Bernabei, Giuseppe Antonio

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Bernabei, Giuseppe Antonio

Bernabei, Giuseppe Antonio, Italian composer, son of Èrcole Bernabei; b. Rome, 1649; d. Munich, March 9, 1732. He studied with his father, and served with him as a vice-Kapellmeister in Munich beginning in 1677. After his father’s death in 1687, he assumed his post as principal Kapellmeister. He wrote 15 operas and much sacred music.

Bibliography

K. Forster, G.A. B. als Kirchenkomponist (Munich, 1933).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire

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