Bernardo Storace

Bernardo Storace (fl. 1664) was an Italian composer. Almost nothing is known about his life; his only surviving collection of music contains numerous variation sets and represents a transitory stage between the time of Girolamo Frescobaldi and that of Bernardo Pasquini.

Life Very little is known about his life, except that in 1664 he served as Vice-Maestro di cappella to the senate of Messina. Three sets of variations on the Passo e mezzo: Capriccio sopra il Passo e Mezzo Passo e Mezzo Altro Passo e Mezzo Variations on the Romanesca Variations on the Spagnoletta (Aria sopra la Spagnoletta) Variations on the Monica Variations on the Ruggiero (Capriccio sopra Ruggiero) Variations on the Cinque passi (Partita sopra il Cinque passi) Variations on the Folia (Follia) Four passacaglias: Passagagli sopra A la mi re Passagagli sopra C sol fa ut Passagagli sopra D sol re per ♯ Passagagli sopra Fe fa ut per ♭ Chaconne (Ciaccona) Variations on the Balletto Ballo della Battaglia Two correntes Two Toccata e canzon pairs Two ricercars: Ricercar Ricercar di legature Pastorale