Francesco Antonio Bonporti

Francesco Antonio Bonporti (11 June 1672 - 19 December 1749) was an Italian priest and amateur composer.

He was born in Trento. In 1691, he was admitted in the "Collegium Germanicum" in Rome, where he studied theology. There, he studied composition under the guidance of Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni and, although it's not confirmed, violin with Arcangelo Corelli.

Back in the native Trento he was ordinated a priest in 1695. In 1740 he moved to Padua, where he lived until his death.

He influenced Johann Sebastian Bach in the development of the invention, and in fact several of his works were mistakenly included in a set of Bach's inventions. In reality, Bach had transcribed for harpsichord four violin pieces from Bonporti's op. X (1712).

Bonporti's musical work is comprised of twelve "opera", published between 1696 and 1736. He died in Padua in 1749.

Works

Here's a listing of his twelve "opera", first the Italian original generally by Giuseppe Sala in Venice, then the French edition as published by Estienne Roger in Amsterdam and finally the English edition by John Walsh in London. Notice not every "opus" seem to have survived in all languages. As listed in an article published by "Studi Trentini" in 1973, author Clemente Lunelli. His sources on European editions are François Lesure's "Bibliographie des éditions musicales publiées par Estienne Roger...", Paris, 1969, and William C. Smith's "A bibliography of the musical works published by John Walsh...", London, 1968.

*Op. 1 - "Suonate a Tre. Due violini, e violoncello obligato...", 1696. Four parts.
**"Antoine Bomporti Gentilhomme di Trento opera prima, Sonate à tre, due Violini, Violoncello e basso continuo". N. 101, 1706, f. 4.0
*Op. 2 -
**"Antonio Bomporti di Trento, opera seconda, Sonate da Camera à tre, due Violini e Basso continuo". N. 292, 1701, f. 3.10
**"Bonporti's Sonata or Chamber Aires in three Parts for two Violins and a Through Bass compos'd by Francisco Antonio Bomporti Opera Seconda (...)" N. 266, c. 1708
**"Bomporti's Sonata or Chamber Aires (...) Opera Seconda. (...)", N. 482, c. 1715
*op. 3 - "Motetti a canto solo, con violini (...)", 1702. Five parts.
*op. 4 -
**"Antonio Bomporti Opera Quarta, Sonate da Camera à tre, due Violini e basso continuo", N. 38, 1706, f. 40
**"Bomporti's Sonata or Chamber Aires (...) Opera Quarto (sic) (...)", N. 267, c. 1708
*op. 5 "Arie, baletti e correnti" c. 1704 (not extant)
*op. 6 -
**"Antonio Bomporti, opera sexta, Sonate da Camera à tre, due Violini e basso continuo", N. 38, 1706, f. 4.0
*op. 7 -
**"Bomporti opera settima sonate à Violino solo e basso continuo", N. 303, c. 1707-1708, f. 3.0
**"10 Solos by Bomporti for a Violin and a Bass", (Walsh, P. Randall, J. Hare) N. 277d, 1708
**(?)"Bomportis Solos, for a Violin and a Bass, 4s. od.", (Walsh) N. 603, c. 1720 or earlier
*op. 8 - (given as lost)
**"Antonio Bomporti opera ottava, le Triomphe de la grande Aliance à Violon et basse continue", N. 120, c. 1708-1712, f. 2.0; also mentioned as "Le Triomphe de la grande Aliance, consistent en cent Menuets, composez par Mr. Bomporti opera VIII"
*op. 9 -
**"Bomporti opera nona, Baletti à Violino solo e basso continuo",N. 413, f. 1.0; after 1716
*op. 10 - "Invenzioni a violino solo del (...), Venice-Trento, Giovanni Parone, 1713. Partiture.
**"Bomporti opera dècima inventione a Violino solo, e basso contin. (La Pace)", N. 404, c. 1712-1715, f. 4.0
*op. 11 - Concerti a quattro, due violini, alto viola, e basso con violino di rinforzo" Trento, Giambattista Monauni, circa 1715. Five parts
*op. 12 - "Concertini e serenate con arie variate, siciliane, recitativi, e chiuse a violino, e violoncello, o cembalo", Habsburg, Johann Christian Leopold. Partiture.
*"Aria cromatica, e variata a violino violoncello, e cembalo...", manuscript in the library of the Bruxelles conservatoire, dated 1720. Partiture.
*"Sonata di Buonporti", manuscript, same as above. Two parts.
*"Six Sonate à deux Flutes et Basse continue, composées par Bomporti et transposées sur la Flute par Corbet", N. 65, c. 1707-1708, f. 3.0

External links

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* [http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=bonporti Entry at Classical-Composers.org]
* [http://www.hoasm.org/VIIIA/Bonporti.html HOASM Biography for Antonio Bonporti]
* [http://www.ppmusic.com/music/comp05.htm PP Music]