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UCCELLINI, Marco

Marco Uccellini
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Born c1603 or 1610
Died in Forlimpopoli, near Forlì, Sept 11, 1680

  • Marco Uccellini studied music in Assisi, possibly under composer, violinist, and choirmaster Giovanni Battista Buonamente.
    • At some point before 1639, Uccellini settled in Modena, where he served first as head of instrumental music at the Este court and then as maestro di cappella at the local cathedral in 1647.
    • From 1665 until his death, Uccellini served as maestro di cappella at the Farnese court at Parma.
  • Unfortunately, none of the music and opera that Uccellini wrote while at the Farnese court has survived. His only surviving manuscripts include seven collections of instrumental music, a collection of psalm settings, and a Marian litany for voices and instruments (the latter two are known as the Salmi concertati).
    • Of his surviving scores, Uccellini’s sonatas for solo violin (opp. 4 and 5) are perhaps the most well-known today and represent the highest point of development for the genre at the time.1

Sources

  1. Thomas D. Dunn, “Uccellini, Marco,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed March 6, 2023, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000028691.

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