Vincenzo Amato (composer)
Vincenzo Amato (5 January 1629, Ciminna near Palermo – 29 July 1670, Palermo), also D'Amato or Di Amato, was an Italian composer of the Baroque.[1]
He was Maestro di Capella at the cathedral in Palermo. He was trained as a priest and later devoted himself to music. He published two volumes of sacred compositions (masses and motets) and the St Matthew Passion and the St John Passion.
Works
[edit]- Sacri concerti a 2, 3, 4 e 5 voci, con una messa a 3 e a 4 voci. Libro I. Opera I. (1656)
- Messa e salmi di Vespro e Compieta a 4 e 5 voci. Libro I. Op. II. (1656)
- A St John and a St Matthew Passion, in parts still sung in Sicilian churches
References
[edit]- ^ Carapezza, Paolo Emilio; Collisani, Giuseppe (2001). "Amato [D'Amato, De Amato, Di Amato], (Epifanio) Vincenzo". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.740. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
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