Antonio Cesti
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Marc Antonio Cesti (August 5, 1623 – October 14, 1669) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era.
He was born at Florence, and studied with Carissimi, and after holding a post somewhere in Florence as maestro di cappella entered the papal chapel in 1660. In 1666 he became Vice-Kapellmeister at Vienna, and died at Venice in 1669.
Cesti is known principally as a composer of operas, the most celebrated of which were La Don (Venice, 1663) and Il Pomo d'oro (Vienna, 1668). He was also a composer of chamber cantatas, and his operas are notable for the pure and delicate style of their airs, more suited to the chamber than to the stage.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopędia Britannica.sv:Marc Antonio Cesti
Categories: 1911 Britannica | Italian composers | Baroque composers | Opera composers | 1623 births | 1669 deaths
