Sonata Prima - Dario Castello (Libro Secondo) Corrine Schat, recorder, Gregory Hamilton, Theorbo.

Sonata Prima - Daria Castello (Libro Secondo)
Corinne Schat, Recorder, Gregory Hamilton, Theorbo.
Despite the two rich collections of his instrumental compositions, and a portrait by a contemporary artist, very little is know about Castello. By the sophisticated harmony and counterpoint exhibited in his works, he must have been trained by a choral master, possibly one of the composers associated with St. Mark's in Venice where he was associated with. During the main course of his life, he was closely associated with Claudio Monteverdi, who's influence is apparent.
Dario (Domenico Castello) was born in Venice, where he was baptised on 19 October 1602.
The title page of the 1621 edition of the first volume of the Sonate Concertate in stil moderno records him as "Capo di Compagnia de Musichi d'Instrumenti da fiato in Venetia", indicating that he led a Venetian company of piffari, a band that could include sackbuts, cornetts, shawms, but also violins and viols.
On 19 November 1624 he was appointed «sonador di violin» (violin player) of the St. Mark's music chapel, at the time headed by Claudio Monteverdi.
The title page of the second volume (1629) of the "Sonate concertate in Stil moderno" lists him as" Musico Della Serenissima Signoria di Venetia in S. Marco, & Capo di Compagnia de Instrumenti", indicating that he worked at the great Basilica of St. Mark's where Claudio Monteverdi was maestro di capella. Castello's use of the stile concitato (agitated style) -with quick repeated-note figures- is consistent with his association with Monteverdi.
His brother Francesco (trombonist) and his father Giovanni Battista (violinist) also were working at St Mark's.
Dario Castello died in Venice on 2 July 1631 during the great plague of 1630.
Art by Caneletto, Balleto and others of the early 17th century Venetian style.
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