1. Agnesi, Maria Teresa
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Agnesi, Maria Teresa Life Italian composer, harpsichordist, singer and librettist: as a girl she performed in her home while her elder sister Maria Gaetna (1718-99; she became a distinquished ...

2. Albinoni, Tommaso
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... and secular instrumental works (Adagio for Organ and Strings). Most of Albinoni’s operas have been lost, but a few arias from them remain. Works The set of twelve for strings, Op. 5, the twelve Oboe ...

3. Anfossi, Pasquale
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Anfossi, Pasquale Life Pasquale Anfossi, compositor from Taggia (Liguria, Italy), takes place in a troubled moment in building his own space since there was Mozart with his successes and ...

4. Arnold, Samuel
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Arnold, Samuel Life Samuel Arnold was born in London, the son of Thomas Arnold and Princess Amalia. The young Arnold studied music under Bernard Gates, one of John Blow’s students, at ...

5. Bach, Johann Michael
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

...  Works include Arias, many motets, choral concertos, over 70 organ chorales and other keyboard and instrumental works.  ...

6. Bononcini, Giovanni Maria
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Bononcini, Giovanni Maria (1642 - 1678) Life Giovanni Maria (born Montecorone, bap. 23 Sept 1642; died Modena, 18 Nov 1678), a violinist for the Dowager Duchess Laura d'Este, was maestro ...

7. Cilea, Francesco
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... and Legouvé. The action takes place in Paris and is the tragic story of the actress Adriana Lecouvreur and her lover Maurizio, Count of Saxony. The best known arias from the opera are for the soprano ...

8. Donizetti, Gaetano
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Donizetti, Gaetano (1797 - 1848) Image Life A native of Bergamo, Donizetti studied locally under Johann Simon Mayr. He was the leading composer of Italian opera for nearly a decade ...

9. Giordano Umberto
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... a victim with his beloved Madeleine. Arias from the work are popular in recital, including the tenor arias Un dì all'azzurro spazio, Si, fui soldato and Come un bel dì di maggio and the soprano aria La ...

10. Gottschalk, L. Moreau
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Gottschalk, L. Moreau (1829-1869) Image Life Gottschalk was born in New Orleans in 1829. From early in his childhood, he was exposed to the French and African-tinged Caribbean folk ...

11. Gounod, Charles
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... prey of the devil Mephistopheles. Recital arias from Faust include the Mephistophelean Le veau d'or (The Golden Calf), the tenor Salut! demeure and Marguerite's Jewel Song Ah! je ris. Choral societies ...

12. Händel, Georg Friedrich
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... of Handel's achievement within the limitations of the genre. Arias  ...

13. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756 - 1791) Image Life The youngest child and only surviving son of the Austrian composer Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus received his early musical training ...

14. Pescetti, Giovan Battista
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... Venice. Works Pescetti's opera arias are notable for their easily singable lines, simple accompaniments, short, clearly articulated phrases and restricted harmonic vocabulary. He wrote more than ...

15. Piccinni, Niccolò
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

... 1742. He did not like the instruction he received, and composed oratorios, psalms, and arias in secret. His father placed the boy under the care of Francesco  ...

16. Salieri, Antonio
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Salieri, Antonio (1750 -1825 ) Image Life He studied with Gassmann and others in Vienna, and also knew Gluck (who became his patron) and Metastasio. In 1774 he succeeded Gassmann ...

17. Sammartini, G. Battista
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Sammartini, G. Battista (1700 or 1701 - 1775) Image Life The son of a French oboist who had settled in Italy, Sammartini spent his whole life in Milan, where he won an early reputation ...

18. Attila LIBRETTO - PDF
(Type: Libretto | Section: Librettos)

... Hunnen by Zacharias Werner. ... ... Libretto's       Attila     Prologo Scena I Piazza di Aquileia. La notte, vicina al termine, è rischiarata da una grande quantità di torce. Tutto all'intorno ...

19. Brahms, Johannes (Complete Catalogue)
(Type: Catalogo | Section: Catalogues)

Composer Brahms, Johannes (Complete Catalogue) Catalog Op. Work 1       Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major 2       Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor 3.1.   Liebestreu - Fidelity in Love, Song for ...

20. Britten, Benjamin (Complete Catalogue)
(Type: Catalogo | Section: Catalogues)

Composer Britten, Benjamin (Complete Catalogue) Catalog Stage Works Opus - Title     Timon of Athens - Incidental music - 1935     Easter 1916 (Slater) - Incidental music - 1935     Stay Down ...