Giuseppe Donizetti
Illustration — Giuseppe Donizetti in Ottoman court uniform Giuseppe Donizetti (6 November 1788 – 12 February 1856), also known as Donizetti Pasha, was an Italian composer. From 1828 he was Instructor General of the Imperial Ottoman Music at the court of Sultan Mahmud II. He was replaced by Guatelli Pasha after his death. His younger brother was the opera composer Gaetano Donizetti.
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Giuseppe Donizetti
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- Born
- 1788 · Bergamo.
- Died
- 1856 · Istanbul.
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire
- Occupation
- composer · conductor · bandleader · music educator
- Fields
- music · military band · music education · conducting
- Languages
- Italian
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Illustration — Giuseppe Donizetti in Ottoman court uniform Giuseppe Donizetti (6 November 1788 – 12 February 1856), also known as Donizetti Pasha, was an Italian composer. From 1828 he was Instructor General of the Imperial Ottoman Music at the court of Sultan Mahmud II. He was replaced by Guatelli Pasha after his death. His younger brother was the opera composer Gaetano Donizetti.
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Born at Bergamo in 1788, died in Istanbul in 1856.
The recorded working language is Italian. The field of work recorded is music, military band and music education. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music.
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1856
Giuseppe Donizetti died at Istanbul.
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Bergamo.
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scholarly publication
- Donizetti, Giuseppe, Oxford Music Online, 2001
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2001
- Giuseppe Donizetti at the Ottoman Court: A Levantine Life, The Musical Times, 2002
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2002
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1528301: Giuseppe Donizetti
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- “Giuseppe Donizetti”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Venezia altrove. Almanacco della presenza veneziana nel mondo, Marsilio, Venezia, 2007, pag. 29.
- 2.Cita web en http://www.turkishmusicportal.org Turkish Music Portal
- 3.Cfr.: Istanbul Cafè. Teatro. Influsso italiano
- 4.Emre Araci, A Levantine life: Giuseppe Donizetti at the Ottoman court, in: The Musical Times, Publications Ltd (UK), 2000-2002. Versione italiana a cura di Nicola Verderame - Sandro Teti Editore - Roma 2022.
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- 6.cita libro Felice Romani Novelle e favole 2016 NeoClassica Roma prima edizione moderna 175-6 978-88-9374-002-9
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Donizetti, Giuseppe, Oxford Music Online, 2001Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1528301: Giuseppe DonizettiWikimedia Foundation
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