Scipione Lacorcia (

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1590–1620) was a Neapolitan composer of madrigals. Biographical data for Lacorcia is almost non-existent. Apart from his activity from 1590 to 1620, culminating in his third book of madrigals for 5 voices, little is known. Book II is dedicated to Alessandro Miroballo, marchese di Bracigliano. Book III, dated 1 October 1620 is prefaced with a humble plebeian dedication to his lordship Francesco Filomarino (1600–1678), principe della Rocca. Book III also features two "guest" madrigals by the nobleman

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(ca. 1570–1634) signore di Baiano e Castelfranco, who like Filomarino and the amateur madrigalist

Scipione Dentice Scipione Dentice (29 January 1560 – 21 April 1633) was a Neapolitan keyboard composer. He is to be distinguished from his colleague and exact contemporary Scipione Stella, a member of Carlo Gesualdo's circle. He is also to be distinguished f ...

was a member of the five family '' seggio Capuana'' who participated in the city government. Ettore de la Marra was also a lutenist and guitarist in

Carlo Gesualdo Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa ( – 8 September 1613) was Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza. As a composer he is known for writing madrigals and pieces of sacred music that use a chromatic language not heard again until the late 19th century ...

's ''Accademia'' and has two other surviving madrigals in the collection ''Teatro de Madrigali'' (Gargano and Nucci, Naples 1609). The poems in Lacorcia's Book III are mainly anonymous, perhaps indicating that they may be from local aristocratic poets. Lacorcia is considered one of the madrigalists most influenced by

, along with Francesco Genuino, Crescenzio Salzilli,

Agostino Agresta Agostino Agresta (''fl.'' 1600–1617) was a Neapolitan composer working at the beginning of the 17th century, who can be seen as having been strongly influenced by Carlo Gesualdo. Agresta's only known surviving works are unaccompanied madrigals ...

, Giuseppe Palazzotto-Tagliavia, Antonio de Metrio, and Giacomo Tropea.Watkins G. ''Gesualdo: the man and his music'' 1991 p350 Lacorcia's name appears in a list of madrigalists in print, on the envelope of a letter from

Heinrich Schütz Heinrich Schütz (; 6 November 1672) was a German early Baroque composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as one of the most important composers of the 17th century. He ...

in Venice, 23 April 1632, to

Philip Hainhofer Philipp Hainhofer (21 July 1578 – 1647) was a merchant, banker, diplomat and art collector in Augsburg. He is remembered, among other things, for the curiosity cabinets (''Kunstschränke'') which he created with the assistance of a large num ...

in Dresden, but not in Schutz's handwriting.

Works

* Madrigali Libro I a 5, - lost * Madrigali Libro II a 5, Carlino, Naples 1616, survives complete. * Madrigali Libro III a 5, Vitale, Naples 1620, survives complete.

Recordings

* ''Musica Vulcanica'' Complete recording of Book III, together with the 4 surviving madrigals by Ettore de la Marra, with instrumental pieces played on a reconstructed chromatic

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by Ascanio Mayone, Giovanni de Macque, and Gesualdo . Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam, dir.

Harry van der Kamp Harry van der Kamp (born 1947 in Kampen) is a Dutch bass singer in opera and concert. Mostly active in Historically informed performance, he founded the Gesualdo Ensemble. He is also an academic voice teacher. Singing career Born in Kampen (Ove ...

. Sony Vivarte. 2006

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lacorcia, Scipione Italian classical composers Italian male classical composers Madrigal composers Renaissance composers Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown