Pietro Andrea Ziani

born in 1616 in Venezia, Veneto, Italy

died on 12/2/1684 in Napoli, Campania, Italy

Pietro Andrea Ziani

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Pietro Andrea Ziani (Venice 1616Naples 1684) was an Italian organist and composer.[1] He was the uncle of Marc'Antonio Ziani. Beginning in 1669, he was the organist at St Mark's Basilica and later moved on to serve Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg in Vienna.[2] His works included "L'Assalone punito" (1667) and the operas "La ricreazione burlesca" (1663), "L'invidia conculcata della virtù, merito, virtù, merito, valore di Leopoldo imperatore" (1664), "Cloridea" (1665), "Circe" (1665), "L'Elice" (1666) and "La Galatea" (1667).

Recordings

  • "L'Assalone punito" Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis. Symphonia 2001.

References

  1. Rappresentazione sacra: geistliches Musikdrama am Wiener Kaiserhof Richard Bletschacher - 1985 PIETRO ANDREA ZIANI Wurde am 21. 12. 1616 in Venedig getauft. Er studierte vermutlich in seiner Vaterstadt und ... und L'Assalone punito" (1667) und die Opern La ricreazione burlesca" (1663), L'invidia conculcata della virtù, merito, valore di Leopoldo imperatore" (1664), Cloridea " (1665), Circe" (1665), L'Elice" (1666) und La Galatea" (1667).
  2. Slonimsky, Nicolas (1978). Ziani, Pietro Andrea Baker's Biographical dictionary of musicians., 6th, New York: Schirmer Books.
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