Musica sacra a Malta. Le cappelle musicali della Cattedrale
di S. Paolo e della Concattedrale di S. Giovanni Battista nel
XIX secolo
(Sacred music in Malta. The musical chapels of St. Paul's Cathedral and
St. John's Co-Cathedral in the 19th century)
Malta, Publishers Enterprisers Group PEG, 1995, 172 pp., 8°,
photos, music facsimile, indexes and bibliography - ISBN 99909-0-002-7
The study focuses on the period followingthe French occupation of Malta (1798-1800), when the Chapter of the Cathedral of Malta was in charge of the organization of the liturgical and musical activities at St. John's in Valletta (previously conventual church of the Order of the Knights of St. John). The different "piani di musica" (music plans) established by the Chapter during the 19th century are discussed together with a description of the main events characterising the musical life in both churches. Two appendices provide a complete bio-bibliographical list of all maestros, organists, musicians and singers employed in both Cathedrals in the 19th century and a transcription of documents from the Mdina Cathedral archives.