Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Pietro Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676)
Bio
Cavali sang at St Mark's Basilica in Venice as a child. He studied Organ under Monteverdi and composed under the patronage of Venetian nobleman Federico Cavalli. He changed his name from Caletti-Bruni to Cavalli in honor of his patron. He is an example of polychoral vocal composing in the early Baroque period.
Music
Musiche Sacre
Ercole Amante
Missa pro Defunctis
Xerse
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