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| '''Dario Castello''' (c. 1590 – c. 1658) <ref>{{cite book | |||
| '''Dario Castello''' (c. 1590 – c. 1658) <ref>{{cite book|title=Recent Researches in the Music of the Baroque Era Volume XXIII}}</ref> was an ] composer and instrumentalist from the early ] period who worked and published in ]. As regards his instrument, it is not clear whether he played the ]o or the ]. As a composer, he was a late member of the ] and had a role in the transformation of the instrumental ] into the ]. | |||
| ==Biographical details== | |||
| There is no biographical information about Castello. Even his birth and death dates are unknown. It is thought he may possibly have died during the ]; certainly, he published no new music after this date. | |||
| The title page of the 1629 edition of the first volume of the ''Sonate Concertate'' records him as ''Capo di Compagnia de Musichi d'Instrumenti da fiato in Venetia,'' indicating that he led a Venetian company of '']'', a band that could include trumpets, ], cornetts, ], bagpipes, drums, ] and ]. | |||
| The title page of the second volume (1644 edition) of the "Sonate Concertate" lists him as ''Musico Della Serenissima Signoria di Venetia in S. Marco, & Capo di Compagnia de Instrumenti,'' indicating that he worked at ] where ] was ''maestro di capella''. Castello's use of the ''stile concitato'' (agitated style) —with quick repeated-note figures— is consistent with his association with Monteverdi. | |||
| There are records of other instrumentalists with the surname Castello working at St Mark's, and it is possible they were relatives of Dario. | |||
| ==Style== | |||
| Of his music, 29 separate compositions survive. Castello's music is inventive and technically challenging. Strictly worked polyphonic sections alternate with dramatic ]s over ], in keeping with the title of the publications "in stil moderno"; however he also uses some of the older ] technique, which uses short sections of highly contrasting texture, and active rather than lyrical melodic lines. Unusually for the time, Castello often specifies the instruments for each part, calling for ]i, ]s, ]s (Baroque trombone) and ]s. That these works were still being reprinted in the 1650s attests to Castello's influence. Modern editions of the complete sonatas are published by Ut Orpheus Edizione. | |||
| ==Works== | |||
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| *''Sonate Concertate in Stil Moderno, Libro I'', Venice, 1621 | |||
| *''Sonate Concertate in Stil Moderno, Libro II'', Venice, 1629 | |||
| *''Exultate Deo'', motet (] 1625 and 1636). | |||
| ==Ensembles with Castello's name== | |||
| * {{cite web |url=http://www.castelloconsort.com |title=Castello Consort |author=<!--Not stated-->}} (The Netherlands) | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==Further reading== | |||
| *Eleanor Selfridge-Field, ''Dario Castello: A Non-Existent Biography'', Music and Letters, LIII/2 (1972) | |||
| *Eleanor Selfridge-Field, ''Venetian Instrumental Music from Gabrieli to Vivaldi'', 3rd ed. Mineola NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 1994. {{ISBN|0-486-28151-5}} | |||
| ==Recordings== | |||
| *''The Floating City'', His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts, . | |||
| *''Viaggio Musicale'', Il Giardino Armonico, Teldec 8573825362. | |||
| *''Dario Castello Sonate'', Ensemble La Capriola, Mieroprint EM 6005. | |||
| *''Dario Castello: Sonata Quarta a2, Reversio, (6-2 studio/REVERSIO. Catalog number: 6-2STD-CD013) | |||
| *''Falla con misuras - 15th-17th Century Italian Chamber Music, Reversio,(6-2 studio/REVERSIO. Catalog number: 6-2STD-CD008) | |||
| *''Sonata Concertate - Book I'' The Academy of Ancient Music dir ], Catalog number: AAM005 | |||
| *''Sonata Concertate'', Europa Galante dir ] (Label Opus 111, 1992)) | |||
| *''Sonate concertate in stil moderno'', Ensemble Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci (Label Tactus, 2006) | |||
| *''Sonate concertate in stil moderno'', John Holloway, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Jane Gower (Label ECM, 2010) | |||
| ==External links== | |||
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