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Giovanni Gabrieli
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In Ecclesiis showcases many Venetian school composition techniques, and has a clear rondo form.
Giovanni Gabrieli
(1554?-1612)
Composers of Gabrieli's day began to take advantage of and write for the spacious acoustics of cathedrals. Reverb and resonance called for a new type of polychoral composition.
Gabrieli was perhaps the first composer to begin the trend of specifying instrumentation and dynamics, two details that had either been implied via density of music or whichever instrument fit the role.
His most known work is "In Ecclesiis" [literally translating to 'In churches'] The primary church he wrote his music was St. Mark's Basilica
Early life
Giovanni Gabrieli was born in Venice, Italy, sometime around 1554 or 1557 [exact date is unknown].
His father died shortly before or after his birth, and next to nothing is written about his mother.
His primary parental figure with his uncle, the master composer Andrea Gabrieli.
In the advent of Gutenberg's printing press, printed music became more accessible to everyone, and composers began to put their name on their work and assume a larger role in society.
In a way, this was directly related to economics. The supply of printed music skyrocketed, but the supply of musicians didn't expand as quickly. Therefore, the demand for musicians and composers was high.
Training and Education
Gabrieli was taught by Orlande de Lassus, [the same musician who taught his uncle Andrea] a composer who'd already established a solid reputation in Italy.
His career started in Duke Albrecht V of Venice's Court, as a court composer and organist.
Giovanni Gabrieli's primary occupations in life were organist, composer, and teacher. His students were very influential in Germany, remarkably Heinrich Schütz.