Serafino Razzi
{{short description|Italian composer}}
Serafino Razzi (1531–1613), born in Marradi and later residing in Florence, was a notable Italian Dominican friar celebrated for his contributions to music and literature.
In 1563, he unveiled a substantial compilation of carnival songs within the lauda genre, titled Libro primo delle laudi spirituale.{{cite book|author-link=Willi Apel|first=Willi|last=Apel|date=1969|title=Harvard dictionary of music|quote=In the second half of the 16th century Fra Serafino Razzi inaugurated a vast literature of laude in the popular styles of the villanella and canzonetta [ex. by G. Animuccia in SchGMB, no. 120]. Frequently, folksongs and dance melodies were used with the religious texts|page=464|publisher=Harvard University Press}} This collection stands as a vibrant mosaic, showcasing pieces of diverse ages and characters drawn from the rich musical landscape of Florence.{{cite book|first=Anita|last=Garriott|title=Fra Serafino Razzi and his laude collections of the sixteenth century |year=1973}} Comprising 91 lauda settings for one to four voices, Razzi's work reflects his extensive travels, meticulously chronicled in his diaries.{{cite journal|journal=Termoli|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=sAmxmk8cJSQC&pg=PA418&dq 418]|first=Sergio|last=Sorella|title=Tra sviluppo e decadenza| year=2009 |publisher=Donzelli|isbn=9788860363718}}
Razzi's sister was the sculptor and nun Maria Angelica Razzi.
Works (books)
- {{cite book |date=1577|title=Vite dei santi, e beati cosi uomini, come donne del sacro ordine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yfotMnVmsC0C|language=it|location=Florence|publisher=Bartolomeo Sermartelli}}
- {{cite book |date=1590|title=La vita et institutioni del Giovan. Taulero|trans-title= Life and Institutions of Johannes Tauler|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HdM7AAAAcAAJ|language=it|location=Florence|publisher=per Filippo Giunti}}
- {{cite book |date=1595|title=La storia di Raugia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XEHP_gOjBNMC|language=it|location=Lucca|publisher=per il Busdrago}}
- {{cite book |date=1596|title=Istoria de gli huomini: cosi nelle prelature, come nelle dottrine del sacro ordine de gli predicatori|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HXolhmUVWAsC|language=it|location=Lucca|publisher=per il Busdrago}}
- {{cite book |date=1599|title=Giardino d'essempi, ouero Fiori delle vite de' Santi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qiYaqaUAoIQC|language=it|location=Venice|publisher=presso Daniel Zanetti}}
Works (music)
- Libro primo delle laudi spirituali (1563), a large collection of carnival songs in the lauda genre. This collection includes 91 lauda settings for one to four voices.
- O dolcezza (date of publication unknown)
- O Giesu dolce (date of publication unknown)
- O Maria diana stella (date of publication unknown)
- O Vergin Santa non m'abbandonare (date of publication unknown)
- Stabat mater dolorosa (date of publication unknown)
- Razzi's music was likely much more extensive than what survives today. His collection "Libro primo" suggests there may have been additional planned volumes that were never published.
References
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External links
- [https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findingaids/view.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.MS58 Guide to Razzi, Serafino, Costumi e morte di Papa Alexxandro VI contrario Al P. F : Girolamo Savonarola da Ferrara del ordine de Predicatori. Manuscript, circa 1675] at the [https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/scrc/ University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center]
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Category:16th-century Italian composers
Category:Italian male composers
Category:16th-century Italian musicians
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