Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (c. 1554 – 4 January 1609)
was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance and
early Baroque periods. He is known for his 1591
publication of balletti for five voices. He was born at
Caravaggio, Lombardy. In 1592 he succeeded Giaches de
Wert as choirmaster at Santa Barbara's, Mantua, and
served until 1605 under the Dukes Guglielmo and
Vincenzo Gonzaga. According to Filippo Lomazzo,
Gastoldi became choirmaster at the Duomo, Milan,
afterwards, but other considerations s...(+)
Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (c. 1554 – 4 January 1609)
was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance and
early Baroque periods. He is known for his 1591
publication of balletti for five voices. He was born at
Caravaggio, Lombardy. In 1592 he succeeded Giaches de
Wert as choirmaster at Santa Barbara's, Mantua, and
served until 1605 under the Dukes Guglielmo and
Vincenzo Gonzaga. According to Filippo Lomazzo,
Gastoldi became choirmaster at the Duomo, Milan,
afterwards, but other considerations seem to make this
point doubtful.
Gastoldi composed several books of madrigals, a variety
of sacred vocal music, and a few instrumental works.
Particularly noteworthy among his secular vocal works
is his Quarto libro de' madrigali a cinque voci (1602),
which consists almost entirely of settings of texts
from Battista Guarini's hugely popular "pastoral
tragicomedy" Il pastor fido (The Faithful Shepherd).
According to Gastoldi himself, at least one of the
pieces from this collection was included in a Mantuan
court performance of the play in November 1598, which
was staged as part of the festivities accompanying a
visit of the queen of Spain.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Giacomo_Gastold
i).
Although originally composed for Chorus (SSATTB or
SATTTB), I created this Arrangement of the "Al mormorar
de liquidi cristalli" (At the murmur of crystal waters)
for Wind Ensemble (Flute, Oboe, English Horn, French
Horn, Bass Clarinet & Bassoon).
