Giuseppe Tommaso Giovanni Giordani (December 19, 1751,

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

– January 4, 1798,

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) was an

Italian composer Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

, mainly of

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

. Giordani's parents were Domenico Giordani and Anna Maria Tosato. He studied music in Naples with

Domenico Cimarosa Domenico Cimarosa (; 17 December 1749 – 11 January 1801) was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan school and of the Classical period. He wrote more than eighty operas, the best known of which is ''Il matrimonio segreto'' (1792); most of his ...

and

Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli (; 4 April 1752 – 5 May 1837) was an Italian composer, chiefly of opera. Life Early career Zingarelli was born in Naples, where he studied (from the age of 7) at the Santa Maria di Loreto Conservatory under Fena ...

. In 1774 he was appointed as music director of the chapel of the Duomo of Naples. His first opera (''L'Epponina'') was released in 1779. His sacred drama ''La distruzione di Gerusalemme'' was a notable success at the

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of Naples in 1787. He became

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 ...

at the Cathedral of Fermo in 1791. Until recently, the popular aria ''Caro Mio Ben'' (1783) was ascribed to Giuseppe Tommaso Giovanni Giordani. However, scholars now consider

Tommaso Giordani Tommaso Giordani (c. 1730 to 1733 – before 24 February 1806) was an Italian composer active in England and particularly in Ireland. Life Giordani was born in Naples between 1730 and 1733 and came from a musical family. His father was Giuseppe ...

, or his father Giuseppe Giordani senior, more likely to be the aria's composer.

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