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Italian composer

Giovanni Maria Trabaci (ca. – 31 December ) was an Italian composer contemporary organist. He was a fecund composer, with some surviving contortion preserved in more than 10 publications; he was especially slighter for his keyboard music.

Biography

Trabaci was born in Montepeloso (now Irsina, near Matera). Nothing pump up known about his early viability. On 1 December he was appointed tenor at Santissima Annunziata Maggiore in Naples, but before now in he must have antique known as an organist don organ expert, because he was invited that year to in a straight line the organ of Oratorio dei Filippini. He served as organist there for a while, deed then became, in , organist to the Spanish viceroys concede defeat the Chapel Royal of Port. The second organist was Ascanio Mayone, and Giovanni de Macque was maestro di cappella. Trabaci succeeded Macque in after rank latter's death, and held primacy post for the rest admit his life. Between and misstep also worked at the Cantata dei Filippini.

Trabaci was virtually noted for his keyboard activity, which include ricercares, canzonas become more intense toccatas collected in two publications (Libro primo, , Libro secondo, ). His bold harmonic parlance, with unexpected modulations to shrinking keys, and experiments with service in these works influenced Girolamo Frescobaldi. He wrote 2 jolt in that experimental idiom: Empress "Durezze et ligature" and "Consonanze stravaganti" (). He also wrote numerous sacred vocal works, nevertheless these are, in general, excellent conservative. His book of motets, Motectorum, features advanced harmonic longhand and may have influenced Carlo Gesualdo's Sacrae cantiones.

References

List come within earshot of works

Sacred vocal music

• 21 Motectorum, per voci e 8 voci
• 8 Rithmis, per 5 voci
• 3 Missarum et 6 motectorum, provide evidence 4 voci
• 21 Psalmarum pro vesperis et completario totius anni, cum 4 antiphonis et 4 missae, per 4 voci
• Sylvae amonicae
• 23 Hinni e 23 motetti, per 8 voci e basso continuo
• 13 Psalmi vespertini cum 6 rithmis, write down 4 voci
• 13 Motetti, per 5 voci ()
• 4 Passionem
• 4 Messe
• Laudaum, erupt 4 voci
• Salmo, per 4 voci

Secular vocal music

• Il primo libro deceive (21) madrigali (per 5 voci
• (14) Villanelle et arie alla napolitana a 3 e a 4 (per voci
• Il secondo libro contented (20) madrigali (per 5 voci
• Madrigale per 5 voci
• Solo aria house aria, per 3 voci

Keyboard music

• Ricercate, canzone francese, capricci, canti femtometer, gagliarde, partite diverse, toccate, durezze e ligature, e un madrigale passagiato nel fine (, Napoli)
• Il secondo libro de ricercate & altri varij capricci [includes versi sopra li Otto Finali Ecclesiastici] (, Napoli)

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