Stanislao Mattei
Stanislao Mattei,
Life
Mattei was born in
Mattei continued as choir director at the Church of St. Francis until 1809. He then moved briefly to Padua, where he served in that function for the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, operated by his religious Order. This situation was temporary, however as he soon returned to Bologna, where he became the music director at the Church of St. Petronius.[2]
During the occupation of Italy by the
Music
Mattei's music bears a close resemblance to the style of composition of Martini, his mentor.
Mattei himself composed over 300 works of sacred music, a body of work which remains largely unpublished. He also composed some secular vocal pieces and symphonies. In 1804 he was appointed as a professor at the Liceo Musicale di Bologna (now the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini), where he had among his pupils Gaetano Donizetti, Yevstigney Fomin, Angelo Mariani, Giuseppe Vianesi, Francesco Morlacchi, Luigi Felice Rossi, Gioachino Rossini, Giovanni Tadolini, and Christian Theodor Weinlig. See: List of music students by teacher: K to M#Stanislao Mattei.
Selected works
- Oratorio - La passione di Gesù Cristo 1792
References
- ^ Stanislao Mattei at answers.com
- ^ a b c "Cappella musicale". Basilica San Francesco (in Italian).