Gaetano Capocci, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gaetano Capocci

Italian composer

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1811

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 11-Jan-1898

Profession: composer, organist

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Gaetano Capocci

  • Gaetano Capocci (16 October 1811 – 11 January 1898) was a composer, organist and maestro. Capocci was born in Rome.
  • As a boy he studied the organ under Sante Pascoli, organist of St.
  • Peter's Basilica, Rome, and he completed his musical studies under Valentino Fioravanti and Francesco Cianciarelli.
  • In 1831 he was granted a diploma as organist by the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and, in 1833, he received a diploma in the art of composition.
  • Almost immediately he was appointed organist of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, in 1839.
  • In 1855 he was appointed maestro direttore of the Cappella Pia of the Lateran, where he worked for the remainder of his life.
  • Solely devoted to church music, Capocci composed numerous masses and motets.
  • He also wrote two oratorios, Battista and Assalonne.
  • His chief fame rested on his Responsori for Holy Week.
  • At San Salvatore in Lauro he taught castrati Alessandro Moreschi and Giovanni Cesari.
  • His son Filippo Capocci (1840–1911) succeeded him as maestro at the Lateran in 1898.

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