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Domenico Zipoli
Person · male · Spanish Empire · Prato · born 1688 · died 1726 · recording since 1991
Italian composer, organist and Jesuit missionary
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Also known as ドメニコ・ツィポーリ
Timeline
16 events▣ Album 13◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1680s
1720s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Sonate d'intavolatura per organo (organ: Sergio Vartolo)
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2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography497 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1372597590
Biography
Domenico Zipoli (1688–1726) was an Italian composer from the Baroque period who worked in Córdoba, in the Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire (in modern Argentina). He became a Jesuit in order to work in the Reductions of Paraguay where he taught music among the Guaraní people. He is remembered as the most accomplished musician among Jesuit missionaries.
Early training and career
Zipoli was born in Prato, where he received elementary musical training. However, there are no records of him having entered the cathedral choir. In 1707, and with the patronage of Cosimo III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, he was a pupil of the organist Giovani Maria Casini in Florence. In 1708, he briefly studied under Alessandro Scarlatti in Naples, then Bologna and finally in Rome under Bernardo Pasquini. Two of his oratorios date to this early period: San Antonio di Padova (1712) and Santa Caterina, Virgine e martire (1714). Around 1715, he was made the organist of the Church of the Gesù (the mother church for the Society of Jesus), in Rome, a prestigious post. At the very beginning of the following year, he finished his best-known work, a collection of keyboard pieces titled Sonate d'intavolatura per organo e cimbalo.
Jesuit musician-missionary
For reasons that are not clear, Zipoli travelled to Sevilla, Spain, in 1716, where, on 1 July, he joined the Society of Jesus with the desire to be sent to the Reductions of Paraguay in Spanish Colonial America. Still a novice, he left Spain with a group of 53 missionaries who reached Buenos Aires on 13 July 1717.
He completed his formation and sacerdotal studies in Córdoba (in contemporary Argentina) (1717–1724) though, for the lack of an available bishop, he could not be ordained priest. All through these few years he served as music director for the local Jesuit church. Soon his works came to be known in Lima, Peru. Struck by an unknown infectious disease, Zipoli died in the Jesuit house of Córdoba, on 2 January 1726. A previous theory placing his death in the ancient Jesuit church of Santa Catalina, in the hills of the Province of Córdoba, has now been discredited. His burial place has never been found.
Legacy
Zipoli continues to be well-known today for his keyboard works; many of them are well within the abilities of beginning to intermediate players, and appear in most standard anthologies. His Italian compositions have always been known but in 1972 some of his South American church music was discovered in Chiquitos, Bolivia: two Masses, two psalm settings, three Office hymns, a Te Deum laudamus and other pieces. A Mass copied in Potosí, Bolivia in 1784, and preserved in Sucre, Bolivia, seems a local compilation based on the other two Masses. His dramatic music, including two complete oratorios and portions of a third one, is mostly gone. Three sections of the 'Mission opera' San Ignacio de Loyola – compiled by Martin Schmid in Chiquitos many years after Zipoli's death, and preserved almost complete in local sources – have been attributed to Zipoli.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 23 | 84.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 14 | 84.5th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 16 | 91.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -265 | 2.2th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (14 release groups · 14 studio albums)
Albums · 14
Sonate d'intavolatura per organo (organ: Sergio Vartolo)
1991 · studio album
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1Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: Toccata en re minore6:452Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: Verso I, II, III e IV en re minore3:503Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: Canzona en re minore3:054Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: Verso I, II, III e IV en do maggiore3:425Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: Canzona en do maggiore2:146Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: Verso I, II, III e IV en fa maggiore4:247Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: Canzona en fa maggiore3:028Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: Verso I, II, III e IV en mi minore4:249Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: Canzona en mi minore3:0910Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: Verso I, II, III e IV en sol minore4:0011Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: Canzona en sol minore4:4012Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: All'Elevazione en fa maggiore6:5813Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: Al Post Communio en fa maggiore1:5514Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: All'Elevazione en do maggiore6:0915Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: All'Offertorio en do maggiore2:0416Sonate d'intavolatura, Op. 1: Pastorale en do maggiore4:13Les Chemins du Baroque, volume 4: Vêpres de San Ignacio
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 55:33
1Deus in adjutorium - Domine ad adjuvandum2:082Domine quinque / Psaume Dixit Dominus4:013Euge serve / Confitebor tibi Domine10:134Fidelis servus / Psaume Beatus Vir11:415Beatus ille servus / Psaume Laudate pueri Dominum (Anonimo, c. 1680)9:096Serve bone / Psaume Laudate Dominum (Martin Schmid)4:197Iste confessor (Martin Schmid?)1:318Hic vir / Magnificat3:529Pastoreta ichepe flauta (Martin Schmid)3:4810Te Deum laudamus4:51Les Chemins du Baroque, Vol. 7: Zipoli l'Européen
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:05:29
1Cantate: "Dell'offese a vendicarmi"16:022Sonata d'intavolatura: Toccata5:133Sonata d'intavolatura: Canzone en ré mineur1:584Sonata d'intavolatura: Canzone en fa majeur3:025Cantate: "Mia Bella Irene"8:576Sonata d'intavolatura: Canzone en mi mineur2:367Sonata d'intavolatura: Canzone en ut majeur2:018Sonata d'intavolatura: All'Elevazione3:549Sonata d'intavolatura: Al Post comunio en fa majeur1:4910Sonate pour Violon et basse continue: 4 mouvements8:1911Sonata d'intavolatura: All'Elevazione en ut majeur3:2812Sonata d'intavolatura: Canzone en sol mineur3:3913Sonata d'intavolatura: Pastorale2:4214Sonata d'intavolatura: All'Offertorio en ut majeur1:49Sonate d’intavolatura per cimbalo
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:18:33
1Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 1 en si minore: I. Preludio6:512Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 1 en si minore: II. Corrente2:323Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 1 en si minore: III. Aria4:144Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 1 en si minore: IV. Gavotta2:165Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 2 en sol minore: I. Preludio5:376Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 2 en sol minore: II. Corrente2:137Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 2 en sol minore: III. Sarabanda3:538Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 2 en sol minore: IV. Giga1:449Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 3 en do maggiore: I. Preludio3:1710Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 3 en do maggiore: II. Allemanda4:0511Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 3 en do maggiore: III. Sarabanda2:5812Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 3 en do maggiore: IV. Gavotta1:0313Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 3 en do maggiore: V. Giga2:0614Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Partite per cimbalo no. 1 en do maggiore8:5415Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 4 en re maggiore: I. Preludio8:0816Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 4 en re maggiore: II. Allemanda4:4417Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 4 en re maggiore: III. Gavotta1:1718Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Suite per cimbalo no. 4 en re maggiore: IV. Minuet1:0019Sonate d'intavolatura, op. 1: Partite per cimbalo no. 2 en la maggiore11:41Les chemins du Baroque, vol. 6 : Zipoli l'Américain
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 58:42
1Misa brevis: Kyrie - Gloria12:072Orgue: Retirada del Emperador1:313O gloriosa virginum2:474Sacris solemnis7:375Tantum ergo2:156Orgue: Primavera1:577Letania I en do5:128Orgue: Del Principe1:469Letania II en fa4:3310Ave maris stella6:3111Zoipaqui7:3512Deus in adjutorium / Dixit Dominus4:511997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 49:50
1Mass in F major for Soloists, Chorus, Strings and Basso Continuo: 1. Kyrie2:472Mass in F major for Soloists, Chorus, Strings and Basso Continuo: 2. Gloria8:593Mass in F major for Soloists, Chorus, Strings and Basso Continuo: 3. Credo6:554Mass in F major for Soloists, Chorus, Strings and Basso Continuo: 4. Sanctus1:275Sonata in A major for Violin and Basso Continuo: Andante; Allegro; Grave; Allegro8:236Cantata for Soloist and Basso Continuo: (Para vengar la ofensa) / Aria (Allegro) / Recitativo / Aria (Largo assai) / Reciativo / Aria (Allegro)21:19New World Symphonies: Baroque Music from Latin America
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:09:40
1Hanaq pachap kusikuynin4:092Missa Ego flos campi: Kyrie2:043Missa Ego flos campi: Gloria3:424Xicochi conetzintle2:085Missa Ego flos campi: Credo6:236Los conflades de la estleya5:277Missa Ego flos campi: Sanctus - Benedictus1:508Versa est in luctum5:329Missa Ego flos campi: Agnus Dei1:4410Salve Regina12:3011Qhapaq eterno Dios1:2712Ut queant laxis4:1513Missa San Ignacio: Kyrie4:2014Missa San Ignacio: Gloria10:0715Convidando esta la noche4:02Sonate d'Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo (1716), Band II
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:07:22
1Suite in B minor: I. Preludio4:422Suite in B minor: II. Corrente2:293Suite in B minor: III. Aria3:174Suite in B minor: IV. Gavotta2:165Suite in G minor: I. Preludio4:356Suite in G minor: II. Corrente2:127Suite in G minor: III. Sarabanda2:378Suite in G minor: IV. Giga1:389Suite in C major: I. Preludio3:1210Suite in C major: II. Allemanda3:5311Suite in C major: III. Sarabanda3:1012Suite in C major: IV. Gavotta1:1013Suite in C major: VI. Giga1:5814Partite in C major9:1215Suite in D minor: I. Preludio4:2316Suite in D minor: II. Allemanda3:3617Suite in D minor: III. Gavotta1:4118Suite in D minor: IV. Minuetto0:5819Partite in A minor10:232004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:02:57
1Delle offese a vendicarmi: I. Aria “Dell'offese a vendicarmi”4:192Delle offese a vendicarmi: II. Recitativo “Ma che giova al mio mal l'aspro furore”1:303Delle offese a vendicarmi: III. Aria “A morir chi mi condanna”5:564Delle offese a vendicarmi: IV. Recitativo “Se a vendicar l'offese”1:135Delle offese a vendicarmi: V. Aria “Recidasi, o numi”3:456Canzona in Fa magg.2:437Suite IV in Re min: I. Preludio3:128Suite IV in Re min: II. Allemanda1:409Suite IV in Re min: III. Gavotta1:3610Suite IV in Re min: IV. Minuetto0:5411O Daliso: I. Recitativo “O Daliso, da quel dì che partisti”0:4812O Daliso: II. Aria “Per pietade aure serene”5:5513O Daliso: III. Recitativo “Aure, fonti sì, sì voi sol potete”0:3614O Daliso: IV. Aria “Senti o caro”2:5515Sonata in La magg.: I. Preludio2:2016Sonata in La magg.: II. Corrente1:3017Sonata in La magg.: III. Sarabanda1:5518Sonata in La magg.: IV. Giga2:1019Suite II in Sol min: I. Preludio4:1920Suite II in Sol min: II. Corrente1:5521Suite II in Sol min: III. Sarabanda2:2522Suite II in Sol min: IV. Giga1:3623Mia Bella Irene: I. Aria “Mia bella Irene”3:3524Mia Bella Irene: II. Recitative “Sarà troppo dolore”1:0925Mia Bella Irene: III. Aria “Ma la speranza”3:012015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:06:56
1Suite no. 1 in B minor: I. Preludio6:042Suite no. 1 in B minor: II. Corrente1:513Suite no. 1 in B minor: III. Aria4:394Suite no. 1 in B minor: IV. Gavotta2:455Suite no. 2 in G minor: I. Preludio4:136Suite no. 2 in G minor: II. Corrente1:467Suite no. 2 in G minor: III. Sarabanda3:208Suite no. 2 in G minor: IV. Giga1:269Suite no. 3 in C major: I. Preludio2:1910Suite no. 3 in C major: II. Allemanda4:1111Suite no. 3 in C major: III. Sarabanda4:3212Suite no. 3 in C major: IV. Gavotta0:4413Suite no. 3 in C major: V. Giga1:4514Partita in C major8:1015Suite no. 4 in D minor: I. Preludio2:1516Suite no. 4 in D minor: II. Allemanda4:2217Suite no. 4 in D minor: III. Gavotta1:1718Suite no. 4 in D minor: IV. Minuetto1:1519Partita in A minor10:022016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 39 tracks · 2:28:27
1Toccata in D minor7:402Versi in D minor4:533Canzona in D minor3:194Versi in C3:595Canzona in C2:546Versi in F4:117Canzona in F3:068Versi in E minor5:089Canzona in E minor3:3110Versi in G minor4:0411Canzona in G minor5:0112All’elevazione (I) in F7:4113Al post comunio in F2:1914All’elevazione (II) in C5:4115All’offertorio in C2:2616Pastorale in C4:2017Transcription of Corelli’s Sonata, op. 5 no. 7: I. Preludio (Vivace)1:0618Transcription of Corelli’s Sonata, op. 5 no. 7: II. Corrente (Allegro)1:3619Transcription of Corelli’s Sonata, op. 5 no. 7: III. Sarabanda (Adagio)1:3220Transcription of Corelli’s Sonata, op. 5 no. 7: IV. Giga (Allegro)1:4221Suite in B minor: I. Prelude6:1322Suite in B minor: II. Corrente2:2423Suite in B minor: III. Aria3:2224Suite in B minor: IV. Gavotta2:2325Suite in G minor: I. Prelude5:0226Suite in G minor: II. Corrente2:1627Suite in G minor: III. Sarabanda2:5228Suite in G minor: IV. Giga1:5329Suite in C: I. Prelude2:4730Suite in C: II. Allemande4:1231Suite in C: III. Sarabande2:5032Suite in C: IV. Gavotta1:0733Suite in C: V. Giga2:1734Partite in C8:5835Suite in D minor: I. Prelude6:4836Suite in D minor: II. Allemande4:1737Suite in D minor: III. Gavotte1:3438Suite in D minor: IV. Minuetto1:1539Partite in A minor9:48Zipoli in Diamantina: Complete Organ Works
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 37 tracks · 1:08:28
1Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Toccata in re minore4:482Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso I in re minore0:533Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso II in re minore0:414Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso III in re minore1:015Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso IV in re minore0:396Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Canzona in re minore3:307Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: All’Elevazione in do Maggiore3:178Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: All’Offertorio in do Maggiore1:459Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso I in do Maggiore0:4610Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso II in do Maggiore0:4311Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso III in do Maggiore0:5512Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso IV in do Maggiore0:4613Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Canzona in do Maggiore2:4014Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: All’Elevazione in fa Maggiore3:5715Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Al Post Comunio in fa Maggiore1:4716Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso I in fa Maggiore0:5217Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso II in fa Maggiore0:5518Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso III in fa Maggiore0:5519Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso IV in fa Maggiore0:5020Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Canzona in fa Maggiore4:0521Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Pastorale in do Maggiore3:2522Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso I in mi minore0:5723Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso II in mi minore1:0024Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso III in mi minore0:3925Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso IV in mi minore0:4526Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Canzona in mi minore2:4927Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso I in sol minore0:4228Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso II in sol minore0:4829Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso III in sol minore0:4530Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Verso IV in sol minore0:5331Sonate d’Intavolatura per Organo e Cimbalo: Canzona in sol minore3:4932Tocada2:4033Obra de I tono2:4434Príncipe2:2835Retirada del Emperador de los dominios de España1:3636Primavera2:3937Folías4:042022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 48:35
1Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: I. Toccata5:442Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: II. Versos 1-4 in D minor3:033Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: III. Canzona in D minor2:144Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: IV. Versos 1-4 in C major3:095Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: V. Canzona in C major2:056Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: VI. Versos 1-4 in F major3:187Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: VII. Canzona in F major2:368Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: VIII. Versos 1-4 in E minor3:049Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: IX. Canzona in E minor2:2910Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: X. Versos 1-4 in G minor2:5911Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: XI. Canzona in G minor3:4612Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: XII. All'Elevazione I3:1013Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: XIII. Al Post Comunio2:0714Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: XIV. All'Elevazione II3:0515Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: XV. All'Offertorio2:1116Sonate D'Intavolatura Per Organo: XVI. Pastorale3:35— · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 57:12
1Missa Brevis: Kyrie - Gloria11:572Orgue: Retirada Del Emperador1:243O Gloriosa Virginum2:404Sacris Solemnis7:285Tantum Ergo2:096Orgue: Primavera1:527Letania I En Do5:048Orgue: Del Principe1:389Letania II En Fa4:2410Ave Maris Stella6:2311Zoipaqui7:2712Deus In Adjutorium / Dixit Dominus4:46
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Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Domenico Zipoli head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 23 | 84.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 14 | 84.5th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 16 | 91.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -265 | 2.2th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
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