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Pupil of his father, Gaetano (1811-1898), he the organist of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in 1875, then Kapellmeister in the same Basilica, succeeding his father, since 1898. He served also serving in the Roman churches of St. Ignatius and St. Mary of Montserrat.
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Pupil of his father, Gaetano (1811-1898) from age 9, he received a diploma in piano from the Accademia di S Cecilia in Rome in 1861. He became first organist of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in 1873, then Maestro di cappella there in 1898, succeeding his father. He served also in the Roman churches of St. Ignatius and St. Mary of Montserrat, and was also organ teacher to Queen Margherita.
  
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He was an academician of the Royal Academy of Santa Cecilia and also organ teacher to Queen Margherita.
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Filippo Capocci, unlike his father, who was still tied to 18th-century aesthetics, freed himself from the theatrical style under the influence of the French organist Alexandre Guilmant, who visited Rome in 1880.  In 1899, he was received among the members of the American Guild of Organists.
  
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Filippo Capocci, unlike his father, who wasstill tied to 18th-century aesthetics, freed itself from the theatrical style under the influence of the French organist Alexandre Guilmant.
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He was part of the commission charged with implementing the reforms requested in Pope Pius X' moth proprio, Tra le sollecitudini. He was named to the faculty of the new Scuola Superiore di Musica in 1911, but was not able to serve because of his final illness.
  
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The opportunity to shine his art he is provided, in 1881, the opening concert of the new body that Merklin of the church of St. Louis of France. From now on, thanks to the friendship has enjoyed with Guilmant, for Capocci will open the doors of all the largest churches in the world.
 
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In 1890 execution by Guilmant and Polleri, for the inauguration of the new body of William George Trice of the Basilica of the Immaculate in Genoa, marks another point in favor of the Reform Movement that brought with his work as a concert and tester of new organs. Endorsed the proposal of the chapter of the canons of St. John for the construction of two new organs that were placed at the end of the work for the reconstruction of the apse built by Pope Leo XIII. This work was commissioned Nicola Morettini, one of the first builders in Italy that he endorses the principles of the reform. Franz Liszt, to stay in Rome, wanted him to know personally and expressed great respect and friendship. In 1899, he was received among the members of the American Guild of Organists.
 
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Was named teacher of the school optional organ for the fledgling School of Music in 1911 but was never able to take part in the faculty because of an illness that debilitated to having months until his death in July 1911.
 
 
==List of sacred works==
 
==List of sacred works==
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*Ave Maria, T or B versions, org, MS
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*Laudate pueri Dominum. solo male voice, choir, org?/pf
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*Messa Mater amabilis, STB org, Torino : Marcello Capra ; Bruxelles : Breitkopf & Härtel, 1901
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*Messa "Virgo clemens", SATB org, Torino, Sten editrice, 1926
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*Missa Regina angelorum, 2 part, org Torino, M. Capra, 1903
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**STB org, arr. by Cyr de Brant, JFB 1947
 
==Publications==
 
==Publications==
  

Latest revision as of 07:11, 14 March 2015

Life

Born: May 11, 1840, Rome

Died: July 25, 1911, Rome

Biography Pupil of his father, Gaetano (1811-1898) from age 9, he received a diploma in piano from the Accademia di S Cecilia in Rome in 1861. He became first organist of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in 1873, then Maestro di cappella there in 1898, succeeding his father. He served also in the Roman churches of St. Ignatius and St. Mary of Montserrat, and was also organ teacher to Queen Margherita.

Filippo Capocci, unlike his father, who was still tied to 18th-century aesthetics, freed himself from the theatrical style under the influence of the French organist Alexandre Guilmant, who visited Rome in 1880. In 1899, he was received among the members of the American Guild of Organists.

He was part of the commission charged with implementing the reforms requested in Pope Pius X' moth proprio, Tra le sollecitudini. He was named to the faculty of the new Scuola Superiore di Musica in 1911, but was not able to serve because of his final illness.

List of sacred works

  • Ave Maria, T or B versions, org, MS
  • Laudate pueri Dominum. solo male voice, choir, org?/pf
  • Messa Mater amabilis, STB org, Torino : Marcello Capra ; Bruxelles : Breitkopf & Härtel, 1901
  • Messa "Virgo clemens", SATB org, Torino, Sten editrice, 1926
  • Missa Regina angelorum, 2 part, org Torino, M. Capra, 1903
    • STB org, arr. by Cyr de Brant, JFB 1947

Publications

External links

Wikipedia (Italian)

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