Vincenzo Amato (1629-1670) was one of the most important Sicilian composers of his time, priest, chapel master in Palermo cathedral from 1665 to his death, and uncle of Alessandro Scarlatti and perhaps his first teacher. Two of his early compositions, published in Palermo and considered lost, have reappeared as unique copies in the collection of the Cathedral Museum in Mdina, Malta and from among the anonymous manuscripts, Ms 201 has been identified as the earliest, complete, and authentic score of Amato’s popular “Passio se… read more
Vincenzo Amato (1629-1670) was one of the most important Sicilian composers of his time, priest, chapel master in Palermo cathedral from 1665 to his death, and uncle of Alessandro Scarlatti and perhaps his first teacher. Two of his early compositions, published i… read more
Vincenzo Amato (1629-1670) was one of the most important Sicilian composers of his time, priest, chapel master in Palermo cathedral from 1665 to his death, and uncle of Alessandro Scarlatti and perhaps his first teacher. Two of his early compositions, published in Palermo and considered lost, have reappeared as unique copies… read more