(b 1668; d ?Brescia, 1715). Italian composer, trumpet marine player and teacher, probably brother of Giulio Taglietti. He was associated with the Jesuit Collegio dei Nobili, Brescia, from at least 1697; in 1702 he was recorded as maestro di tromba marina there. Like that of Giulio Taglietti, his music was popular in the early 18th century and was published in Italy at a time when the printing of instrumental music was becoming comparatively rare. The Amsterdam publisher Pierre Mortier, in a list of his publications dated 1709, placed the two composers second only to Corelli, and they were indeed important in the development of the concerto and sonata. Like Giulio's, his concertos have more in common with the concerto grosso than with the solo type, and he too was among the first composers to write concertos with only three or four movements. Some of his movements show a remarkably clearcut and enterprising ritornello structure.
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[10] Suonate da camera, 2 vn, vc/spinet (Bologna, 1697) |
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Sonate a 3 e basso (Venice, c1700), lost |
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Concerti a 4 e basso (Venice, c1702), lost |
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Sonate, vn, vc, bc (Venice, 1705) |
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Concertini e preludi con diversi pensieri e divertimenti, 2vn, va, vc, bc (Venice, 1708) |
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[5] Concerti a quattro, 2 vn, va, vc obbl, bc (org), [5] Sinfonie a tre, 2 vn, vc, org (Amsterdam, 1709) |
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For bibliography see Taglietti, giulio. |
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