Missa "Pro defuncto fundatore".
Source: | Robert Chase, Dies Irae: A Guide to Requiem Music, Scarecrow Press, Inc. 2003 |
All his compositions, amounting to just over forty, may be classified as belonging to two different styles: an older, traditional church style based on a cantus firmus and the more modern one freed from any dependence on plainsong and thus seeking new means of expression.
Source: | Grove's dictionary of music and musicians |
Later in the 17th century numerous requiem settings, many in concertato style, were produced by composers including G.B. Bassani, G.A. Bernabei, Antonio Bertali (eight settings), Biber, Giovanni Cavaccio, Cavalli, Cazzati, Joan Cererols, G.P. Colonna, P.A. Fiocco (three settings), Santino Girelli, J.K. Heller, J.C. Kerll (two settings), A.V. Michna, Marcin Mielczewski, Alessandro Scarlatti, Johann Stadlmayer, Christoph Straus (two settings) and Viadana.
Author: | Steven Chang-Lin Yu |