Life
His training took place at a fertile cultural crossroads where Arcadia, Rococo, and Enlightenment intersected, while his long career led him to reach maturity in an era where, alongside the Rococo style and Enlightenment thought, the new and more severe ideals of Neoclassicism were established.
Born in Lunéville in 1720, Charles-Antoine Campion (known in Italy as Carlo Antonio Campioni) was a pupil of Giovanni Battista Martini. After living in France and Holland, he settled in Florence, where he spent most of his musical career.
In 1763, he became the maestro di cappella of the Tuscan grand-ducal court, a position he held until his death. In Florence, he led musical activities, composing numerous sacred and symphonic works distinguished by their formal balance and melodic brilliance.
He was the author of a broad corpus of symphonies and sonatas, which contributed to the development of the orchestral language of his time. His music circulated outside Italy, testifying to an international fame. He died in Florence in 1788.
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A Frenchman in Florence
Although born in Lorraine, Campion became completely Italianized, to the point of being remembered as Carlo Antonio Campioni, a central figure in Florentine musical life.Works
Campion's catalog includes over thirty symphonies, numerous sonatas for harpsichord and strings, masses, and oratorios. Among his best-known works are the Symphonies for multiple instruments, the Trio Sonatas, and the Messa di Gloria written for the court of Florence.
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