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Gaetano Brunetti
Person · male · Spain · Fano · born 1744 · died 1798 · recording since 1994
Italian composer and violinist
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Also known as Cayetano Brunetti · ガエターノ・ブルネッティ
Timeline
9 events▣ Album 6◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1740s
1790s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: 3 Sinfonien
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
· Album
Album: Retrato de "Il Maniatico" / Arias y Sinfonías de Gaetano Brunetti (1744-1798)
Album
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2020s
Biography
English biography316 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1372989504
Biography
Gaetano (or Cayetano) Brunetti (1744 in Fano, Papal States – 16 December 1798, Colmenar de Oreja, Madrid, Spain) was an Italian-born composer who was active in Spain during the reigns of kings Charles III and Charles IV. As well as being musically influential at court, Brunetti was a key contributor to the modernization of Spanish musical culture in the late 18th century.
Life and career
As a boy, he appears to have studied the violin in Livorno with Pietro Nardini, before moving to Madrid with his parents by 1762. He joined the Spanish court as a violinist in the Royal Chapel in 1769. He also became violin teacher to the future Charles IV (then Prince of Asturias), who unlike his father was an avid music lover. In 1788, when Charles IV came to the throne, Brunetti took charge of a newly formed royal ensemble, for which he composed prolifically and also programmed works by European composers of the day, such as Joseph Haydn.
The majority of Brunetti's output (thought to number over 400 pieces) consists of chamber music designed for small ensembles and symphonies for the royal chamber orchestra. Brunetti's prolific output reflects the duties of an 18th-century court composer who was required to craft engaging music for daily performances at his patron's chamber. With its graceful melodies and periodic phrasing, Brunetti's music respects early classical forms and conventions but also incorporates more progressive and eclectic elements.
Due to the constraints of his court service, little of Brunetti's music was published during his lifetime, thereby largely precluding knowledge of his music for almost two centuries. A catalogue of his works (compiled by Germán Labrador) has been available since 2005, which provides details of 346 attributed works with available scores, and lists various other named pieces that are thought to have been lost. This catalogue revealed that the U.S. Library of Congress houses almost half of the surviving manuscript scores.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 9 | 85.5th |
| Recording span (years) | -196 | 3.4th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (6 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:08:02
1Sinfonie Nr. 26 B-dur: I. Larghetto - Allegro7:312Sinfonie Nr. 26 B-dur: II. Largo8:133Sinfonie Nr. 26 B-dur: III. Quintetto. Allegretto2:404Sinfonie Nr. 26 B-dur: IV. Finale. Allegro di molto3:325Sinfonie Nr. 22 g-moll: I. Allegro vivace5:426Sinfonie Nr. 22 g-moll: II. Andantino amorose8:147Sinfonie Nr. 22 g-moll: III. Quintetto. Allegro moderato2:038Sinfonie Nr. 22 g-moll: IV. Allegro di molto3:459Sinfonie Nr. 36 A-dur: I. Largo - Allegro di molto8:4610Sinfonie Nr. 36 A-dur: II. Andantino8:0511Sinfonie Nr. 36 A-dur: III. Quintetto. Allegretto3:4912Sinfonie Nr. 36 A-dur: IV. Allegro di molto5:422001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:05:49
1String Quartet in A major, BruWV VI:A8: I. Allegro maestoso6:402String Quartet in A major, BruWV VI:A8: II. Andantino grazioso ma con moto4:083String Quartet in A major, BruWV VI:A8: III. Andante con variazioni5:274String Quartet, op. 2 no. 1, in G minor, BruWV VI:g1: I. Allegro moderato7:235String Quartet, op. 2 no. 1, in G minor, BruWV VI:g1: II. Minuetto. Trio2:346String Quartet, op. 2 no. 1, in G minor, BruWV VI:g1: III. Largo cantabile4:087String Quartet, op. 2 no. 1, in G minor, BruWV VI:g1: IV. Presto3:428String Quartet in B-flat major, BruWV VI:B7: I. Allegro moderato6:349String Quartet in B-flat major, BruWV VI:B7: II. Larghetto sostenuto5:1310String Quartet in B-flat major, BruWV VI:B7: III. Minuetto allegretto. Trio2:3011String Quartet in B-flat major, BruWV VI:B7: IV. Finale3:1812String Quartet, op. 2 no. 3 in E-flat major, BruWV VI:Es2: I. Allegretto espressivo4:4813String Quartet, op. 2 no. 3 in E-flat major, BruWV VI:Es2: II. Minuetto. Trio2:5714String Quartet, op. 2 no. 3 in E-flat major, BruWV VI:Es2: III. Larghetto3:4315String Quartet, op. 2 no. 3 in E-flat major, BruWV VI:Es2: IV. Allegro di molto2:44Retrato de "Il Maniatico" / Arias y Sinfonías de Gaetano Brunetti (1744-1798)
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:00:06
1Scena Non so piu dov'io sia, para tiple y orquesta L. 339: Allegro moderato - Allegro Sostenuto – Allegro9:262Sinfonía nº 23 en Fa mayor (1783), L. 312: Allegro7:543Sinfonía nº 23 en Fa mayor (1783), L. 312: Larghetto amoroso5:174Sinfonía nº 23 en Fa mayor (1783), L. 312: Quintetto Allegro/Allegro3:215Sinfonía nº 23 en Fa mayor (1783), L. 312: Finale Alegro4:076Lamentación Primera del miércoles Santo para tiple y orquesta L. 3427:537Aria Involarmi il mio tesoro, para tiple y orquesta L. 338: Largo - Allegro - Largo Allegro3:428Sinfonía nº 33 en Do m. con Violoncello solo "Il Maniatico" (1780) L. 322: Introduzione Largo - Andantino5:219Sinfonía nº 33 en Do m. con Violoncello solo "Il Maniatico" (1780) L. 322: Allegro5:0210Sinfonía nº 33 en Do m. con Violoncello solo "Il Maniatico" (1780) L. 322: Quintetto Allegretto2:3311Sinfonía nº 33 en Do m. con Violoncello solo "Il Maniatico" (1780) L. 322: Allegro spiritoso5:302014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 59:58
1Cuarteto de cuerda en La menor, op. 2 nº 4, L. 153: I. Allegro moderato6:132Cuarteto de cuerda en La menor, op. 2 nº 4, L. 153: II. Minuetto. Trio1:593Cuarteto de cuerda en La menor, op. 2 nº 4, L. 153: III. Andantino con un poco di moto2:494Cuarteto de cuerda en La menor, op. 2 nº 4, L. 153: IV. Finale. Presto1:315Cuarteto de cuerda en Sol mayor, op. 3 nº 6, L. 161: I. Andantino con variazioni6:456Cuarteto de cuerda en Sol mayor, op. 3 nº 6, L. 161: II. Allegro3:487Cuarteto de cuerda en Si bemol mayor, serie 8, nº 7, L. 196: I. Allegro maestoso7:158Cuarteto de cuerda en Si bemol mayor, serie 8, nº 7, L. 196: II. Largo sostenuto6:089Cuarteto de cuerda en Si bemol mayor, serie 8, nº 7, L. 196: III. Allegro non molto5:1310Cuarteto de cuerda en Re mayor, serie 8, nº 10, L. 199: I. Allegro moderato6:5711Cuarteto de cuerda en Re mayor, serie 8, nº 10, L. 199: II. Largo cantabile4:2012Cuarteto de cuerda en Re mayor, serie 8, nº 10, L. 199: III. Allegro vivace7:002015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:04:27
1Sinfonia Nº 9 en Re mayor, L. 298: I. Allegro con spirito6:252Sinfonia Nº 9 en Re mayor, L. 298: II. Larghetto con moto4:373Sinfonia Nº 9 en Re mayor, L. 298: III. Quintetto - Minore1:414Sinfonia Nº 9 en Re mayor, L. 298: IV. Allegro non molto4:045Sinfonia Nº 21 en Mi bemol mayor, L. 310: I. Largo sostenuto - Allegro vivace9:476Sinfonia Nº 21 en Mi bemol mayor, L. 310: II. Andantino grazioso5:587Sinfonia Nº 21 en Mi bemol mayor, L. 310: III. Quintetto - Minore2:068Sinfonia Nº 21 en Mi bemol mayor, L. 310: IV. Allegretto4:539Sinfonia Nº 29 en Do mayor, L. 318: I. Allegro spiritoso10:0310Sinfonia Nº 29 en Do mayor, L. 318: II. Larghetto con un poco di moto6:3211Sinfonia Nº 29 en Do mayor, L. 318: III. Quintetto - Minore3:2612Sinfonia Nº 29 en Do mayor, L. 318: IV. Allegro non molto4:552021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:03
1Divertimento no. 1, L. 127: Andante3:472Divertimento no. 1, L. 127: Allegretto6:253Divertimento no. 2, L. 128: Larghetto pastorale2:564Divertimento no. 2, L. 128: Allegretto con moto3:425Divertimento no. 3, L. 129: Largo3:286Divertimento no. 3, L. 129: Rondeau. Allegretto3:447Divertimento no. 4, L. 130: Larghetto staccato7:218Divertimento no. 4, L. 130: Allegretto3:429Divertimento no. 5, L. 131: Cantabile2:2610Divertimento no. 5, L. 131: Allegretto4:0711Divertimento no. 6, L. 132: Larghetto3:1612Divertimento no. 6, L. 132: Allegro di molto. Scherzando3:09
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Gaetano Brunetti head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 9 | 85.5th |
| Recording span (years) | -196 | 3.4th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
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