Anerio Feliche

Biography

Felice Anerio was born in Rome (according to another version in Narnia) in 1560. The future composer's father, the musician Maurizio Anerio, served in Rome in the chapel of the Castle of St. Angel, and from 1575 to 1582 as a trombonist in the chapel of the Church of St. Louis the French. Felice Anerio received his initial musical education from his father, along with his brothers Bernardino and Giovanni Francesco.

From 1568 to 1574, he sang in the choir of Santa Maria Maggiore Cathedral. In 1573 he continued his musical education with Giovanni Maria Nanino. On May 1, 1575, he was admitted to the choir of the Julian Chapel in St. Peter's Cathedral, where Giovanni Pierluigi and Palestrina served as chaplain. He first sang soprano and then contralto parts. In March 1579, Felicio Anerio left the choir, and on December 24 of the same year he was admitted to the chapel of St. Louis the French in Rome, from where he also left on May 16, 1580. From 1580 he devoted himself to composing music, especially madrigals and chorales. Felice Anerio's secular music at the time shows the influence of his older contemporary, the composer Luca Marenzio. 

In 1581-1582 he lived in Rome in his father's house with his brothers. Until 1585, he served as a chapel master at the English Jesuit College. In 1589 he was accepted as a choirmaster in the musical society Virtuosi di Roma, later transformed into the Academy of St. Cecilia. The society, founded in 1584, consisted of 19 members.

On April 3, 1594, under the patronage of Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, Felice Anerio became the head of the papal chapel, replacing his teacher Palestrina. He held this position until his death. In 1607 or shortly thereafter, he was ordained a priest, which was a common practice for composers in the Papal area. Together with Francesco Soriano, another composer of the Roman school, he reformed the Resposseur in the spirit of the Counter-Reformation.

The composer's creative heritage includes several collections of secular and spiritual madrigals, secular songs, and a number of sacred works. His sacred works, influenced by the music of Palestine, at the same time have the author's expressive intensity. There is also a muted influence of the progressive style of Northern Italy: double choirs, fast melodic passages in the bass part, rapid changes of texture with alternation between a full choir and small groups of two or three voices. The influence of Lodovico Viadana is noticeable in his latest works. Most of the composer's works were published in 1854 in the collection Musica Divina in Germany, by Karl Proske.

Felice Anerio was born in Rome (according to another version in Narnia) in 1560. The future composer's father, the musician Maurizio Anerio, served in Rome in the chapel of the Castle of St. Angel, and from 1575 to 1582 as a trombonist in the chapel of the Church of St. Louis the French. Felice Anerio received his initial musical education from his father, along with his brothers Bernardino and Giovanni Francesco.
From 1568 to 1574, he sang in the choir of Santa Maria Maggiore Cathedral. In 1573 he continued his musical education with Giovanni Maria Nanino. On May 1, 1575, he was admitted to the choir of the Julian Chapel in St. Peter's Cathedral, where Giovanni Pierluigi and Palestrina served as chaplain. He first sang soprano and then contralto parts. In March 1579, Felicio Anerio left the choir, and on December 24 of the same year he was admitted to the chapel of St. Louis the French in Rome, from where he also left on May 16, 1580. From 1580 he devoted himself to composing music, especially madrigals and chorales. Felice Anerio's secular music at the time shows the influence of his older contemporary, the composer Luca Marenzio. 
In 1581-1582 he lived in Rome in his father's house with his brothers. Until 1585, he served as a chapel master at the English Jesuit College. In 1589 he was accepted as a choirmaster in the musical society Virtuosi di Roma, later transformed into the Academy of St. Cecilia. The society, founded in 1584, consisted of 19 members.
On April 3, 1594, under the patronage of Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, Felice Anerio became the head of the papal chapel, replacing his teacher Palestrina. He held this position until his death. In 1607 or shortly thereafter, he was ordained a priest, which was a common practice for composers in the Papal area. Together with Francesco Soriano, another composer of the Roman school, he reformed the Resposseur in the spirit of the Counter-Reformation.
The composer's creative heritage includes several collections of secular and spiritual madrigals, secular songs, and a number of sacred works. His sacred works, influenced by the music of Palestine, at the same time have the author's expressive intensity. There is also a muted influence of the progressive style of Northern Italy: double choirs, fast melodic passages in the bass part, rapid changes of texture with alternation between a full choir and small groups of two or three voices. The influence of Lodovico Viadana is noticeable in his latest works. Most of the composer's works were published in 1854 in the collection Musica Divina in Germany, by Karl Proske.

 

 

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