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Giovanni Luca Conforti (1560 – May 11, 1608) was an Italian composer and prominent falsetto singer〔Nutter, David. "Conforti, Giovanni Luca." ''Grove Music Online''. ed. L. Macy. (accessed 24 November 2008). ().〕 who wrote an exercise book about Baroque embellishments, ''Breve et facile maniera d'essercitarsi ad ogni scolaro'' or ''Brief and easy manner of exercising for every student'',〔Conforto, Giovanni Luca. ''Breve et facile maniera d'essercitarsi ad ogni scolaro''. NY: Broude Bros., 1978〕 still in use today. ==Biography== Conforti, also spelled Conforto, was born in Mileto, Calabria, around 1560. He sang in the Papal chapel from 1580 to October 31, 1585. He and several of his colleagues were expelled for joining the Congregazione dei Musici di Roma, membership of which was forbidden to papal singers, though he was later allowed to rejoin.〔 In 1586, he was reportedly serving the Duke of Sessa when Cardinal Scipione Gonzaga and protonotary Camillo Capilupi recommended him for service at the court of Mantua, and in the letters they provide descriptions of Conforti's voice and style. When Capilupi heard him sing Lenten music at Santa Trinità, he proclaimed him the best falsettist in Rome, praising Conforti's resonance, improvization, and ornamentation. Cardinal Gonzaga's letters say Conforti sang both contralto and soprano skillfully, the first with a full voice, and the latter with a sweet tone.〔 His skill came to impress many, and he was considered a prominent virtuoso soloist.〔Jackson, Roland. "Marenzio, Poland and the Late Polychoral Sacred Style." ''Early Music.'' 27, No. 4 (Nov. 1999): 622-631.〕 That same year, Conforti is known to have sung at the Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini, a place all well-known musicians of the time performed. In 1595, he performed in a Lenten ceremony at the Arciconfraternita del Santissima Crocefisso under the direction of Luca Marenzio, a prominent Roman composer.〔O'Regan, Noel. "Marenzio's Sacred Music." ''Early Music.'' 27, No. 4 (Nov. 1999): 609-620.〕 Conforti ended up not going to Mantua due to bureaucratic lagtime, but went to serve at S Luigi dei Francesi under Ruggiero Giovanelli in Tivoli. He was there from June 1, 1587 to April 30, 1588. In 1591, he again served the Papal chapel, serving there, in Rome, until his death in 1608.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giovanni Luca Conforti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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