Marc'Antonio Ziani (c. 1653 – 22 January 1715) was an Italian composer living in Vienna.
Ziani was born in
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
. He probably studied with his uncle, the organist
Pietro Andrea Ziani
Pietro Andrea Ziani (1616 in Venice 1684 in Naples) was an Italian organist and composer.Rappresentazione sacra: geistliches Musikdrama am Wiener Kaiserhof Richard Bletschacher - 1985 PIETRO ANDREA ZIANI Wurde am 21. 12. 1616 in Venedig getauft. ...
. From 1686 to 1691 Ziani was ''maestro di cappella'' to
Duke Ferdinando Carlo di Gonzaga in Mantua, but simultaneously developed his career as an opera composer in Venice. In 1700 Ziani was appointed vice ''Hofkapellmeister'' to
Leopold I in Vienna, and on 1 January 1712
Charles VI promoted him to ''Hofkapellmeister''. He was succeeded by
Johann Fux.
[Eleanor Selfridge-Field ''Venetian instrumental music from Gabrieli to Vivaldi'' 1994 p. 173] He died in
Vienna
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Recordings
*''Alma Redemptoris Mater'', in ''Stabat Mater: Sances, Bertali, Schmelzer''. Carlos Mena &
Ricercar Consort
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The founding members were violinist François Fernandez, organist Bernard Foccroulle, and viola da gamba player ...
,
Philippe Pierlot
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Career
Born in Liège, Pierlot learne ...
conductor. Mirare. 2007.
References
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1650s births
1715 deaths
18th-century Italian male musicians
Italian Baroque composers
Italian male classical composers
Musicians from Venice
18th-century Italian composers