Biography: Gabriel Mena, Gabriel Naïm Amor, Gabriel Pierne, Gert Wilden, Gervais-François Couperin, Zamfir, Giaches DeWert, Giacinto Scelsi, Giacomo Antonio Perti, Giacomo Battistini,

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Gabriel Mena Biography, Photos, Pictures

In the year 1511 Gabriel Mena was serving in the court of Ferdinand V of Aragon as a singer in the court chapel It is possible that Mena and Texerana, who was a member of the court musicians as early as 1500, were one and the same person

Gabriel Naïm Amor Biography, Photos, Pictures

Parisian expatriot Gabriel “Naim” Amor relocated from his native France to the saguaro-strewn landscape of Tucson, AZ in 1997, seeking to augment his cinematic French avant-pop with particles of Sonoran Desert dust

Gabriel Pierne Biography, Photos, Pictures

Pierne received many awards and distinctions at a very early age and after studying organ with Franck, succeeded him as organist of Ste Clotilde in 1890 He became a conductor for The Concerts Colonne in 1903 and was appointed principal conductor in 1910, a post he held until his retirement in 1934

German conductor and composer Gert Wilden labored in semi-obscurity for most of his professional career He provided themes and incidental music for literally dozens of European films and TV shows from the mid-’50s through the ’80s, while never gaining the renown of contemporaries like Peter Thomas or Martin Boettcher

Gervais-François Couperin Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Frenchman, Gervais-Francois Couperin took over the many positions held by his father upon Armand-Louis’ death During the course of Gervais’ life however, financial socio-political forces hindered the continued support of these “dependencies

Thanks to countless TV ads hawking collections of his music, Zamfir is almost universally recognized as the “Master of the Pan Flute” While that title may be cause for smirking in some quarters — whether because of its overexposure or a general distaste for easy listening music — it’s true that Gheorghe Zamfir was single-handedly responsible for popularizing an ancient, traditional Eastern European instrument that was in danger of dying out for lack of interest

Giaches DeWert Biography, Photos, Pictures

As a master of the chapel (choir master) Wert served a number of lesser courts in Italy until he came into the service of the Gonzaga court in Mantua where he is thought to have served between the years 1565 and 1592

Giacinto Scelsi Biography, Photos, Pictures

Giacinto Scelsi’s music was largely unknown throughout most of his life, as he refused interviews, rarely sought out performances, and would not even have his photograph taken, preferring instead to be represented by the symbol of a horizontal line placed under a circle

Giacomo Antonio Perti Biography, Photos, Pictures

Giacomo Antonio Perti was taught counterpoint by Franceschini, harpsichord by Laurenti and his musical compositions were influenced by Rossi, Carissimi, Cesti, and Corso in Parma

Giacomo Battistini Biography, Photos, Pictures

Giacomo was a maestro of singing in Novara and completely rejuvenated the corpus of music performed at the cathedral; he accomplished this by replacing it The remembered works of Giacomo Battistini include “Motetti sacri,” and “Armonie sagre