Life
Trained at the height of the Baroque, his mature career took place in the Late Baroque phase, an era of transition that saw the conclusion of the seventeenth-century style and the emergence of the first rationalist ferments that would lead to the birth of Arcadia.
Angelo Berardi was born around 1636 in Sant’Agata Feltria, in the Marche. He studied music in Forlì and Faenza, later perfecting his skills in Rome, where he received instruction that allowed him to establish himself as a leading figure among the maestri di cappella and theorists of his time.
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Between theory and practice
Berardi loved to emphasize how musical theory should always dialogue with practice, and his treatises reflect this balance sought throughout his life.Works
Berardi composed numerous sacred works, including masses, motets, and hymns intended for liturgical service. His music was distinguished by the balance between contrapuntal rigor and expressive clarity.
Alongside his musical production, he left a series of fundamental treatises, such as Documenti armonici (1687) and Miscellanea musicale (1689), in which he clearly addressed complex themes of musical theory. These writings had wide circulation and influenced theoretical reflection in the following centuries.
The dual profile of composer and theorist makes Berardi's work particularly precious, capable of combining musical practice with intellectual reflection, in a path that placed him among the protagonists of his time.
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