Maurizio Cazzati

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Maurizio Cazzati (March 1616 – 28 September 1678) was a northern Italian composer of the seventeenth century.

Biography

Cazzati was born in Luzzara in the Duchy of Mantua. In spite of being almost unknown today, during his lifetime he served as a successful music director in many cities near his birthplace, including Mantua, Bozzolo, Ferrara and Bergamo, where he was succeeded by Pietro Andrea Ziani.^[1] He was so well-thought-of that in 1657 he was invited to take the position of maestro di cappella of San Petronio Basilica in Bologna, without needing to apply for it. Immediately after his appointment, he made some radical reforms that won him a general hostility from the musical community, and led to personal conflicts with other members of the cappella. In particular, he was bitterly criticized by Lorenzo Perti (the uncle of Giacomo Antonio Perti) and Giulio Cesare Arresti, who questioned his capability as maestro. Likely, as Cazzati later declared, they were just jealous of his position. In 1671, he left this position, and returned to Mantua, where he served the Duchess Isabella as Maestro di Cappella da Camera until his death. While being only a small portion of his enormous printed output (66 printed volumes), his instrumental music is nowadays considered the most important and influential part. His op. 35 (1665) contains the first known example of a trumpet sonata.

References

↑ Venetian instrumental music from Gabrieli to Vivaldi - Page 171 Eleanor Selfridge-Field - 1994 - In 1657 he succeeded Cazzati as maestro di cappella of Santa Maria

Schnoebelen, Anne. "Cazzati, Maurizio". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 24 September 2013. (subscription required)
Mischiati, Oscar (1979). "Cazzati, Maurizio". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian) 23. Treccani. pp. 174–179. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

External links

Free scores by Maurizio Cazzati at the International Music Score Library Project

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 39561248 LCCN: n79109327 ISNI: 0000 0000 5930 5598 GND: 118918842 BNF: cb13892292b

Persondata
Name	Cazzati, Maurizio
Alternative names
Short description	Italian composer
Date of birth	1616
Place of birth
Date of death	28 September 1678
Place of death

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