Complete Encyclopaedia of Music/A/Astorga, Baron Emanuele D'

by John Weeks Moore

Astorga, Baron Emanuele D', a Sicilian, composed an elegant and refined "Stabat Mater," a considerable portion of which is in the first volume of Latrobe's selection ; also several cantatas, which were much celebrated. He came to England some time in the beginning of the last century, and passed one or more winters in London. Dr. Burney states the three best of Astorga's cantatas to be "Quando penso," "Torne Aprile," and "In questo core." In these, he says, there are expression, grace, and science, devoid of pedantry.