Tomaso Banchieri, Adriano since he entered the Benedictine order, carries out all his activities at the monastery of San Michele in Bosco in Bologna. Here he founded, in 1615, the Accademia dei Floridi, which later became the Accademia Filarmonica, which still exists and is also known for having hosted the very young Mozart.
Adriano Banchieri is a multifaceted figure of musician, scholar, and writer. He introduces the use of the dividing bars of musical bars in the scores and invents, together with Orazio Vecchi, the Dramatic Madrigal or Commedia Harmonica; a sequence of madrigals that tell a story, the first hints with the "recitar cantando," to what will be the opera.
In this regard, we recall “Il Zabaione musicale” of 1604, the first book of five-part madrigals by Banchieri. The story is of a pastoral setting and the characters are nymphs, shepherds, mythological figures; the five voices are used to describe or caricature the different figures, or to imitate the sound of the lute, the little guitar and the hurdy-gurdy.
Adriano Banchieri besides being active as an organist and scholar of music theory, also carries out an intense teaching and writer activity. His interest in burlesque and vernacular literature led him to publish short stories and comedies in the Bolognese dialect and, in these cases, it was not the monk Adriano Banchieri who wrote, but Camillo Scaligeri della Fratta or Attabalippa from Peru.
The playing organ
Within which it is possible to practice what is usually necessary for the organ players, to alternate the chorister with the still songs in all feasts, and solemnities of the year.
Hora to start this SVONARINE ORGAN, without other musical discourses being of little joy at our concert, wanting only with shortness and ease to treat the way of responding with alternating chorister to the still songs of the whole year, first we will deal with the Holy Mass.
Three variations of Masses càtate are found aprobates within the Roman Missal which alternate between the choro, the organ in all feasts, the solenities of the year.
The first is named Kyrie of the Madonna, which are usually càtare in all feasts, the solemnity of it, in those of the Lord, of the Virgins.
The Second is appointed Kyrie of Dominica, who serve their Dominicas within the year, not hindered by particular feasts, and doubles.
The third are Kyrie Apostolorum, which serve them, in the Most Holy Pentecost, in the feasts of the Martyrs, and in the Confessors.
The Dominiche dell'Aduento, Quadragesima, day of the Innocents (as long as it is not the day of Dominica) in many places particular Kyrie are introduced, which we will place in his Inoco, if the Dominicals are sung for the most part, without however the glory in excelsis.
Having understood that the Masses alternated with the Organ are of three variations, now to proceed in an orderly fashion in this first Register; you will see vn Basso very sure guide in the Organ with the finals of the Choro, in those Churches (if there are any) where he was able to respond to the second verses, he will be able to use the shrewd Organist to use the first ones, leaving his voice in the finals of the second ones. ; authorizing in all Masses, that the repetition of the introitos will result for the first Kyrie.
