Leonardo Leo

Leonardo Leo (born the August 5th 1694 dead the October 31st 1744), more exactly Lionardo Oronzo Salvatore de Leo is a Compositeur of Baroque music Italy N.

Biography

Leo was born in San Vito degli Schiavoni (currently San Vito dei Normanni, Province of Brindisi), which then forms part of the Royaume of Naples.

In 1703, it began studies with the Conservatorio della Pieta dei Turchini with Naples; he was the pupil of Francesco Provenzale then of Nicola Fago. It is supposed that it also was raises of Pitoni and of Alessandro Scarlatti but that is not attested well that its compositions without any doubt were influenced by them. Its first known work is a drama crowned the infedelta abbattuta , given by its students in 1712.

In 1714 it gave to the theater court a opera, Pisistrato , which was very appreciated. It occupied various post offices with the royal vault and continued to write for the scene and parallel to teach with the academy. After having added comic scenes to the Bajazette of Francesco Gasparini, given in 1722 in Naples, it composed in 1723 a comic opera the' mpeca scoperta (in dialect Napolitain).

Its comic opera most famous is Amor vuol sofferenze (1739), more known under the name of Finta Frascatana and whose Of Brushes spoke in praise. But he was also recognized as a type-setter of Opera seriated: Demofoonte (1735), Parnace (1737) and Olimpiade (1737) are its most known works on the matter. Leo also composed of the crowned Musique. He died of a Cerebral vascular accident whereas he had started the composition of new airs for a resumption of Finta Frascatana .

Leo was the first type-setter of the Neapolitan school to control completely the counterpoint modern Harmonique. Its sacred music masterly and worthy, more logical than is impassioned; it frees from sentimentalism present in the Lasting work of Francesco and Pergolese. Its serious operas have a style rather cold and severe but in its comic operas it shows a fine direction of humor.

An example characteristic of its sacred music is the Dixit Dominus in C , published by Charles Villiers Stanford and published by Novello. Several of its compositions are available in modern editions.

External bonds

a site devoted to Leonardo Leo

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