Ottorino Respighi
Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer, conductor, musicologist, music educator, university teacher and violist (1879–1936). He was born at Bologna and died at Rome.
Ottorino Respighi in brief
- Born
- 1879
- Died
- 1936
- Known for
- composer, conductor, musicologist, music educator, university teacher, violist and pianist
- Place of birth
- Bologna
Contents
Formation and teaching
Ottorino Respighi studied at Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini. He trained under Giuseppe Martucci, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Luigi Torchi and Ferruccio Busoni.
As a teacher, Ottorino Respighi is recorded in connection with Elsa Respighi, Normand Lockwood and Fernando Germani. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Career and activity
Ottorino Respighi worked in opera and classical music.
He was employed by Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He belonged to Accademia Tiberina and Royal Academy of Italy.
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 6: Fountains of Rome, Marie Victoire, Feste Romane, Maria egiziaca, La campana sommersa and Pines of Rome. His recorded genres are symphonic poem and impressionism in music.
Identity
What the record establishes about Ottorino Respighi.
Ottorino Respighi is recorded as composer, conductor, musicologist, music educator and university teacher. MusicBrainz establishes this heading under the identifier 788c380d-247b-42f0-b7a9-64881e1f0fd9. Ottorino Respighi is recorded with the citizenship of Kingdom of Italy. Open Library catalogues 78 works under this name. Lauda per la Natività del Signore is dated 1900. La bella dormente nel bosco is dated 1916.
Concerto in Modo Misolidio is dated 1925. Violin Sonata in B minor is dated 1917. Trittico botticelliano is dated 1927. Belkis, Regina di Saba is dated 1931. Ballata delle Gnomidi is dated 1919. Maria egiziaca is dated 1932.
Marie Victoire is dated 1913. Metamorphoseon is dated 1930. Pines of Rome is dated 1924. La sensitiva is dated 1914. Passacaglia is dated 1930. Gli uccelli is dated 1927.
Rossiniana is dated 1925. The Birds is dated 1928.
Catalogued works
67 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1900 to 1932.
Feste Romane. Fireworks. Fountains of Rome. Marie Victoire, dated 1913. Pines of Rome, dated 1924. Orkestraties van Ottorino Respighi. Roman trilogy. Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1. Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 2. Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3. Belfagor. Concerto in Modo Misolidio, dated 1925. Ancient Airs and Dances. La campana sommersa. La fiamma. Maria egiziaca, dated 1932. Rossiniana, dated 1925. The Birds, dated 1928. Concerto gregoriano. Belkis, Regina di Saba, dated 1931. Semirâma. La bella dormente nel bosco, dated 1916. Lucrezia. Re Enzo. Vetrate di chiesa. Poème. Poema autunnale. Violin Sonata in B minor, dated 1917. Sèvres de la vieille France. Gli uccelli, dated 1927. Passacaglia, dated 1930. Metamorphoseon, dated 1930. Lauda per la Natività del Signore, dated 1900. Ballata delle Gnomidi, dated 1919. Trittico botticelliano, dated 1927. La pentola magica. Antiche Danze ed Arie. La sensitiva, dated 1914. A comprehensive catalog of the published art songs of Ottorino Respighi. Die Flamme. Church windows. Quintett g-Moll für Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Horn und Fagott =. E se un giorno tornasse--. Sonata in B minor (1917) for violin and piano. Three preludes on Gregorian melodies. Fontane di Roma. Deità silvane. La boutique fantasque. Die versunkene Glocke. Antiche danze ed arie per liuto. Renata Scotto sings Respighi. Il tramonto. Pini Di Roma Pines of Rome. Antiche Danze Ed Arie Libera Trascrizione Per Orchestra. Romanze. Notturno. Ancient Airs and Dances & Other Works for Solo Piano. Antiche danze ed arie per liuto (sec. XVI e XVII). Antiche danze ed arie per liuto (Sec. XVIo). Fontane di Roma, Pini di Roma, Feste Romane. The fountains of Rome. The Fountains of Rome in Full Score. Quartetto dorico. Sinfonia drammatica, per grande orchestra, 1914. Three Duos Concertants, Op. 22, Kalmus Edition. Impressioni brasiliane. La campana sommersa =.
Literature
7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Respighi, Ottorino (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002. Respighi, Ottorino, Oxford Music Online, 2001. Respighi, Ottorino, Komponisten Lexikon, 2003. Respighi, Ottorino, Metzler Komponisten Lexikon, 1992. RESPIGHI, OTTORINO, Music in the 20th Century (3 Vol Set), 2016. Ottorino Respighi fra esoterismi e metamorfosi, Bibliomanie, 2025. Francesco Attardi, Lorenzo Casati, Ottorino Respighi. Un iceberg sinfonico, LIM, Lucca 2024, Ex Chordis, 2024.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 43 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Ottorino Respighi studied at Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini. training under Giuseppe Martucci, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Luigi Torchi is recorded. Elsa Respighi, Normand Lockwood and Fernando Germani are recorded as having studied under Ottorino Respighi. the recorded working language is Italian.
The field of work recorded is opera and classical music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are symphonic poem and impressionism in music.
Employment is recorded with Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Membership is recorded of Accademia Tiberina and Royal Academy of Italy.
Works named in the authority record are Fountains of Rome, Marie Victoire, Feste Romane, Maria egiziaca, La campana sommersa and Pines of Rome.
Chronology
- 1879Ottorino Respighi born at Bologna.
- 1900Lauda per la Natività del Signore is dated 1900.
- 1913Marie Victoire is dated 1913.
- 1913Marie Victoire.
- 1914La sensitiva is dated 1914.
- 1916La bella dormente nel bosco is dated 1916.
- 1917Violin Sonata in B minor is dated 1917.
- 1919Ballata delle Gnomidi is dated 1919.
- 1924Pines of Rome is dated 1924.
- 1924Pines of Rome.
- 1925Concerto in Modo Misolidio is dated 1925.
- 1925Rossiniana is dated 1925.
- 1927Trittico botticelliano is dated 1927.
- 1927Gli uccelli is dated 1927.
- 1928The Birds is dated 1928.
- 1930Metamorphoseon is dated 1930.
- 1930Passacaglia is dated 1930.
- 1931Belkis, Regina di Saba is dated 1931.
- 1932Maria egiziaca is dated 1932.
- 1936Ottorino Respighi died at Rome.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
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Open Library author record for Ottorino Respighi (Internet Archive), 78 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Respighi, Ottorino (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
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Respighi, Ottorino, Metzler Komponisten Lexikon, 1992
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
RESPIGHI, OTTORINO, Music in the 20th Century (3 Vol Set), 2016
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 7.
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 10 articles naming Ottorino Respighi.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 9.
Gemeinsame Normdatei 1085305-4, Accademia Musicale Ottorino Respighi (Assisi).
authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Consult the source - 10.
Internet Archive, 95 digitised items catalogued under Ottorino Respighi as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 11.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q243837: Ottorino Respighi
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 12.
“Ottorino Respighi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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