Giuseppe de Majo

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Giuseppe de Majo (di Maio;^[1] 5 December 1697 – 18 November 1771) was an Italian composer and organist. He was the father of the composer Gian Francesco de Majo.^[2] His compositional output consists of 10 operas, an oratorio, a concerto for 2 violins, and a considerable amount of sacred music.

Life and career

Born in Naples, Majo spent most of his life working in his native city. He began his studies at the age of 9 at the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini where he was a pupil of Nicola Fago and Andrea Basso. His first opera, Lo finto laccheo, premiered in 1725 at the Teatro dei Fiorentini.

Majo was appointed organista soprannumerario at the Royal chapel of Naples in May 1736. There he flourished, largely due to the favortism given to him by Queen Maria Amalia. In 1744 he succeeded Leonardo Leo as maestro di cappella at the Royal chapel. He remained in that post through 1770. He died in Naples in 1771.

Recording

1 concerto in Neapolitan Flute Concertos, Auser Musici, Carlo Ipata, director, Hyperion CDA67784 (2010)

References

↑ David DiChiera (with Marita P. McClymonds). "Giuseppe de Majo", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed August 17 2013), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
↑ The Harvard biographical dictionary of music By Don Michael Randel

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 71661823 LCCN: no2010096088 ISNI: 0000 0001 0783 5287 GND: 1025564502 BNF: cb148509803

Persondata
Name	De Majo, Giuseppe
Alternative names
Short description	Italian composer and organist
Date of birth	5 December 1697
Place of birth
Date of death	18 November 1771
Place of death	Naples, Italy

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