Agnellus [Agnello]  de Antignano [Neapolitanus] {Paul III-Sixtus V}

Soprano; Noli; admitted, along with Pietro Bartholomuccio di San Germano 26 October 1547, by a vote of 13 out of 21 ;  mandati : November  1547 -October  1571 ; in the list of  1573 ; December  1580 -March  1586 ; on 17 October  1584 , Antignano, because of his age and infirmity, was given license to attend the offices and Mass only when he was able to do so; on 27 September1589 , a funeral Mass was held for Antignano in San Marcello, so he probably had  died  the week before; in  1573, he and Bartholomuccio were said to have hoarse discordant (dissona) voices but were said to be useful because they were senior singers and were priests (Document 1.19) ;  punctator  in  1554 ,  1557 ,  1564 ,  1570 .

DOCUMENTS

DS 3

35r: entry dated 26 October 1547 [CASIMIRI (1934), p. 305

Eadem die duo cantores suprani propositi sunt a magistro capellae cantoribus 21: et scrutinio scrutati sunt: et ne unus neapolitanus: et alter de Sancto Germano: Neapolitanus habuit vota favoribila 13. Alter vero XI.

35v: entry dated 6 November 1547 [CASIMIRI (1934), p. 306]

Eadem die duo suprascripti suprani b. 26 octobris propositi et scrutati induti sunt cotta a R.do magistro capellae coram cantoribus: et iuraverunt in manibus eiusdem magistri observare iura et mandata capellae: promisseruntque solvere regalia sua: quorum nomina sunt d. Petrus de Sancto Germano et Agnellus de Neapoli.

36r: entry dated 7 November 1547 [CASIMIRI (1934), p. 306]

Eadem die d. Agnellus soluit regalia sua: videlicet ducatos aureos de camera 12.

DS 13

29r: entry dated 17 October 1584

D. Anellus quia propter senectutem et aliquam infirmitatem licentiam obtinuit accedere ad officium vel missa quando potest.

DS 16

36r: entry dated 27 September 1589

Furno fatte le osequie del nostra gran compagno S. Agnello a San Marcello.

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY: CELANI, p. 102; CASIMIRI ;  FREY, Die Diarien, p. 136; SHERR, "Competence and Incompetence."