Gabrieli, Giovanni G Composers Composition

Gabrieli, Giovanni G Composers Composition

Gabrieli, Giovanni

Italian Renaissance composer Giovanni Gabrielli (c. 1558-1613), nephew of Andrea Gabrieli, followed his uncle at St. Mark's in Venice, serving as organist and writing much of his music. His best known work is the Sonata pian' e forte, an eight-part composition for two four-part groups of wind instruments from the Sacrae symphoniae of 1597.

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See Also:

- Biography noting his work as organist and editor of uncle Andrea's compositions, his own fame and influence as composer, and providing a summary list of works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
- Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with works and MIDI audio files, illustrated with facsimiles of compositions.
- Short biography with summaries of his church and instrumental music.
- Message board and live chat about the life and works.
- Music files offered in MIDI format.
- Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.

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