Salamone Rossi

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Salamone Rossi, Salomone Rossi, or Salamone de Rossi Ebreo (Hebrew: סלומונה רוסי or שלמה מן האדומים‎) (Salamon, Schlomo; de' Rossi) (c. 1570 – 1630) was an Italian Jewish violinist and composer. He was a transitional figure between the late Italian Renaissance period and early Baroque. Life As a young man, Rossi, who was Jewish, acquired a reputation as a talented violinist. He was then hired (in 1587) as a court musician in Mantua, where records of his activities as a violinist survive. Rossi served at the court of Mantua, by request of the duchess Isabella d'Este, from 1587 to 1628 where he entertained the royal family and their highly esteemed guests. The composers Rossi, Monteverdi, Gastoldi, Wert and Viadana provided fashionable music for banquets, wedding feasts, theatre productions and chapel services amongst others. Salamone Rossi probably died either in the invasion of Austrian troops, who destroyed the Jewish ghettos in Mantua, or in the subsequent plague which ravaged the area. Rossi's sister, Madama Europa, was an opera singer, and possibly the first Jewish woman to be professionally engaged in that area. She is reported to have premiered Lamento d'Arianna of Claudio Monteverdi - in whose orchestra Rossi played violin - for the Duke of Gonzaga. Music His first published work (released in 1589) was a collection of 19 canzonettes, short, dance-like compositions for a trio of voices with lighthearted, amorous lyrics. Rossi also flourished in his composition of more

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Capriccio Stravagante, Vol. 2

One God: Psalms and Hymns from Orient & Occident

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Birds on Fire - Jewish Music for Viols

Rossi, S.: Songs of Solomon (The)

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Days of Awe and Rejoicing: Radiant Gems of Jewish Music

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Sprezzatura - Virtuoso Music of 17th-Century Italy (La Luna)

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Tehilim - Psalms between Judaism and Christianity

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Venezia 1625

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Illumine Our Hearts: Liturgical and Secular Jewish Choral Music

Rossi: Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente

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Baroque Music (Jewish) - Casseres, A. / Lidarti, C.g. / Rossi, S. / Grossi, C. / Handel, G.f.

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Rubino: Messa de morti

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