Giovanni Legrenzi belongs to the musical record as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Giovanni Legrenzi as Italian composer (1626–1690).
Giovanni Legrenzi was born at Clusone in 1626. His recorded nationality is Italy.
Music then was written to commission, for a court, a church or a patron, and a composer's freedom was bounded by whoever paid.
He worked as composer and organist.
The instruments recorded are organ and pipe organ.
His work is classed as opera and classical music.
Music outlives its context more reliably than any other art, and usually for reasons its makers did not predict.
That the work came out of Italy shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Giovanni Legrenzi died in 1690, aged 64. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Instruments: organ and pipe organ
- Genres: opera and classical music
