Giovanni Giorgi (late 17th or early 18th century –
1762) was a priest and an Italian composer. His style
of polychoral church compositions are influenced by
earlier Roman School composers such as Orazio Benevoli,
but also incorporate later Roman Baroque features and
(after about 1758) some elements of early Classical
style. He is reputed to have originated from Venice,
but few details of his life are known. In 1719 he was
appointed maestro di cappella at the papal Basilica of
St. John Lateran,...(+)
Giovanni Giorgi (late 17th or early 18th century –
1762) was a priest and an Italian composer. His style
of polychoral church compositions are influenced by
earlier Roman School composers such as Orazio Benevoli,
but also incorporate later Roman Baroque features and
(after about 1758) some elements of early Classical
style. He is reputed to have originated from Venice,
but few details of his life are known. In 1719 he was
appointed maestro di cappella at the papal Basilica of
St. John Lateran, Rome, in succession to Giuseppe
Ottavio Pitoni. Many of Giorgi's early compositions
were written during his time in Rome.
Many Portuguese records were lost in the 1755 Lisbon
earthquake, but in Giorgi's case around 600
compositions have been preserved both in the Lateran
archives in Rome and at Lisbon Cathedral. Most are
vocal works and many are for liturgical use.
Some—particularly the later works—incorporate
concerted instrumental parts.
By January 1725 he was in Lisbon where he took up the
post of court mestre de capela. He died in Lisbon in
1762.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Giorgi_(compose
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Although originally written for Choir (SATB), I created
this interpretation of the "Offertorio per la Domenica
delle Palme" (Offeratory for Palm Sunday) for Oboe &
Piano.