Fortunato Chelleri (1690 – 1757) was a Baroque
Kapellmeister and composer. Chelleri's father had
emigrated from Germany to Italy; his mother was from
the Italian family of musicians Bazzani (or Bassani,
see also Giovanni Battista Bassani). After the early
death of his parents, he grew up with his uncle
Francesco Maria Bazzani in Piacenza, who trained him as
a musician. Chelleri started to compose operas for
different opera companies in Northern Italy in 1708. He
served in noble families in Bar...(+)
Fortunato Chelleri (1690 – 1757) was a Baroque
Kapellmeister and composer. Chelleri's father had
emigrated from Germany to Italy; his mother was from
the Italian family of musicians Bazzani (or Bassani,
see also Giovanni Battista Bassani). After the early
death of his parents, he grew up with his uncle
Francesco Maria Bazzani in Piacenza, who trained him as
a musician. Chelleri started to compose operas for
different opera companies in Northern Italy in 1708. He
served in noble families in Barcelona, Florence and
Venice, among others, including a post as maestro di
capella of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici.
In 1722 Fürstbischof Johann Philipp Franz von
Schönborn engaged him as Hofkapellmeister in
Würzburg, together with Giovanni Benedetto Platti.
After the death of the Fürstbischof in 1724, Chelleri
was in Kassel Hofkapellmeister of the Landgraf Karl von
Hessen-Kassel. Between 1732 and 1734, he followed
Karl's son and successor Frederick of Sweden to the
royal court of Stockholm. He returned to Germany with
the title and fund of Hofrat (Court Councillor) and
directed the private orchestra of Friedrich's brother
Wilhelm VIII, von Hessen-Kassel until his death.
During his activity in Italy he composed mostly operas,
such as L'Innocenza giustificata, premiered in Venice
in 1711, La caccia in Etolia, premiered in Ferrara in
1715, on a libretto of Belisario Valeriano which was
used by George Frideric Handel for Atalanta, and
Amalasunta.
During his time in Germany and Sweden Chelleri composed
instrumental and church music, including oratorios in
Italian. Compositions for keyboard instruments, such as
six Sonate di galanteria (Kassel), and six Sinfonie for
strings were published. His oratorio in two parts
Beatæ Mariæ Virginis (Würzburg, 1723) was reprinted
by Garri Editions, Mühlheim, in 2003.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortunato_Chelleri)
Although originally written for Strings, I created this
Arrangement of the Suite in E Minor for String Quartet
(2 Violins, Viola & Cello).
SHEET MUSIC