Giovanni Battista Pergolesi´s in Portuguese archives

notes on the precedence of the Mass in D Major for Five Voices and Instruments manuscripts

Authors

  • Sérgio Dias Higher School of Education of Lisbon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2004.55753

Keywords:

authorship attribuition, sacred music, musical transcription, archive, musicology

Abstract

The Portuguese archives and libraries constitute a true and underexplored treasure of the European musical heritage. In spite of the destruction, due to the 1755 earthquake, of the spectacular music library put together by the King D. João VI, there is much to discover. One immediate proof is Giovanni Battista Pergolesi´s Mass in D Major for Five Voices and Instruments, which may contribute significantly to the studies on this controversial composer of the early eighteenth century. 

Author Biography

  • Sérgio Dias, Higher School of Education of Lisbon

    Sérgio Dias holds degrees in Flute, Composition, and Conducting, with a specialization in Music Education and Baroque Art and Culture. He holds a Master's degree in Historical Musicology ("The Existence of a School of Composers in the Captaincy of Minas Gerais - Contributions to Understanding the Minas Gerais Musical Phenomenon of the 18th Century") and is currently a PhD candidate in General Music Theory (CNPq, Universidade Nova de Lisboa/Université de Paris II). He is a professor at the Conservatory of Coimbra, the Higher School of Education of Lisbon, and the Conservatory San Pietro a Majella in Naples. He is a performer and/or conductor of groups such as Ars Instrumentalis, Camerata Philharmonia, Sequencia (Argentina), Early Music Ensemble of EMES (Ensemble Cum Sancto Spiritu), Miami Philharmonic, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Mozarteum Orchestra of Buenos Aires, Symphony Orchestra of the Teatro Colón, Orchestra and Choir of the Lucerne Festivals, Rouen Chamber Orchestra, and orchestras of the International Festivals of Brazilian Colonial Music and Early Music, as well as FEMUSICA. He is the principal conductor of the Chamber Orchestra of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, the Orchestra of the Music School of Espírito Santo, and the Ensemble Cum Sancto Spiritu. He is also the artistic director of the Winter Music Festivals of Campos (RJ), where he conducted the Orchestra Practice class.

References

DEGRADA, Francesco. Le Messe di Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. Problemi di cronologia e d´attribuzione. Analecta Musicologica: Studien zur italienisch-deutschen Musikgeschichte. v.III, 1966, p.65-79.

PAYMER, Marvin E. Catálogo Temático. Pendragon Press, 1977.

PERGOLESI, G. B. Complete Works. Pendragon Press/G. Ricordi & C., 1986.

______. Messa a 5 / Com VV e Trombe / Pergoleze / [nome do copista ou proprietário – ilegível]: Pe . [??] / 1759. Biblioteca da Sé de Évora (Prateleira II, 61), 1759.

______. Messa A 5 Voci / Com Violini Violetta / Oboè Corni da Caccia /Del Sigr Gio: Battista Pergolesi. Biblioteca Nacional de Lisboa (BN) (F.C.R. ms. 157.1), ?.

______. Basso pa/ Organo. Biblioteca do Convento de Arouca (ms. 1619/5), ?.

ROSA , C. de. Lettera Biografica intorno alla Patria ed alla Vita di Gio. Battista Pergolese, Celebre Compositore di Musica. Nápoles: 1831/43.

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2004-01-01

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No. 09 (2004): General Topics

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Articles in Portuguese/Spanish

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“Giovanni Battista Pergolesi´s in Portuguese Archives: Notes on the Precedence of the Mass in D Major for Five Voices and Instruments Manuscripts”. 2004. Per Musi, no. 09 (January): 79-88. https://doi.org/10.35699/2317-6377.2004.55753.