Life
Trained in the heart of the eighteenth century, in a context where Rococo elegance and the critical spirit of the Enlightenment coexisted, his long career led him to reach full maturity in the period of Neoclassicism.
Born in Naples around 1745, Filippo Cinque was trained in the city's vibrant musical tradition, the crossroads of the Neapolitan school. His activity as a harpsichordist led him to distinguish himself also as a composer, particularly of sacred music and chamber vocal pieces.
His figure spans the end of the eighteenth century and the beginning of the nineteenth, a period of significant transformations for European music. He knew how to combine the refinement of tradition with a personal style. He died in Naples on June 21, 1810, leaving the memory of a cultured and esteemed musician.
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A tribute to Filangieri
He composed the two-voice canzonetta Ah piangiam, ah piangiam to commemorate the death of the philosopher Gaetano Filangieri, a symbolic figure of the Neapolitan Enlightenment.Works
Among his known works are Ah piangiam, ah piangiam, a canzonetta for two voices dedicated to Gaetano Filangieri, and other arias preserved in the Library of the Naples Conservatory. His production includes sacred music and chamber pieces for voice and keyboard, the mark of an author linked to the sensitivity of his time.
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