box

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Arcadia (Accademia Bizantina feat. conductor, harpsichord: Ottavio Dantone, countertenor: Andreas Scholl)

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Per la Vergine Maria (Victoria, Bencini, Stravinsky...)

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Sacred Voices

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Ave Maria - Missa de Oliveria (A sei voci)

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