Theobaldo di Gatti

Theobaldo di Gatti (c.1650-1727) was a composer and musician, born in Florence. He moved from Italy to France after hearing the music of Jean-Baptiste Lully. King Louis XIV made him a naturalised French subject in 1675. In France he was simply known by the name Théobalde.^[1]

He earned his living playing the bass viol, both as a teacher and as a member of the orchestra of the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera). He composed songs, duets and two works for the stage.

Works

Songs

Recueil d’airs italiens (Paris, 1696)

Stage works

Coronis (pastorale héroïque), premiere 23 March 1691
Scylla, (tragédie en musique). premiere 16 September 1701

References

^ Barthélémy, Maurice (2001). "Gatti, Theobaldo di". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.‎

Sources

Article on Theobaldo di Gatti at CESAR

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[1] Barthélémy, Maurice (2001). "Gatti, Theobaldo di". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.‎

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