Severo de Luca

Severo De Luca (fl. 1684–1734) was an Italian composer of the Baroque period.

Life It is believed that Severo De Luca was Neapolitan. After moving to Rome in 1688, De Luca worked for Spanish ambassadors, although he is not listed among musicians employed by other Roman patrons. There is a possibility that Gioseppe De Luca might have been related to Severo as his name was present in some of these lists. He later joined the Congregazione di S Cecilia as a chapel master in 1708. Due to accusations of neglect and a dispute with his assistant, Giuseppe Valentini, De Luca was fired from his post in 1734. In 1696, De Luca's serenata for two voices was printed, becoming one of the few serenata's printed in Rome during that time. Four of his serenatas were commissioned by Spanish ambassadors, similarly to his final opera. De Luca's last collaborative opera was La clemenza d'Augusto in 1697.

List of works

Operas

L'Epaminonda, 1684 La costanza nell'amor divino, overo La Santa Rosalia, 1696 La clemenza d'Augusto, 1697

Serenatas

Cantata per musica, 1688 La nova gara delle dee, 1694 Serenata, 2 voices, 1696 Applausi delle virtù, 1701

Cantatas

Ah che tante sventure Amo Clori Arse gran tempo è vero Care labbra del mio bene Desiri partite pensiere volate È incostante la bellezza E ti par poco che ch'io dato il cor Io che per colpa sol del fato rio La mia Lilla O di luci da notte Parti l'idolo mio Pria che d'eto initri Rusignuol che tempri il canto

Sacred

Hierusalem excidium, 1688 Il martirio di S Erasmo, 1700 Foligno, 1710 De lamentatione Jeremie Dia sono amabile Vieni o mia cara