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1.) Franz Schubert is considered the last of the classical composers and one of the first romantic ones. Schubert's music is notable for its melody and harmony.Franz Schubert was born in Vienna in Austria on January 31, 1797 as the fourth son of Franz Theodor Schubert who was a school master and Elizabeth Vietz who was a domestic servant in Vienna. He displayed immense talent in music and was encouraged to exhibit it even as a child. He received instruction in violin from his father as well as from his elder brother. He also received lessons from Michael Holzer, the organist at Liechtenthal parish church.In 1808, the eleven year old Schubert was incorporated into the choir of the imperial court chapel as well as to the Royal seminary. Though he was often home sick, he displayed exceptional skill as a student. Besides, singing in the choir, he also played orchestra. At this time, he became quite familiar with the music of celebrities like Franz Joseph Haydn (17321809), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (17561791), and Ludwig Von Beethoven (17701827). Being an introvert and a shy person himself, Schubert spent most of his spare time in practising and perfecting himself.At the age of fifteen, he quit the choir when a change came over his voice though he continued at the seminary.

Early Career

In 1814, he was chosen as the assistant teacher to his father. The same year saw his Mass in F major was performed for the first time in Vienna. Schubert fell in love with Therese Grob, the soprano soloist there. In the same year, his genius was revealed when he published his work Gretchen am Spinnrade (Gretchen at the Spinning wheel), which was inspired by his reading of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's (17491832) Faust. By this time, his first symphony had appeared which showed the influence of Haydn in his works. In the same year, he gave tunes to five Goethe songs. His association with numerous poets, lawyers, singers and actors increased, who went on to become the performers of his works at private concerts in their homes or in the houses of wealthy friends. The next few years saw him composing excellent music as in 1815, his output included 144 songs, a symphony, two Masses, and many other works. There were also plenty of prominent eighteenth-century poets including J.G Von Herder, F.G Klopstock and Friedrich von Schiller whose works Schubert set to music. Even while he was a school master, Schubert composed symphonies. He also penned many amazing dances including waltzes, and Lndler, an Austrian waltz for which he was popular during his lifetime.As his application for a better teaching post was rejected in 1816, Schubert discarded his teaching career and decided to lead a bohemian way of life. From then onwards, he did not held any executive position, and entirely used his compositions to make money. He also owned a huge circle of friends which included poet Mayrhofer and Michael Vogl, the popular opera singer who sang many Schubert songs. The group was into the creation of music in coffee houses and homes in Vienna. These evenings became popular as Schubertiads, where the latest songs and chamber music of Schubert were sung. By 1817, he stayed with his friend Franz von Schober, where he penned plenty of piano sonatas. In addition to the instrumental compositions, Schubert also wrote fifty songs in 1817. In 1818, he was impressed by Rossinis operas and two of his overtures were performed at a concert. It was on March 1818, which was the first public performance of Schuberts music. In July in the same year, he was appointed in the household of Count Esterhazy, who spend winters in the north of Schnbrunn and summers in Zseliz in Hungary. It was here that Schubert composed many of his works for piano duets. In 1819, Schubert penned his famous piano quintet while spending a holiday in upper Austria. Oratorio Lazarus, the Wanderer Fantasy, and the Quartet Movement in C minor shortly followed this.

The period between 1820 and 1823 saw Schubert reach the zenith of his musical career. Few of operettas and some of his songs were performed in public stage and professionals as well as amateurs started singing his songs for male voices. Some of his works got published and performed in private concerts. A charity event which was held in 1821, which included the performance of Erlknig attracted lot of public attention towards Schuberts music. His circle of friends had changed by this time, which includedpainters like Leopold Kupelweiser and Moriz von Schwind. In the same year, he penned his seventh symphony though he did not orchestrate it. In the following year, he started his famous eighth symphony in B Minor though completed only two movements of the work.Schuberts health started to deteriorate in May when he spent time in Vienna General Hospital. He was contracted with syphilis was admitted to the Vienna general hospital for several days. Even at this time, he managed to compose a few of his great songs, Die Schne Mllerin (The Fair Maid of the Mill), which reflected Schuberts own feelings. Turning now to chamber music, he created an octet for woodwinds and strings. In 1825, he formed the core of Schubertiads, which sung the songs of Schubert.

Death

The years of 1826 and 1827 witnessed the reappearance of his illnesses. However, he wrote two masterpieces, each remained a staple in his repertory. He also was one of the torch bearers at the funeral of Beethoven in 1827. The song-cycle 'Die Winterreise' (A Winter's Journey), known to be his greatest work, was composed in this year. This setting of 24 poems by Wilhelm Mller depicted a young man who sets out on a journey to a winter wasteland, after being rejected by his lover. Towards the end of the year, Schubert completed his two series of piano which he titled, Impromptus. On March 26, 1828, Schubert participated in a full-scale concert which was devoted completely to his own works. On 11 November, Schubert started suffering from nausea and headache. After five days, the doctors diagnosed typhoid fever following which he died in November 19, 1828

Works Piano Works Piano Sonatas Waltzes, German Dances, and Other Dances for Solo Piano Solo Piano Works (includes Moments musicaux) Piano Works 4-Hands Chamber Works String Trios, Quartets, Quintets Piano Quintet, Trios Chamber Sonatas Other Chamber Works Symphonies

2.) Frdric Chopin focused his efforts on piano composition and was a strong influence on composers who followed him. Considered Poland's greatest composer,

Born on March 1, 1810, in Zelazowa Wola, Poland, Frdric Chopin, grew up in a middle-class family. He published his first composition at age 7 and began performing one year later. In 1832, he moved to Paris, socialized with high society and was known as an excellent piano teacher. His piano compositions were highly influential. He died of tuberculosis and ill health on October 17, 1849, in Paris, France.

Frdric Chopin was born Fyderyk Franciszek Szopen on March 1, 1810, in the small village of Elazowa Wola, Duchy of Warsaw (now Poland). His Father, Nicholas, was a French migr who was working as a bookkeeper when he met and married Justyna Krzyanowska. Soon after Frederic was born, Nicholas found employment as a tutor for aristocratic families in Warsaw.His father's employment exposed young Chopin to cultured Warsaw society, and his mother introduced him to music at an early age. By age 6, young Chopin was ably playing the piano and composing tunes. Recognizing his talent, his family engaged professional musician Wojcheh Zywny for lessons, and soon pupil surpassed teacher in both technique and imagination.

Relationship with George Sand

Though Chopin had had youthful love affairs and was at one time engaged, none of his relationships lasted more than a year. In 1838 he began a love affair with French novelist Aurore Dedevant, aka, George Sand. The couple spent a harsh winter on the island of Majorca, south of France, where Chopin became ill. In March 1839, Sand realized that he needed medical attention and took him to Marseille, where he was diagnosed with consumption (tuberculosis). There, a skilled physician helped him recover.In May 1839, Frederic Chopin and George Sand settled south of Paris in Nohant, Sand's country home. The next seven years proved to be the happiest and most productive period of Chopin's life. He steadily composed a series of masterpieces, including theB Minor Sonata,theOpus 55 Nocturnesand theOpus 56 Mazurkas.The growing demand for his new works and his greater understanding of the publishing business also brought increased income and provided Chopin an elegant lifestyle.

Death

By the mid-1840s, both Chopin's health and his relationship with George Sand were deteriorating. His behavior had become erratic, possibly due to an undiagnosed form of epilepsy. The affair ended in 1848 after, among other things, Sand's unflattering portrayal of their relationship in her 1846 novel Lucrezia Floriani. At the end, both parties were too proud to reconcile, and Chopin's spirit and health were broken. He made an extended tour to the British Isles, where he struggled under an exhausting schedule, making his last public appearance on November 16, 1848. He then returned to Paris, where he died on October 17, 1849, at age 38. His body was buried at Pre Lachaise cemetery, but his heart was interred at a church in Warsaw, near the place of his birth.

List of his Some Works- Opus 1: Rondo in C Minor (1825)- Opus 2: Variations on La ci darem la mano from Mozarts Don Giovanni in B-flat Major (1827)- Opus 3: Introduction and Polonaise brillante for Violoncello and Piano in C Major (1829)- Opus 4: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major (1828)- Opus 5: Rondo la Mazur in F Major (1826)- Opus 6 No. 1: Mazurka in F-sharp Minor (1830)- Opus 6 No. 2: Mazurka in C-sharp Minor (1830)- Opus 6 No. 3: Mazurka in E Major (1830)- Opus 6 No. 4: Mazurka in E-flat Minor (1830)- Opus 7 No. 1: Mazurka in B-flat Major (1831)- Opus 7 No. 2: Mazurka in A Minor (1831)- Opus 7 No. 3: Mazurka in F Minor (1831)- Opus 7 No. 4: Mazurka in A-flat Major (1831)- Opus 7 No. 5: Mazurka in C Major (1831)- Opus 8: Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano in G Minor (1829)- Opus 9 No. 1: Nocturne in B-flat Minor (1831)- Opus 9 No. 2: Nocturne in E-flat Major (1831)- Opus 9 No. 3: Nocturne in B Major (1831)

3.) Robert SchumannOne of the great composers of the nineteenth century, Schumann was the quintessential artist whose life and work embody the idea of Romanticism in music. Schumann was uncomfortable with larger musical forms, such as the symphony and the concerto (nevertheless, representative works in these genres contain moments of great beauty), expressing the full range of his lyrical genius in songs and short pieces for piano. Schumann's extraordinary ability to translate profound, delicate -- and sometimes fleeting -- states of the soul is exemplified by works such as the song cycle Dichterliebe (A Poet's Love), afterHeinrich Heine, and his brilliant collections of short piano pieces, including Phantasiestcke (Fantastic Pieces), Kinderszenen (Scenes form Childhood), and Waldszenen (Forest Scenes). In his songs, as critics have remarked, Schumann attained the elusive union of music and poetry which Romantic poets and musicians defined as the ultimate goal of art.Schumann's father was a bookseller who encouraged Robert's musical and literary talents. Robert started studying piano at age 10. In 1828, he enrolled at the University of Leipzig as a law student, although he found music, philosophy, and Leipzig's taverns more interesting than the law. He also began studies with a prominent Leipzig piano teacher, Friedrich Wieck. There was serious mental illness in Schumann's family, and the composer, who most likely suffered from a manic-depressive condition, approached madness with the typical Romantic combination of fear and fascination. A compulsive womanizer and a heavy drinker, Schumann led a life that aggravated his psychological problems. His efforts to become a concert pianist failed after he developed partial paralysis of his right hand. According to a conventional story, the injury resulted from Schumann's compulsive use of a finger-strengthening device, but newer research points to mercury poisoning due to treatment for syphilis. Schumann settled on a career as a composer and musical writer, co-founding the influentialNeue Zeitschrift fr Musikand attracting attention early with his prophetic praise ofChopin. Many of his articles take the form of dialogues featuring the "League of David," young artists fighting the "Philistines," and headed by his alter egos "Florestan" and "Eusebius," intended to represent the two contrasting facets -- one ebullient, the other reserved -- of his personality. Schumann's music, with its sharp changes in mood, also reflects his tumultuous inner life. Wieck's highly talented pianist daughter Clara grew up and fell in love with Schumann, to her father's horror. Despite Wieck's opposition, Clara and Robert gained the legal right to marry in 1840, a day before Clara's 21st birthday. During this period Schumann composed feverishly. Spellbound by a musical thought, he would work himself to exhaustion, enthusiastically cultivating a particular genre for a period of time. (For instance, 1841 was a "year of songs" in which he brought the Romantic song cycle to its apex). He virtually invented the short, poetic, descriptive Romantic piano work, and produced such works in glorious profusion in the late 1830s. Schumann tackled larger forms in the 1840s, partly at Clara's urging; his four mature symphonies retain a place in the repertoire, but his opera Genoveva failed. He held several musical jobs, teaching at the newly-founded Leipzig Conservatory, eventually becoming town music director in Dsseldorf, but without much success. On February 27, 1854, he threw himself into the freezing waters of the Rhine. After his rescue, he voluntarily entered an asylum. Although he had periods of lucidity, his condition deteriorated, and he died there in 1856, probably of tertiary syphilis.

List of his some Works Dichterliebe, opus 48-Im wunderschnen Monat MaiAus meinen Trnen-Die Rose, die Lilie-Wenn ich in deine Augen seh' -Ich will meine Seele tauchen-Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome-Ich grolle nicht (2 editions available)-Und wssten's die Blumen-Das ist ein Flten und Geigen-Hr' ich das Liedchen klingen-Ein Jngling liebt ein Mdchen-Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen -Ich hab' im Traum geweinet-All nchtlich im Traume -Aus alten Mrchen winkt es-Die alten, bsen Lieder

4.) Franz Liszt, the virtuoso pianist and composer, was the most famous concert superstar of the 19th century. He was born in what was then the Austrian Empire. His father was Hungarian and his mother was Austrian. At age 6 he took music lessons from his father, Adam Liszt, who worked at the Court of Count Esterhazy, the main sponsor of Liszt's education and career. Liszt continued his music studies in Vienna underCarl CzernyandAntonio Salieri.

In 1823, at the young age of 12, Liszt moved with his parents to Paris. There he enjoyed an early friendship withFrdric Chopin, but later they became rivals. At that time young Liszt began his career of a travelling virtuoso. He was adulated all-over Europe, from Ireland to Russia. His concert performances included his own compositions, regarded by many as the most difficult piano music ever written. His elegant, worldly manners in combination with diabolic cynicism and his impressive stage presence and supernatural virtuosity gave cause for rumors, that he must have made a deal with the Devil. His "Mephisto Waltz" depicts the Devil playing a Paganini-style violin on the piano.

Franz Liszt became a friend of many important cultural figures of his time. He attended the Paris premiere of the "Symphonie Fantastique" byHector Berliozand the two composers became good friends. Liszt shared mutual respect withMikhail Glinka. He also admiredAleksandr Borodinand promoted his first symphony for performances in Western Europe. Liszt was a friend ofRichard Wagner, who was Liszt's son-in-law, until their differences led to cooler relationship in their later years. Liszt's influence on his fellow musicians was legendary. He made superb piano transcriptions of symphonies, operas and large orchestral works of other composers, such asLudwig van Beethoven,Hector Berlioz,Wolfgang Amadeus MozartandRichard Wagner. Operas and symphonies in Liszt's transcriptions became valuable repertoire of many pianists.

Liszt lived and travelled with the married Countess Marie D'Agoult for 12 years and they had three children. In 1847, in Russia, Liszt met the beautiful and wealthy Princess Carolyne Wittgenstein, who soon left her husband for Liszt. In 1848 he became the Director of Music at the Court of Weimar. There, living with Carolyne in her mansion, he composed and revised his most important music, including the "Dream of Love", dedicated to Carolyne. The Church did not allow Liszt to marry Carolyne and also did not allow Carolyne to divorce Wittgenstein, with whom she had a daughter. In 1861 Liszt settled in Rome where Carolyne bought a home and they tried to marry again, but the Church did not terminate Carolyne's marriage until her husband died in 1864. She then changed her mind and lived with unmarried Liszt, who was stuck in this painful situation until the end of his life. Under her influence, he became a religious man and in 1865 Pope admitted Liszt into Holy Orders and commissioned the church music. Since 1870s Liszt taught at the Budapest Conservatory and also participated with Wagner in several concert events in Bayreith. He spent his last years between Rome, Weimar, Budapest and Bayreuth, where he died in 1886.

Some oh his Works

OperaS.1,Don Sanche, ou Le chteau de l'amour(182425)

Sacred choral worksS.2,The Legend of St. Elisabeth(185762)S.3,Christus(185567)S.4,Cantico del sol di Francesco d'Assisi[first/second version] (1862, 188081)S.5,Die heilige Ccilia(1874)S.6,Die Glocken des Strassburger Mnsters (Longfellow)(1874)S.7,Cantantibus organis(1879)S.8,Missa quattuor vocum ad aequales concinente organo[first/second version] (1848, 1869)S.9,Missa solennis zur Einweihung der Basilika in Gran (Gran Mass)[first/second version] (1855, 185758)S.10,Missa choralis, organo concinente(1865)

5.) Richard Wagner is best known for creating several complex operas, including Tristan and Isolde and Ring Cycle, as well as for his anti-semitic writings.

Born in Germany on May 22, 1813, Richard Wagner went on to become one of the world's most influentialand controversialcomposers. He is famous for both his epic operas, including the four-part, 18-hourRing Cycle, as well as for his anti-semitic writings, which, posthumously, made him a favorite of Adolf Hitler. There is evidence that Wagner's music was played at the Dachau concentration camp to "re-educate" the prisoners. Wagner had a tumultuous love life, which involved several scandalous affairs. He died of a heart attack in Venice on February 13, 1883.Wilhelm Richard Wagner was born on May 22, 1813, in Leipzig, Germany, and went on to become one of the world's most influentialand controversialcomposers.Richard Wagner was famous for both his complex operas, such as the four-part, 18-hourRing Cycle, as well as for his anti-semitic writings, which, posthumously, made him a favorite of Adolf Hitler. There is evidence that Wagner's music was played at the Dachau concentration camp to "re-educate" the prisoners.Wagner's parentage is uncertain: He is either the son of police actuary Friedrich Wagner, who died soon after Richard was born, or the son of the man he called his stepfather, the painter, actor and poet Ludwig Geyer (whom his mother married in August 1814).As a young boy, Wagner attended school in Dresden, Germany. He did not show aptitude in music and, in fact, his teacher said he would "torture the piano in a most abominable fashion." But he was ambitious from a young age. When he was 11 years old, he wrote his first drama. By age 16, he was writing musical compositions. Young Wagner was so confident that some people considered him conceited.The New York Timeswould later write in its obituary of the famous composer, "In the face of mortifying failures and discouragements, he apparently never lost confidence in himself."

Death

Wagner died of a heart attack on February 13, 1883, at age 69, while vacationing in Venice, Italy for the winter. His body was shipped by gondola and train back to Bayreuth, where he was buried.In the 20th century, Adolf Hitler was a fan of Wagner's music and writings, only making Wagner's legacy more controversial.New York Timeswriter Anthony Tommasini wrote of Wagner in 2005: "How did such sublime music come from such a warped man? Maybe art really does have the power to ferret out the best in us."

Some of his Works

- Leubald,- Die Laune des Verliebten. -Der fliegende Hollnder-Die Kunst und die Revolution("Art and the Revolution") essay- Das Rheingold(185354)- Die Laune des Verliebten- Tannhuser

6.) Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist who wrote symphonies, concerti, chamber music, piano works, and choral compositions.

Born in Hamburg, Germany, on May 7, 1833, Brahms was the great master of symphonic and sonata style in the second half of the 19th century. He can be viewed as the protagonist of the Classical tradition of Joseph Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.

Widely considered one the 19th century's greatest composers and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic era, Johannes Brahms was born May 7, 1833, in Hamburg, Germany.He was the second of Johanna Henrika Christiane Nissen and Johann Jakob Brahms' three children. Music was introduced to his life at an early age. His father was a double bassist in the Hamburg Philharmonic Society, and the young Brahms began playing piano at the age of seven.By the time he was a teenager, Brahms was already an accomplished musician, and he used his talent to earn money at local inns, in brothels and along the city's docks to ease his family's often tight financial conditions.In 1853 Brahms was introduced to the renowned German composer and music critic Robert Schumann. The two men quickly grew close, with Schumann seeing in his younger friend great hope for the future of music. He dubbed Brahms a genius and praised the "young eagle" publicly in a famous article. The kind words quickly made the young composer a known entity in the music world.But this music world was also at a crossroads. Modernist composers like Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner, the leading faces of the "New German School" rebuked the more traditional sounds of Schumann. Theirs was a sound predicated on organic structure and harmonic freedom, drawing from literature for its inspiration.

For Schumann and eventually Brahms, this new sound was sheer indulgence and negated the genius of composers like Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven.In 1854 Schumann fell ill. In a sign of his close friendship with his mentor and his family, Brahms assisted Schumann's wife, Clara, with the management of her household affairs. Music historians believe that Brahms soon fell in love with Clara, though she doesn't seem to have reciprocated his admiration. Even after Schumann's death in 1856, the two remained solely friends.Over the next several years, Brahms held several different posts, including conductor of a women's choir in Hamburg, which he was appointed to in 1859. He also continued to write his own music. His output included "String Sextet in B-flat Major" and "Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor."

Life in ViennaIn the early 1860s Brahms made his first visit to Vienna, and in 1863 he was named director of the Singakademie, a choral group, where he concentrated on historical and modern a cappella works.Brahms, for the most part, enjoyed steady success in Vienna. By the early 1870s he was principal conductor of the Society of Friends of Music. He also directed the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for three seasons.His own work continued as well. In 1868, following the death of his mother, he finished "A German Requiem," a composition based on Biblical texts and often cited as one of the most important pieces of choral music created in the 19th century. The multi-layered piece brings together mixed chorus, solo voices and a complete orchestra.Brahms' contributions covered light ground too. His compositions from this period included waltzes and two volumes of "Hungarian Dances" for piano duet.

Personal LifeBrahms never married. Following his failed attempt at making Clara Schumann his lover, Brahms went on to have a small string of relationships. They included an affair with Agathe von Siebold in 1858, which he quickly, for reasons never really understood, withdrew from.It does seem as though Brahms fell in love easily. One account has him having to deny giving a woman piano lessons because of his attraction to her.

Some of His Works

1Six Songs for Tenor or Soprano and Piano1. Liebestreu- Fidelity in Love2. LiebeundFrhlingI - Love and Spring I3. LiebeundFrhlingII - Love and Spring II4. Lied - Song5. In derFremde- Far From Home6. Lied Song

2Six Songs for Tenor or Soprano and Piano1. SpanischesLied - Spanish Song2. DerFrhling- Springtime3. Nachwirkung- Aftereffect4. Juche- Hurrah!5. WiedieWolkenachderSonne- As the Cloud after the Sun6. Nachtigallenschwingenlustig- Nightingales Swoop Happily

3Five Poems for Voice and Piano1. DerKuss- The Kiss2. Scheidenund Meiden - Parting and Separation3. In derFerne- Far Away4. DerSchmied- The Blacksmith5. AneineAeolsharfe- To an Aeolian Harp

7.) Giuseppe Verdi was an Italian composer who is known for several operas, including La Traviata and Aida

Giuseppe Verdi was born in Italy in 1813, prior to Italian unification. Verdi produced many successful operas, includingLa Traviata,FalstaffandAida, and became known for his skill in creating melody and his profound use of theatrical effect. Additionally, his rejection of the traditional Italian opera for integrated scenes and unified acts earned him fame.Verdi died on January 27, 1901, in Milan, Italy.

Famed composer Giuseppe Verdi was born Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi on October 9 or 10, 1813, in the community of Le Roncole, near Busseto in the province of Parma, Italy. His mother, Luigia Uttini, worked as a spinner, and his father, Carlo Giuseppe Verdi, made a living as a local inkeeper.Verdi first developed musical talents at a young age, after moving with his family from Le Roncole to the neighboring town of Busseto. There, he began studying musical composition. In 1832, Verdi applied for admission at the Milan Conservatory, but was rejected due to his age. Subsequently, he began studying under Vincenzo Lavigna, a famous composer from Milan.Verdi got his start in Italy's music industry in 1833, when he was hired as a conductor at the Philharmonic Society in Busseto. In addition to composing, he made a living as an organist around this time. Three years later, in 1836, Verdi wed Margherita Barezzi, the daughter of a friend, Antonio Barezzi.In 1838, at age 25, Verdi returned to Milan, where he completed his first opera,Oberto, in 1839, with the help of fellow musician Giulio Ricordi; the opera's debut productionwas held at La Scala, an opera house in Milan. While working onOberto, the composer suffered what would be the first of many personal tragedies: His and Margherita's first child, daughter Virginia Maria Luigia Verdi (born in March 1837), died in infancy on August 12, 1838; just one year later, in October 1839, the couple's second child, son Verdi Icilio Romano Verdi (born in July 1838), died, also as an infant.Verdi followedObertowith the comic operaUn giorno di regno, which premiered in Milan in September 1840, at Teatro alla Scala. UnlikeOberto, Verdi's second opera was not well-received by audiences or critics. Making the experience worse for the young musician,Un giorno di regno's debut was painfully overshadowed by the death of his wife, Margherita, on June 18

Death Giuseppe Verdi died on January 27, 1901, in Milan, Italy.

Some of his works

Songs-Sei Romanze(1838)-L'esule(1839) (Temistocle Solera)-La seduzione(1839) (Luigi Balestra)-Guarda che bianca luna: notturno(1839) (Jacopo Vittorelli)--For soprano, tenor, bass and flute obbligato-Album di Sei Romanze(1845)-Il poveretto(1847) (Maggioni)-L'Abandone(1849) (Escudier?)-Stornello(1869) (annon.)-Piet Signor(1894) (Verdi and Boito)