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Encyclopedia > Domenico Zipoli

Domenico Zipoli (October 17, 1688January 2, 1726) was an Italian Baroque composer. He was the most famous Italian composer to travel to the New World during the Colonial era. October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint In arts, the Baroque (or baroque) is both a period and the style that dominated it. ...


Zipoli was born in Prato, Italy. From 1707 he studied with church musicians in Florence with the patronage of Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany. For a very brief time, he studied with Alessandro Scarlatti. From 1709 to 1716 he studied and worked in Rome; his teacher there was Bernardo Pasquini. Prato is a city in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... Founded 59 BC as Florentia Region Tuscany Mayor Leonardo Domenici (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  102 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 356,000 almost 500,000 3,453/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 43°47 N 11°15 E www. ... Cosimo III de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (14 August 1642 – 31 October 1723) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 to 1723. ... Alessandro Scarlatti (May 2, 1660 – October 24, 1725) was a Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... // Events Natchez, one of the oldest towns on the Mississippi, founded. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Bernardo Pasquini Bernardo Pasquini (December 7, 1637 _ November 22, 1710), was an Italian composer of opera and church music. ...


On July 1, 1716 Zipoli joined the Jesuits and he moved to Seville and the following year he moved to Paraguay. There he completed his studies in theology and philosophy, in preparation to be ordained a priest. By the time a bishop got there to for the ordaining ceremony, Zipoli had died of tuberculosis. // Events Natchez, one of the oldest towns on the Mississippi, founded. ... The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu/Jesu (S.J.) in Latin) is a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church in direct service to the Pope. ... Tuberculous lungs show up on an X-ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ...


Today Zipoli is best known for his harpsichord music. His principal work, written during the Italy years, is the "Sonata de Intavolatura per ogano e cembalo" a work with pieces for both the organ and the harpsichord. He wrote a mass while in Paraguay, a copy of which survived in the archives of Sucre, Bolivia. He also wrote oratorios and motets, but very few of those survive. Harpsichord in Flemish style; for more info, click the image. ... Categories: South America geography stubs | Capitals in South America | Cities in Bolivia ... An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus. ... In Western music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions. ...


Zipoli died in Santa Catalina near Córdoba, Argentina. Avenida Colón, Córdoba Córdoba is a city located in the foothills of the Sierra Chica mountains on the Suquía river, the center of Argentinas most productive agricultural area. ...


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DOMENICO ZIPOLI, Biography, Discography (755 words)
Domenico Zipoli was the sixth child born to Sabatino Zipoli and Eugenia Varocchi.
Zipoli joined the Society of Jesus on 1 July 1716, and soon after went to Seville to await passage to the Paraguay province.
Zipoli was one of many excellent musicians recruited by the Jesuits between 1650 and 1750 for work in the so-called Paraguay reductions.
Domenico Zipoli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (211 words)
Domenico Zipoli (October 17, 1688 January 2, 1726) was an Italian Baroque composer.
By the time a bishop got there to for the ordaining ceremony, Zipoli had died of tuberculosis.
Zipoli died in Santa Catalina near Córdoba, Argentina.
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