Pedro Antonio Avondano
Pedro Antonio Avondano (1714, Lisbon – 1782, Lisbon) was an Italian composer at the Portuguese court. He is mainly noted, like Domenico Scarlatti for harpsichord sonatas and sacred music.[1]
Works, editions and recordings
- comic opera Il mondo della luna
- oratorio Il voto di Jefte
- oratorio Adamo ed Eva
- sacred works, inc. Tantum ergo
- sinfonie
Editions
- Forty-nine Lisbon minuets by Pedro Antonio Avondano ed. Mary Farrar Hatchette, Tulane University of Louisiana, 1971 - 334 pages.
Recordings
- Avondano. Sonata in C major. Sousa Carvalho. Toccata in G minor, Allegro in D major. Ruggero Gerlin (harpsichord). Philips © 835769I.Y LP, 1967
- Harpsichord works. Rosana Lanzelotte. Portugaler, 2006.[2]
Some of Avondano's works were revived at the Festival d'Ambronay in 2006.
References
- ^ Howard E. Smither A history of the oratorio: vol 3 p 42 1977 "Among the oratorio composers active in Lisbon were Pedro Antonio Avondano (1714-82), Giuseppe Scolari (?1720- after 1774), ..."
- ^ Harpsichord and fortepiano 11-12 2006 Pedro Avondano: Sonatas Rosana Lanzelotte, harpsichord Portugaler 2014-2 Reviewed by John Collins "Only two volumes devoted to keyboard music are known to have been published in Portugal during the eighteenth century,.."
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Avondano, Pedro Antonio |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Italian composer |
| Date of birth |
1714 |
| Place of birth |
Lisbon |
| Date of death |
1782 |
| Place of death |
Lisbon |