Gaetano Manna 加埃塔诺·曼纳

英文简介
Gaetano Manna (born 12 May 1751 at Naples, died 1804 à Naples) was a Italian composer of the classical period
(bNaples,12 May 1751;dNaples,1804).Composer, son of Giacinto Manna and Antonia Giuda, and nephew of (2) Gennaro Manna, who fostered his musical career. He studied at S Maria di Loreto under theprimo maestroP.A. Gallo and thesecondo maestroF. Fenaroli. In 1778 he becamemaestro di cappellaof the SS Annunziata, Naples, when his uncle Gennaro retired from the position in his favour. He also served assecondo maestroof Naples Cathedral and asmaestro di cappellaof the Oratorio di S Filippo (1793) and various other local churches. In his sacred compositions he followed Gennaro Manna’s trend towards an individualized treatment of instruments, particularly in solo parts. Together with Paisiello and Zingarelli he represents the final phase of the 18th-century Neapolitan tradition in church music.