Delia Ciaia, Azzolino Bernardino
Delia Ciaia, Azzolino Bernardino
Delia Ciaia, Azzolino Bernardino , Italian organist, organ builder, and composer; b. Siena, March 21, 1671; d. Pisa, Jan. 15, 1755. He constructed a large organ with 4 manuals and 100 stops for the St. Stephen Church in Pisa. He publ. Salmi concertati for 4 Voices, with Instruments (Bologna, 1700), Cantate da camera (Lucca, 1701), and Sonate per cembalo (Rome, 1727). Much of his church music is extant in MS. He is regarded by some as an Italian originator of the sonata form, but his instrumental music is more interesting for its florid ornamentation than for strict formal development.
Bibliography
F. Baggiani, L’organo di A. B. D. C. (Pisa, 1974).
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