Rognoni, Giovanni Domenico (EN)

Rognoni, Rogniono, Rognone, Rongione, Rongioni, Rognoni Taeggio, Rognoni Taegio, Giovanni Domenico, *2nd half 16th c. Milan (?), †before October 1624 Milan (?), composer and organist, priest, son of Riccardo. He came from a family of Italian musicians originally from Val Taleggio (in the province Bergamo), who were active in Milan at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. From 1605, he was organist at the Church of S. Marco in Milan; subsequently, before 1619, he became maestro di cappella at the Church of S. Sepolcro and the ducal court; he held these posts until the end of his life. He was also a member of the academy of P. Lombard.

Rognoni was a highly regarded composer in Milan, and many of his small-scale vocal concertos were published in prestigious local anthologies. A collection of instrumental canzonas, issued in score form, consists mostly of four-part imitative works typical of the genre, with occasional metrical contrasts and a texture similar to vocal music, as well as four eight-part pieces  works intended to be played or sung by two choirs.

Literature: A. Ponzoni Le canzoni a quattro voci di Giovanni Domenico Rognoni, «Annuario 1966–67 del Conservatorio di Musica G.Verdi di Milano», Milan 1967.