Domenico Zipoli (1688-1726)

[willcowskitz]

I just recently discovered the enchanting music of this Italian baroque composer/organist/harpsichordist. Personally I was never too fond of the baroque era music, with a few exceptions from Bach (mostly Carl Philip Emanuel, rather than his father), but Zipoli's Harpsichord suites I-IV and Partite in La menor - Trece variaciones, took me over immediately with their beauty. Zipoli is said to have written very inventive music regarding the structure and not being satisfied with using typical (*cough* J.S. Bach) contrapuntal lines with only the purpose of supporting the melody, but instead write out equally dominating melodies for them. In his music I've found the greatest emotion without use of "effects" or typical for the romantic era music, which I'm sure is already familiar to those who like Bach, and I encourage everyone to familiarize themselves with Zipoli's music if they haven't already.