Bernardo Gianoncelli (died before 1650) was an Italian composer and lutenist in first half of 17th century.
Life and works Gianoncelli (also known as “Il Bernardello”) was one of last Italian composers for the baroque lute.Arthur J. Ness, C.A. Kolczynski: Sources of lute music. Very little is known about his life. In 1650 his widow published a collection of his compositions under the title Il liuto di Bernardo GianoncelliBernardo Gianoncelli: Il liuto di Bernardo Gianoncelli detto il Bernardello dedicato al molto ill.re sig.r mio e' patron cole.mo il sig.r Gio. Dominico Biava. Hrsg.: Pio Dominico Biava, Lucretia Gianoncelli. Alessandro Vincenti, Venedig 1650 (only surviving copy in Biblioteca Marciana library in Venice). The collection is made up of several suites, arranged according to key. They are among the last Italian contributions to the development of the suite as a closed musical form.Tobias Norlind: Zur Geschichte der Suite. In: Sammelbände der Internationalen Musik-Gesellschaft, Band 7, 1906 Gianocelli's compositions reveal a new style that combines improved counterpoint with homophonic melodies.Josef Zuth: Handbuch der Laute und Gitarre. Verlag der Zeitschrift für die Gitarre, Wien 1926–28. Reprint: Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim 2003 Gianoncelli’s best‐known pieces are three instrumental correntes and Bergamasca, from which a lute arrangement was made by Oscar Chilesottipublished 1891 and an orchestral version by Ottorino Respighi.Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 2 IV 1923
Selected recordings Three Correntes; Elissa Edwards and Richard Kolb, Christian Zimmermann
Bergamasca; Paul O'Dette
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