CASTELLO, Dario

Flourished in Venice, first half of 17^th century

• Castello was a wind player who worked at St. Mark’s Cathedral (San Marco), Venice.¹
  • St. Mark’s Basilica had a magnificent winds tradition; Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli worked there² and composed sacred works with winds and brass³
• Castello’s tenure at St. Mark’s probably coincided with Monteverdi’s tenure as maestro di cappella there.⁴
  • A Castello composition identifies Castello as a St. Mark’s musician in 1621; Monteverdi served at St. Mark’s from 1613 to 1643 (his death)⁵

Short biography

1. Andrew, Dell’Antonio, “Castello, Dario,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed August 15, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000005126.
2. “The Musical Tradition: History,” Basilica San Marco, accessed August 15, 2019, http://www.basilicasanmarco.it/basilica/tradizione-musicale/la-storia/?lang=en.
3. “Choirs and Instruments,” Basilica San Marco, accessed August 15, 2019, http://www.basilicasanmarco.it/basilica/tradizione-musicale/cori-e-strumenti/?lang=en.
4. Tim Carter and Geoffrey Chew, “Monteverdi [Monteverde], Claudio,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed August 15, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000044352.
5. Ibid.