Romantic · Italian
Padre Davide da Bergamo
1791 to 1863
Italian Romantic
Open repertoire
Image: Collection Stefano Luca, Wikimedia Commons, domaine public
Born Felice Moretti at Zanica near Bergamo and a pupil of Simon Mayr, he was organist at Torre Boldone, Zanica and Gandino before joining the Friars Minor at Santa Maria di Campagna in Piacenza in 1818, taking the name Davide, and being ordained priest in 1819. A friend of the Serassi organ builders, he was the leading figure of the opera-inspired Italian ’orchestral organ’ and left some 2,400 pieces: sinfonie, marches, versets and elevations.
The repertoire
Works in the project’s repertoire
4 works.
Open repertoire
Flagship work
Sinfonia in Re maggiore con tromba obbligata e viola d’accompagnamento
Piece
Italian ’orchestral organ’ aesthetic, with its orchestral imitation stops, distant from the project
Elevazione en si bémol majeur « con Claroni, Corna Musa e Corno Inglese »
Elevation
Italian ’orchestral organ’ aesthetic, with its orchestral imitation stops, distant from the project
Marcia per organo en ut majeur
Piece
Italian ’orchestral organ’ aesthetic, with its orchestral imitation stops, distant from the project
Versetto con armonia di Trombe alla Tirolese (Versetto in si bemolle)
Verse
Italian ’orchestral organ’ aesthetic, with its orchestral imitation stops, distant from the project
This classification reflects the place of these repertoires within the artistic and educational orientations of the project. It does not constitute a technical indication regarding the design of the instrument.
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