Giovanni Battista Bassani (c. 1650 – 1 October 1716)
was an Italian composer, violinist, and organist. He
was born in Padua. It is thought that he studied in
Venice under Daniele Castrovillari and in Ferrara under
Giovanni Legrenzi. Charles Burney and John Hawkins
claimed he taught Arcangelo Corelli, but there is no
solid evidence for this assertion. He was an organist
at the Accademia della Morte in Ferrara from 1667, but
had probably left by 1675. He published his first music
in 1677; the ti...(+)
Giovanni Battista Bassani (c. 1650 – 1 October 1716)
was an Italian composer, violinist, and organist. He
was born in Padua. It is thought that he studied in
Venice under Daniele Castrovillari and in Ferrara under
Giovanni Legrenzi. Charles Burney and John Hawkins
claimed he taught Arcangelo Corelli, but there is no
solid evidence for this assertion. He was an organist
at the Accademia della Morte in Ferrara from 1667, but
had probably left by 1675. He published his first music
in 1677; the title page calls him maestro of music at
the Confraternità della Morte in Finale Emilia, not
far from Modena. He was maestro di cappella at Duke
Alessandro II della Mirandola's court in 1680, and was
elected principe at the Accademica Filarmonica in
Bologna. He became maestro di cappella at the Accademia
della Morte in Ferrara in 1683, and then maestro di
cappella at Ferrara Cathedral in 1686. For his
contributions to the musical life of Ferrara, he was
often called "Bassani of Ferrara". He wrote 76
liturgically ordered services for use at Ferrara
Cathedral between 1710 and 1712. He became director of
music at Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo in 1712, and
also taught at the Congregazione di Carità in the same
city until his death.
Bassani was a celebrated violinist in his own time, and
his fame was compounded by Burney's praise for him. His
trio sonatas are his best-known and most often
performed pieces in modern times. He wrote 13
oratorios, but only four survive, and all 13 of his
operas have been lost aside from a few arias from Gli
amori alla moda.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Battista_Bassan
i).
Although originally composed for 2 Treble Instruments,
Bass and Continuo, I created this interpretation of the
Sonata in A Minor (HasB 5/1) for Woodwind Quartet
(Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet & Bassoon).
PARTITION