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Paolo Francesco Lorenzani (5 January 1640 – 28 October 1713) was an Italian composer of the Baroque Era. While living in France, he helped promote appreciation for the Italian style of music. Lorenzani was born in Rome and was trained by Orazio Benevoli, ''maestro di cappella'' for the Cappella Giulia in The Vatican. He served in Rome as ''maestro di cappella'' at the Church of the Gesù and ''Collegio Romano'', the first Jesuit university, which later expanded to become Pontifical Gregorian University. He later served at the cathedral of Messina in Sicily.〔John Hawkins. "Paolo Lorenzani" in ''A General History of the Science and Practice of Music, V. 2'', p. 674. (Kessinger, 2006).〕 In 1678, Lorenzani traveled to Paris, hoping to find fortune.〔Henry Prunières and Edward Lockspeiser. ''A New History of Music: the Middle Ages to Mozart''. (Macmillan, 1943). p. 278.〕 His motets were performed for Louis XIV, who recognized his talent and appointed him music master to the queen.〔Roberto Pagano. ''Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti: Two Lives in One''. (Pendragon Press, 2006). p. 139.〕 Under orders of the king, Lorenzani traveled back to Italy and recruited singers for the monarch's chapel.〔 Despite assistance from Madame de Montespan, he never achieved sufficient popularity to overcome great antagonism from Jean-Baptiste Lully, a great force in French music at the time. Underhanded efforts by Lully probably kept Lorenzani from receiving several available posts at the ''Chapelle royale'' in 1683. This setback and the death of the queen marked the beginning of Lorenzani's break with Versailles. Due to his ultramontane beliefs, he was ordered to leave Versailles, thanks to protests made by Lully.〔John McManners. ''Church and Society in Eighteenth-Century France, Vol. 1''. (Oxford University Press, 1999). p.468.〕 Despite all of that, an Italian ''Serenade'' in 1684 proved to be a success, thanks to help from Michel Richard Delalande. In Paris, he earned a post as ''maître de musique'' at a Theatines monastery. Here, he conducted his own music in the presence of Italophile aristocrats. In 1688, his opera ''Oronthée'', composed in the French style, premiered at the ''Académie royale'' in Chantilly. In 1693 Lorenzani published his ''Grand Motets'', which were dedicated to the king. He returned to Rome in 1695 and served as ''maestro di cappella'' for the Cappella Giulia. ==References== 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「Paolo Lorenzani」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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