Francesco Durante

He was born at Frattamaggiore, in the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, and at an early age he entered the Conservatorio dei poveri di Gesu Cristo, in Naples, where he received lessons from Gaetano Greco. Later he became a pupil of Alessandro Scarlatti at the Conservatorio di Sant'Onofrio. He is also supposed to have studied under Bernardo Pasquini and Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni in Rome, but there is no documentary evidence. He is said to have succeeded Scarlatti in 1725 at Sant' Onofrio, and to have remained there until 1742, when he succeeded Porpora as head of the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto, also in Naples. This post he held for thirteen years, till his death in Naples. He was married three times.
His fame as a teacher was considerable, and Niccolo Jommelli, Giovanni Paisiello, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Niccolo Piccinni and Leonardo Vinci were amongst his pupils. As a teacher, he insisted on the unreasoning observance of rules, differing thus from Scarlatti, who treated all his pupils as individuals. A complete collection of Durante's works, consisting almost exclusively of sacred music, was presented by Selvaggi, a Neapolitan art collector, to the Paris library. A catalogue may be found in Fetis's Biographie universelle. The imperial library of Vienna also preserves a valuable collection of Durante's manuscripts. Two requiems, several masses (one of which, a most original work, is the Pastoral Mass for four voices) and the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah are amongst his most important settings.


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Total 19 sheet(s) found, listing between 0 - 19.
Song | Added By | Pages | Instruments | Sheet Type | File |
Magnificat in B |
patadedo (2)
4579d ago
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38 | Vocal | Original |
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madre pia |
paulinavf (7)
5013d ago
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2 | Piano | Original |
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vergin tutto amor |
paulinavf (7)
5013d ago
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3 | Piano, Vocal | Original |
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Vergin tutto amor |
darioadamo74 (25)
5023d ago
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3 | Piano, Vocal | Original |
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Danza Fanciulla |
zuzkaa (19)
5055d ago
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4 | Piano, Vocal | Original |
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Danza Fanciulla |
caskinha (30)
5069d ago
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4 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription |
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Vergin tutto amor |
caskinha (30)
5069d ago
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3 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription |
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vergin tutto amor (high) |
danillsanchez (1)
5087d ago
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4 | Piano, Vocal | Other |
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Vergin tutto amor |
kezo (1)
5109d ago
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3 | Piano, Vocal | Other |
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danza, danza, fanciulla gentile |
gratias (50)
5123d ago
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4 | Piano, Vocal | Other |
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vergin, tutto amor |
gratias (50)
5123d ago
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3 | Piano, Vocal | Other |
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Vergin tutto amor |
Kimberly2634 (7)
5126d ago
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4 | Piano, Vocal | Other |
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Danza, Danza, Fanciulla Gentile |
kiwikay17 (2)
5143d ago
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4 | Piano, Vocal | Original |
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Durante - Vergin tutto mor - High Voice (E minor) |
DivoCarl (280)
5162d ago
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3 | Piano, Vocal | Original |
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Magnificat B-Dur |
jhonny1812 (1)
5164d ago
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1 | Piano | Other |
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VERGIN TUTTO AMOR HIGH |
sandrorossi (5)
5192d ago
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3 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription |
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Vergin tutto amor (low) |
sandrorossi (5)
5192d ago
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3 | Piano, Vocal | Transcription |
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Danza fanciulla gentile |
tutto88 (24)
5495d ago
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2 | Piano, Vocal | Original |
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Danza fanciulla gentile |
newvoice (2)
5559d ago
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4 | Piano, Vocal | Original |
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