Coro Istituzione Armonica, Ensemble Il Narvalo & Alberto Turco - Dal Barba: Requiem and Other Sacred Music (2022)

Daniel Pio Dal Barba (1715–1801) was Maestro di Cappella at Verona Cathedral, a position he took up in 1762. Before this, he taught at the Accademia Filarmonica in Verona where, on 9 January 1770, he met Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was visiting the city. He enjoyed already a successful career as a composer of operas for two theatres in Verona. There are also numerous references to his work at other theatres in the Veneto and Trentino regions, where he was both a composer and male soprano.Dal Barba's music was highly appreciated for its spontaneous and popular character. He introduced a simple style into the church, far from learned academicism but above all aimed at the common people, pleasing, melodious and harmonious. His large catalogue of liturgical music is mostly well preserved, and his sacred music can be considered a simplified version of the dominant style (in terms of harmony, counterpoint and timbre) of the first half of the 18th century. His compositions were most often written for a relatively small ensemble (three or four voices, two violins and basso continuo), whereas works by his contemporaries would typically include wind instruments also.

Track List:
01. Coro Istituzione Armonica - Messa da morto breve in G Minor: I. Requiem Aeternam (05:45)
02. Coro Istituzione Armonica - Messa da morto breve in G Minor: II. Kyrie (05:55)
03. Coro Istituzione Armonica - Messa da morto breve in G Minor: III. Dies Irae (19:34)
04. Coro Istituzione Armonica - Messa da morto breve in G Minor: IV. Domine Iesu (04:15)
05. Coro Istituzione Armonica - Messa da morto breve in G Minor: V. Lux Aeterna (01:26)
06. Coro Istituzione Armonica - Messa da morto breve in G Minor: VI. Libera Me (03:31)
07. Coro Istituzione Armonica - Gloria in F Major (15:54)
08. Coro Istituzione Armonica - Te deum in G Major (12:08)