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Giuseppe de Majo (di Maio;[1] 5 December 1697 – 18 November 1771) was an Italian composer and organist. He was the father of the composer Gian Francesco de Majo.[2] His compositional output consists of 10 operas, an oratorio, a concerto for 2 violins, and a considerable amount of sacred music.

Life and career

Born in Naples, Majo spent most of his life working in his native city. He began his studies at the age of 9 at the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini where he was a pupil of Nicola Fago and Andrea Basso. His first opera, Lo finto laccheo, premiered in 1725 at the Teatro dei Fiorentini.

Majo was appointed organista soprannumerario at the Royal chapel of Naples in May 1736. There he flourished, largely due to the favoritism given to him by Queen Maria Amalia. In 1744 he succeeded Leonardo Leo as maestro di cappella at the Royal chapel. He remained in that post through 1770. He died in Naples in 1771.

Recording

• 1 concerto in Neapolitan Flute Concertos, Auser Musici, Carlo Ipata, director, Hyperion CDA67784 (2010)

References

На других языках

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[de] Giuseppe de Majo

Giuseppe de Majo (* 5. Dezember 1697 in Neapel; † 18. November 1771 ebenda) war ein italienischer Komponist des Spätbarock und Vater des Komponisten Gian Francesco de Majo.

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- [en] Giuseppe de Majo

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[ru] Майо, Джузеппе де

Джузеппе де Майо (итал. Giuseppe de Majo; 5 декабря 1697 года, Неаполь, Королевство Неаполя — 18 ноября 1771 года, там же) — итальянский композитор и органист, отец композитора Джан Франческо де Майо.[1]

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