Pietro Mascagni, Composer, Livorno
By TuscanyVillages at October 29, 2011 | 7:53 am | 0 Comment
Pietro Mascagni (1863 – 1945) Composer Livorno Born in Livorno, Pietro Antonio Stefano Mascagni, a contemporary of Puccini, was one of the most important composers in Italy at the turn of the 20th century. He began his musical studies under Alfredo Soffredini (1854 – 1923) at the Istituto Musicale di Livorno (later called Istituto Cherubini). While he wrote
Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi, Composer, Massa
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Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi (1728 – 1804) Composer Massa Born in Massa, Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi was a successful opera composer in the 18th century, a flourishing period in Italian opera. He studied first under his father and then at the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto in Naples. His first operatic production in Turin in 1755 was well received, and led
Luigi Boccherini, Composter & Musician, Lucca
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Luigi Boccherini (1743 – 1805) Composer and Musician Lucca Luigi Boccherini, virtuoso cellist and composer, was born in Lucca into a musical family. His father, Leopoldo Boccherini, was a successful cellist and double bass player, and provided Luigi with a good education. When Luigi was 13, his father sent him to Rome to study with the renowned cellist Giovanni
Guido d’Arezzo, Music Theorist, Arezzo
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Guido d'Arezzo (c. 990 – 1050), Music Theorist, Arezzo [caption id="attachment_2145" align="alignleft" width="157" caption="Statue of Guido Aretino proudly showing off one of his music sheets"][/caption] Guido d’Arezzo (also known as Guido
Giacomo Puccini, Composer, Lucca
By TuscanyVillages at April 25, 2010 | 8:25 am | 0 Comment
1858-1924 Composer Lucca Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini, one of Italy’s great opera composers, was born in Lucca. Born into a family with five generations of musical history, Puccini musical beginnings came naturally. His father died when he was only five, and his music training did not begin in earnest until a performance of Giuseppe
