Education
Puccini studied in Bologna under Giuseppe Carretti, who was maestro di cappella at Bologna"s San Petronio Basilica.
Puccini studied in Bologna under Giuseppe Carretti, who was maestro di cappella at Bologna"s San Petronio Basilica.
He was the first of five generations of composers, the most famous of whom was his great-great-grandson, the opera composer Giacomo Puccini. After returning to Lucca in 1739, he served as organist in the cathedral and later Maestro di Cappella to the Most Serene Republic. Puccini belonged to the Accademia Filarmonica of Bologna and was a skilled teacher.
His musical style incorporated elements of both the Baroque and early Classic periods.
Puccini was known as an excellent organist. He wrote many dramatic and sacred works, including a Te Deum for four voices and instruments, a Domine for four voices, masses, and psalm settings.
Between 1733 and 1780, Puccini wrote 31 servizi ecclesiastici for the annual Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Festa della Esaltazione della Santa Croce). Some of Puccini"s works, including a processional motet in eight voices, continued to be performed into at least the early 19th Century.
Five generations of the Puccini family were composers in Lucca.
Giacomo Puccini ("senior"): 26 January 1712 - 16 May 1781. Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini: 30 July 1747 - 10 February 1832. Domenico Vincenzo Maria Puccini: 5 April 1772 - 25 May 1815.
Michele Puccini: 27 November 1813 - 23 January 1864.
Giacomo Puccini: 22 December 1858 - 29 November 1924.