Vincenzo Ugolini
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Vincenzo Ugolini was an Italian composer
of the early Baroque
eras and of the Roman School
.
, he was first a puer chori (boy soprano) at San Luigi dei Francesi
in Rome under Giovanni Bernardino Nanino
; then he was engaged as a contralto until July 1594 and as a bass from the beginning of May 1600 until the end of 1601.
In 1603 he was mastro di capella of Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome. After a illness in 1606, in 1609 he left this work and became maestro at Duomo of Benevento until 1615 (but in 1614 he worked for Cardinal Arrigoni in Rome). From 2 of July 1616 he turned to San Luigi dei Francesi holding the same positions, and in 1620 he succeeded to Francesco Soriano
as maestro of the Cappella Giulia
at San Pietro.
In 1629 he was deponent for the testament of the composer Domenico Allegri
, brother of Gregorio
.
From May 1631 he was again maestro of San Luigi, and held the post until his death in 1638; his successor was his pupil Orazio Benevoli
.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of the early Baroque
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
eras and of the Roman School
Roman School
In music history, the Roman School was a group of composers of predominantly church music, in Rome, during the 16th and 17th centuries, therefore spanning the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. The term also refers to the music they produced...
.
Life
Born in PerugiaPerugia
Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....
, he was first a puer chori (boy soprano) at San Luigi dei Francesi
San Luigi dei Francesi
The Church of St. Louis of the French is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and titular church in Rome, not far from Piazza Navona. The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, to St. Denis the Areopagite and St. Louis IX, king of France...
in Rome under Giovanni Bernardino Nanino
Giovanni Bernardino Nanino
Giovanni Bernardino Nanino was an Italian composer, teacher and singing master of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, and a leading member of the Roman School of composers...
; then he was engaged as a contralto until July 1594 and as a bass from the beginning of May 1600 until the end of 1601.
In 1603 he was mastro di capella of Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome. After a illness in 1606, in 1609 he left this work and became maestro at Duomo of Benevento until 1615 (but in 1614 he worked for Cardinal Arrigoni in Rome). From 2 of July 1616 he turned to San Luigi dei Francesi holding the same positions, and in 1620 he succeeded to Francesco Soriano
Francesco Soriano
Francesco Soriano was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. He was one of the most skilled members of the Roman School in the first generation after Palestrina....
as maestro of the Cappella Giulia
Cappella Giulia
The choir "Cappella Giulia," officially named the Reverend Musical Chapel "Julia" of the Sacrosanct Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, is the choir of St...
at San Pietro.
In 1629 he was deponent for the testament of the composer Domenico Allegri
Domenico Allegri
Domenico Allegri was an Italian composer and singer of the early Baroque Roman School. He was the second son of the Milanese coachman Costantino Allegri, who lived in Roma with his family, and a younger brother of the more famous Gregorio Allegri...
, brother of Gregorio
Gregorio Allegri
Gregorio Allegri was an Italian composer of the Roman School and brother of Domenico Allegri; he was also a priest and a singer. He lived mainly in Rome, where he would later die.-Life:...
.
From May 1631 he was again maestro of San Luigi, and held the post until his death in 1638; his successor was his pupil Orazio Benevoli
Orazio Benevoli
Orazio Benevoli or Benevolo , was an Italian composer of large scaled polychoral sacred choral works; one work featured 48 vocal and instrumental lines....
.
Works
- Sacrae cantiones, lib. 1, 8vv, bc (Roma, 1614);
- Il primo libro de madrigali, 5vv (Venezia, 1615);
- Il secondo libro de madrigali, 5vv (Venezia, 1615);
- Motecta sive sacrae cantiones, lib. 1, 1–4vv (Venezia, 1616);
- Motecta sive sacrae cantiones, lib.2, 1–4vv (Venezia, 1617);
- Motecta sive sacrae cantiones, lib.3, 1–4vv (Venezia, 1618);
- Motecta sive sacrae cantiones, lib.4, 1–4vv (Roma, 1619);
- Motecta et missae, lib. 2, 8, 12vv, bc (Roma, 1622);
- Psalmi ad vesperas, 8vv, bc (Venezia, 1628);
- Psalmi ad vesperas et motecta, lib. 1, 12vv, bc (Venezia, 1630);
- 2 motets, 2vv, bc, 1618, 1619, 3vv, bc, 1621, 1625;
- 2 hymns: Veni Creator Spiritus, 4vv; Gloria Patri Domino nato, 5vv;
- 4 antiphons: Illuminare his qui in tenebris, 8vv; Omnes gentes plaudite manibus, 8vv; Et tu puer propheta, 8vv; Petrus apostolus, 6vv;
- Litaniae lauretanae, 8vv;
- Lauda Sion Salvatorem, 6vv;
- Favus distillans, mottetto, 8vv, bc;
- Jubilate Deo, 5vv.
Sources, further reading
- Alberto Cametti, La scuola dei «pueri cantus» di S. Luigi dei francesi in Roma e i suoi principali allievi (1591-1623): Gregorio, Domenico e Bartolomeo Allegri, Antonio Cifra, Orazio Benevoli, Torino, Fratelli Bocca, 1915.
- Klaus Fischer, 'Vincenzo Ugolini', in New Grove DictionaryGrove Dictionary of Music and MusiciansThe New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along with the German-language Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart, it is the largest single reference work on Western music. The dictionary has gone through several editions since the 19th century...
. - Jean Lionnet, La musique à Saint-Louis des Français de Rome au XVIIo siècle, in «Note d’archivio per la storia musicale», n. s., a. III, 1985, suppl.