Michelangelo Falvetti (December 25, 1642 – 1693) was an Italian

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as well as a Catholic

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. Falvetti was born in

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on December 25, 1642, but spent most of his life and musical career in the

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. In 1670, he became ''Maestro di cappella'' in

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, and in 1678 founded the 'Unione dei Musici' in that city.Giuseppe Donato ''Polifonisti calabresi dei secoli XVI e XVII'' Coro polifonico S. Paolo di Reggio Calabria, Reggio di Calabria 1985 In or around 1682 he moved to

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where he was named ''Maestro di Cappella del Senato di Messina.'' Falvetti died in Messina in 1693.

Works, editions and recordings

Works written in Palermo: * ''Abel figura dell'agnello eucaristico'' (1676) * ''La spada di Gedeone'' (1678) * ''La Giuditta'' (1680) * ''Il trionfo dell'anima'' (16??) Works written in Messina: * ''Il diluvio universale'' (1682) - includes sung parts for Noah, Rad, Water, Death, Divine Justice, God, Human Nature, - recording

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, La Cappella Mediterranea, Choeur de chambre de Namur. Ambronay 2011 * ''Il Nabucco'' (1683) - recording

, La Cappella Mediterranea, Choeur de chambre de Namur. Ambronay 2013 * ''Il sole fermato da Giosuè'' (1692)

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1642 births 1692 deaths Italian Baroque composers Italian male classical composers People from the Province of Reggio Calabria 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests 17th-century Italian composers 17th-century male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub