Giovanni Battista Sammartini () - Magnificat a più Voci

★ Follow music ► Composer: Giovanni Battista Sammartini () Work: Magnificat (in Si bemolle maggiore) a più Voci Performers: Anna-Maria Vallin (soprano); Wanda Madonna (contralto); Coro di Milano; Orchestra des Angelicum; Umberto Cattini (conductor) Magnificat a più Voci 1. Magnificat 0:00 2. Et exultavit 1:04 3. Deposuit 8:37 4. Gloria 17:24 5. Sicut Erat 22:43 Engraving: Louis-Joseph Mondhare (1734-1799) - Gezicht op de Dom te Milaan HD image: Painting: Domenico Riccardi ’Dondino’ (fl. ) - Giovanni Battista Sammartini HD image: Further info: Listen free: No available --- Giovanni Battista Sammartini [St Martini, San Martini, et al.] (Milan?, - Milan, 15 January 1775) Italian composer, organist, and teacher. The brother of Giuseppe Sammartini, he was the son of a French oboist, Alexis Saint- Martin, who gave him his first instruction in music. A set of vocal works published in 1725 allowed him to obtain the post of maestro di cappella at the church of Sant’Ambrogio, as well as other churches in the city of Milan, where he remained his entire life. A prolific composer, he was much sought after, particularly for his sacred music and instrumental pieces. An early pioneer of the symphony, Sammartini began writing independent pieces in the new genre as early as 1732 in three and four parts, with their first documented appearance in his opera Memet composed for Lodi. They take on increasingly complex structures over the next several decades, with consistent binary forms that anticipate the sonata principle. These works achieved international fame, with sources found throughout Europe and even South America. Sammartini had a reputation as one of the most influential teachers of the period; his most famous student was Christoph Willibald von Gluck, who studied with him from 1737 to 1741. He was a prolific composer, writing four operas, 17 large sacred works, eight large cantatas, over 200 string trios (some indistinguishable from the Sinfonia à 3), 50 sonatas, at least 68 symphonies, 21 quartets (some with flute), and 10 concertos for cello, flute, violin, and recorder. His works, known by their JC numbers, have been cataloged by Newell Jenkins and Bathia Churgin.