Gaetano Gaspari
Illustration — Gaetano Gaspari Gaetano Gaspari (15 March 1807/1808 in Bologna – 31 March 1881) was an Italian composer, bibliographer, and historian of music. He composed mainly liturgical music, including the Offertorium of the Messa per Rossini. He studied with Benedetto Donelli at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna from 1820 to 1827, where he won first prizes in piano and counterpoint.
Gaetano Gaspari
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- 1807 · Bologna.
- Died
- 1881 · Bologna.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
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- composer · historian · librarian · bibliographer · musicologist
- Fields
- classical music · liturgical music
- Education
- Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini
- Languages
- Italian
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Born at Bologna in 1807, died in Bologna in 1881.
Gaetano Gaspari studied at Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini. The recorded working language is Italian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music and liturgical music.
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