Giuseppe Porsile
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Giuseppe Porsile was a Neapolitan
composer and singing teacher.
Giuseppe was son of one Carlo Porsile, composer of an opera Nerone (Naples, 1686), As a young man Giuseppe was well received for his sacred music at the Spanish Chapel in Naples and in 1695 invited to the principal capilla real in Barcelona. At this time he was one of many Neapolitan Musicians invited to serve the court of Charles II of Spain
, and then Charles III.
On July 3, 1707, on the oath of allegiance to the new Austrian Viceroy Georg Adam von Martinitz at Aversa Cathedral
, Francesco Mancini
and Porsile performed a Te Deum
of the previous maestro de capella Gaetano Veneziano
(1665–1716) who had fled Naples with the Spanish Viceroy Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, 8th Marquis of Villena. Mancini was awarded Veneziano's job, Porsile was awarded that of the former assistant Domenico Sarro
.
When Charles III removed to Vienna to become Emperor Charles VI Porsile was not among those immediately accompanying him. He remained a further two years in Barcelona and then in 1714 transferred to the service of the Emperor at Vienna. He remained in Vienna until 1735, where he composed several operas and oratorios.
Neapolitan
Neapolitan may refer to:* Neapolitan, of or pertaining to the city of Naples, Italy and sometimes its wider Duchy or Province of Naples** Previously a nationality, during the time of the Kingdom of Naples or the Neapolitan Republics* Neapolitan cuisine...
composer and singing teacher.
Giuseppe was son of one Carlo Porsile, composer of an opera Nerone (Naples, 1686), As a young man Giuseppe was well received for his sacred music at the Spanish Chapel in Naples and in 1695 invited to the principal capilla real in Barcelona. At this time he was one of many Neapolitan Musicians invited to serve the court of Charles II of Spain
Charles II of Spain
Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain and the ruler of large parts of Italy, the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spain's overseas Empire, stretching from the Americas to the Spanish East Indies...
, and then Charles III.
On July 3, 1707, on the oath of allegiance to the new Austrian Viceroy Georg Adam von Martinitz at Aversa Cathedral
Aversa Cathedral
Aversa Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Aversa in the province of Caserta, Campania, Italy.It has been the seat of the Bishop of Aversa from the bishopric's foundation in 1053....
, Francesco Mancini
Francesco Mancini (composer)
Francesco Mancini was an Italian composer from Napoli.-Biography:He was an important teacher and managed to obtain his greatest duty during Alessandro Scarlatti's absence from Neapolitan court, between 1702 and 1708...
and Porsile performed a Te Deum
Te Deum
The Te Deum is an early Christian hymn of praise. The title is taken from its opening Latin words, Te Deum laudamus, rendered literally as "Thee, O God, we praise"....
of the previous maestro de capella Gaetano Veneziano
Gaetano Veneziano
Gaetano Veneziano was an Italian composer. His son Giovanni Veneziano was also a composer.Veneziano senior studied with Francesco Provenzale at the Conservatorio Santa Maria di Loreto in Naples in 1666 where in 1684 he became maestro di cappella...
(1665–1716) who had fled Naples with the Spanish Viceroy Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, 8th Marquis of Villena. Mancini was awarded Veneziano's job, Porsile was awarded that of the former assistant Domenico Sarro
Domenico Sarro
Domenico Natale Sarro, also Sarri was an Italian composer.He studied at the Neapolitan conservatory of S. Onofrio. He composed extensively in the early 18th century. His opera Didone abbandonata, premiered on 1 February 1724 at the Teatro San Bartolomeo in Naples, was the first setting of a major...
.
When Charles III removed to Vienna to become Emperor Charles VI Porsile was not among those immediately accompanying him. He remained a further two years in Barcelona and then in 1714 transferred to the service of the Emperor at Vienna. He remained in Vienna until 1735, where he composed several operas and oratorios.
Works
- opera Il Ritorno di Ulisse alla patria (1707)
- La GiudittaLa GiudittaLa Giuditta may refer to one of several Italian oratorios:Each version of La Giuditta deals with the figure of Judith, from the Biblical Apocrypha, who liberated the besieged city of Bethulia by seducing and then beheading the enemy General Holofernes. Judith and Holofernes are the two main roles...
- Cantata sopra l'arcicalascione. - the song of a lovelorn fisherman playing a calascione with three extra strings, hence an arci-calascione.
- Cantata E già tre volte