Paris Francesco Alghisi
Paris Francesco Alghisi
Genres: italian, 18th century
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About Paris Francesco Alghisi
Paris (Paris) Francesco Alghisi or Algisi (Brescia , June 19, 1666 - Brescia , March 29 or 30, 1733) was an Italian composer and organist. Alghisi studied music under the guidance of Orazio Pollarolo , organist of the Cathedral of Brescia and father of the famous composer Carlo Francesco Pollarolo . Subsequently, probably between 1681 and 1683, he spent a short period in the service of the King of Poland, when his teacher was active there as a choirmaster.. Once back in his hometown, Alghisi entered the order of San Filippo Neri without, however, ceasing to devote himself to the composition of secular music. From 1690 he was director of the chapel of Santa Maria della Pace, the church of the order. In the same year he filed an application to also join the position of organist, but without success. Also in this period he was choirmaster of the College of Nobles in Brescia, as well as a member of the Philharmonic Academy of Bologna. On 10 February 1701 he was elected organist of the Brescia cathedral, a position he held until his death. Alghisi's opera production is restricted to just two works of three acts each, both based on librettos by GC Corradi and performed at the Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice in 1690. Curzio's love for the homeland was written for the Carnival, while The triumph of continence for the autumn station. Although neither of the two works has come up to date, the existing arias, in which the form of the aria da capo stands out, clearly show the composer's melodic vein. In fact, while he was alive he was praised both as a composer and as a teacher. Alghisi from 1697 to 1705 composed a series of annual oratories for the Church of San Domenico. His sacred works by him were performed in Brescia even a few decades after his death. Because of this, in the past the false news was reported that another composer of the same name had lived in the same city between 1733 and 1767. No copy of the collection of cantatas that Alghisi dedicated to Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and published in Bologna no later than 1694 survives.
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