Giovanni Giorgi (composer)
Giovanni Giorgi (late 17th or early 18th century – June 1762) (Latin: "Joannis de Georgiis") was a priest and an Italian composer. His style of polychoral church compositions are influenced by earlier Roman School composers such as Orazio Benevoli, but also incorporate later Roman Baroque features and (after about 1758) some elements of early Classical style. Life. Giorgi is reputed to have originated from Venice, but few details of his life are known. In 1719 he was appointed "maestro di cappella" at the papal Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome, in succession to Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni. Many of  Giorgi's early compositions were written during his time in Rome. By January 1725 he was in Lisbon where he took up the post of court "mestre de capela". He died in Lisbon in 1762. Works. Many Portuguese records were lost in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, but in Giorgi's case around 600 compositions have been preserved both in the Lateran archives in Rome and at Lisbon Cathedral. Most are vocal works and many are for liturgical use. Someparticularly the later worksincorporate concerted instrumental parts. His extant works include: Includes Motets n.º 24-27 and 48-52 Giovanni Giorgi (composer