3. Jobs
•Court of the Duke of Mantua
(during his twenties)
•1709: appointed maestro di
cappella at the court of Prince
Francesco Maria Ruspoli in Rome.
•Imperial Court of Charles VI in
Vienna
4. Output
•42 oratorios
•More than 100 masses and mass
movements
•200 motets and other sacred
pieces
•200 cantatas
•Additional secular vocal pieces
5. Style
Caldara’s general style represents aspects
of both:
•primma prattica (“first practice”- in line
with the style and practice of 16th century
polyphony) typical of most liturgical works
at the time
•seconda prattica (“second practice” –
allows the rules of 16th century
counterpoint to be broken to express
feelings of the text) more prevalent in
non-liturgical works at the time
