Cataldo Amodei

Cataldo Vito Amodei (6 May 1649 – 13 July 1693) was an Italian composer of the mid-Baroque period who spent his career in Naples. His cantatas were important predecessors to the active cantata production of 18th-century Naples, and he stands with the elder Francesco Provenzale and younger Alessandro Scarlatti as among the principal Italian cantata composers. Other surviving works include a book of motets dedicated to Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor; a serenata; two pastorales; two psalms; and four oratorios, which were important contributions to their genre. Amodei held posts at various musical institutions, maestro del coro (choirmaster) at San Paolo Maggiore and two prestigious conservatories: the Conservatorio di Sant'Onofrio a Porta Capuana (1680/81–1688) and second choirmaster at Conservatorio Santa Maria di Loreto (1687–1689). His virtuosic 1685 book of cantatas, Cantate, Op. 2, was the first book of cantatas published in Naples.

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Vocal Recital (Baroque): Kirkby, Emma - 2009-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Amodei / Zamboni / Storace: Vocal and Instrumental Works - 2004-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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