Father Francesco Antonio Calegari (died 1742) was an Italian baroque music theorist, composer and priest. Calegari was

maestro di cappella (, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...

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in 1705, and at the Basilica del Santo,

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in the 1720s. Several manuscript copies of his treatise on consonance and dissonance survive. :The Italian

oratorio An oratorio () is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. Like most operas, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias. However, opera is ...

''La risurrezione di Lazzaro'' 1779, recorded under

Filippo Maria Bressan Filippo Maria Bressan (born 27 November 1957, in Este) is an Italian conductor. Training pianist, he studied conducting with several teachers, among whom stand out Jurgen Jürgens, for the choir conducting (of which he later became assistant), ...

in 2000, is by

Antonio Calegari Antonio Calegari (17 February 1757, in Padua – 22 or 28 July 1828) was an Italian classical composer. His oratorio An oratorio () is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. Like most operas, an oratorio includes the u ...

The Harvard biographical dictionary of music Don Michael Randel - 1996 "Calegari, Antonio (b. Padua, 17 Feb. 1757; d. there, 22 or 28 July 1 828)." Another Calegari from Padua was Giuseppe Calegari, composer of a '' Betulia liberata'' (1771).

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18th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests 1742 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Italy-composer-stub