Carlo Sturla

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Carlo Sturla (active 1730s) was an Italian composer. He was music master for the nuns at the Convent of Santa Brigida, Genoa, where a century earlier Andrea Falconieri had also worked. He is known solely for his Passio di Venerdi Santo, a Latin passion in 18th century operatic style, composed for the local Oratory of San Filippo Neri in 1736. This was recorded for Brilliant Classics by Luca Franco Ferrari in 2010. Performing editions of his Pastorale, Taedet animam, Kyrie 1° e 2°, Christe, Gloria, were prepared for performance in Genoan by Adelchi Amisano in 1971. [1]

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  1. Nuova rivista musicale italiana 1971 "Musiche inedite a Genova Con un concerto tenuto a Genova presso il Loggiato di Santa Maria di Castello il 19 dicembre ... nell'Oratorio di San Filippo Neri con l'esecuzione di musiche sacre di Carlo Sturla (Pastorale, Taedet animam, Kyrie 1° e 2°, Christe, Gloria, sempre nella revisione di Adelchi Amisano"