Francesco Antonio Pistocchi


Francesco Antonio Mamiliano Pistocchi, nicknamed Pistocchino, was an Italian singer, composer and librettist.
Pistocchino was born in Palermo. He was a boy soprano prodigy, and later made his career as a castrato. From 1696 to 1700 he was maestro di cappella for the Duke of Ansbach.
After 1700, he founded a singing school in Bologna, where he died. He was elected president of the Academia Filarmonica twice, in 1708 and 1710.
His pupil was Annibale Pio Fabri.

Works

Il Leandro Il Narciso, pastorale Le pazzie d'amore e dell'interesse, Le risa di Democrito La pace tra l'armi, serenata
. Bertoldo I rivali generosi, dramma per musica, composed with Clemente Monati and Giovanni Maria Capelli

Oratorios

. Il Martirio di San Adriano
. Maria Vergine Addolorata
. La fuga di Sta. Teresia

Other works

. Scherzi Musicali
. Duetti e terzetti
. 147th psalm and other church music and cantatas
. Cappricci puerili variamente composti in 40 modi sopra un basso d'un balletto

Recordings