Orazio Michi Explained

Orazio Michi "dell'Arpa" (also Mihi;^[1] Alife, Campania, 1594Rome, 26 October 1641) was an Italian composer, and, as his nickname "of the harp" suggests, harpist.^{[2] [3]}

Works, editions and recordings

• 3 instrumental pieces on The Harp of Luduvico I diletti di mundo. Quel signor. Su duro tronco. Andrew Lawrence-King CDH55264 Helios
• Piangete, afflitti lumi Jaroussky, Rial, Pluhar & L´Arpeggiata.
• Ninna nanna al bambino Gesù Jaroussky, Rial, Pluhar & L´Arpeggiata.

Notes and References

1. Hill . John Walter . Michi, Orazio.
2. Historische Harfen: Beiträge zur Theorie und Praxis historischer ... Heidrun Rosenzweig, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, International Harp Center - 1991
3. A. Cametti, Orazio Michi dell'Arpa virtuoso e compositore di musica della prima meti del seicento, Rivista Musicale Italiana, XXI, 1914, 255.