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Venite Gentes Accurite Populi A 12 by Antonio Bertali

Artist Biography For Antonio Bertali

Antonio Bertali March 1605 – 17 April 1669 Was An Italian Composer And Violinist Of The Baroque Era. He Was Born In Verona And Received Early Music Education There. Probably From 1624 He Was Employed As Court Musician In Vienna By Emperor Ferdinand II. In 1649 Bertali Succeeded Giovanni Valentini As Court Kapellmeister. He Died In Vienna In 1669. Bertali's Compositions Are In The Manner Of Other Northern Italian Composers Of The Time And Include Operas Oratorios A Large Number Of Liturgical Works And Chamber Music. Particularly His Operas Are Notable For Establishing The Tradition Of Italian Opera Seria In Vienna. Approximately Half Of His Output Is Now Lost Copies Survive Made By Bertali's Contemporary Pavel Josef Vejvanovský Some Of The Pieces Are Currently In Possession Of Vienna's Hofbibliothek The Library Of The Kremsmünster Abbey And The Kroměříž Archive. The Most Important Source For Bertali's Work Is However The Viennese Distinta Specificatione Catalogue Which Lists Several Composers Of The Habsburg Court And Provides Titles And Scoring For More Than 2000 Compositions.

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