Giovanni CROCE 1557 - 1609 ... born in Chioggia .. came to Venice early, becoming a member of the boy's choir at St. Mark's when he was eight years old ... He took holy orders in 1585; during this period he also served as a singer at St. Mark's. In 1603 Croce took over the principal job as maestro di cappella ... the singing standards of the famous St. Mark's cathedral declined under his direction, most likely due more to his declining health .. He died in 1609; the position of maestro di cappella went to Giulio Cesare Martinengo until 1613, at which time Monteverdi took the job. ... As a composer of sacred music he was mostly conservative, writing cori spezzati in the manner of Adrian Willaert, and parody masses ... However, later in his career he wrote some music in a forward-looking concertato style, which attempted to combine the innovations of Viadana with the grand Venetian polychoral manner. This posthumous collection, the Sacre Cantilene Concertate of 1610, is for 3, 5 or 6 solo voices, continuo and a 4-voice Ripieno which can be multiplied ad lib ... Croce is also credited with the first published continuo parts, many of his double-choir collections being issued either with a 'Basso per sonare nell'organo' or a 'Partidura' which indicated both choirs ... WIKI
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Giovanni CROCE 1557 - 1609 ...
born in Chioggia .. came to Venice early, becoming a member of the boy's choir at St. Mark's when he was eight years old ... He took holy orders in 1585; during this period he also served as a singer at St. Mark's.
In 1603 Croce took over the principal job as maestro di cappella ... the singing standards of the famous St. Mark's cathedral declined under his direction, most likely due more to his declining health .. He died in 1609; the position of maestro di cappella went to Giulio Cesare Martinengo until 1613, at which time Monteverdi took the job.
... As a composer of sacred music he was mostly conservative, writing cori spezzati in the manner of Adrian Willaert, and parody masses ... However, later in his career he wrote some music in a forward-looking concertato style, which attempted to combine the innovations of Viadana with the grand Venetian polychoral manner. This posthumous collection, the Sacre Cantilene Concertate of 1610, is for 3, 5 or 6 solo voices, continuo and a 4-voice Ripieno which can be multiplied ad lib ...
Croce is also credited with the first published continuo parts, many of his double-choir collections being issued either with a 'Basso per sonare nell'organo' or a 'Partidura' which indicated both choirs ... WIKI
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