Pietro Generali
Pietro Generali (born Mercandetti Generali; 23 October 1773 – 3 November 1832) was an Italian composer primarily of operas and vocal music. He studied counterpoint with Giovanni Masi in Rome and spent a few months at the Conservatoire in Naples. After graduation in Rome Generali began composing sacred music.
Pietro Generali
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- Name
- Pietro Generali
- Born
- 23 October 1773
- Birthplace
- Masserano, Italy
- Died
- 3 November 1832
- Place of death
- Novara, Italy
- Occupation
- Composer
- Fields
- opera
- Languages
- Italian
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Pietro Generali (born Mercandetti Generali; 23 October 1773 – 3 November 1832) was an Italian composer primarily of operas and vocal music. He studied counterpoint with Giovanni Masi in Rome and spent a few months at the Conservatoire in Naples. After graduation in Rome Generali began composing sacred music.
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Biography
Biography
Having produced his first opera in 1800, his first success came with Pamela nubile (Venice, 1804), followed by other farsa, such as Adelina in 1810. When Rossini began his rise to prominence, Generali moved first to Barcelona, directing the opera company of the Teatre de la Santa Creu (named later the Teatre Principal) and from 1820 conducted and taught in Naples. In his last years, disappointed with the reception of his works, he held the position of Maestro di cappella at Novara Cathedral. He died, aged 59, in Novara.
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• Name — Pietro Generali • Born — 23 October 1773 • Birthplace — Masserano, Italy • Died — 3 November 1832 • Place of death — Novara, Italy • Occupation — Composer
Selected works
Selected works
• Pamela nubile (1804) • Don Chisciotte (1805) • Le lagrime d'una vedova (1808) • L'amore prodotto dall'odio (1810) • Adelina (1810) • La vedova delirante (1811) • Chi non risica non rosica (1811) • La vedova stravagante (1812) • L'impostore (1815) • I baccanali di Roma (1816) • Rodrigo di Valenza (1817) • Il servo padrone (1818) • Adelaide di Borgogna (1819) • Jefte (1823) • Il divorzio persiano (1828) • Francesca da Rimini (1829) • Il romito di Provenza (1831)
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1773
Pietro Generali born at Rome.
1808
Messa per le domeniche di Quaresima is dated 1808.
1830
Pietro Generali - Rondò e polacca "Bell'iride di pace" (1830) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1832
Pietro Generali died at Novara.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2006027: Pietro Generali
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- “Pietro Generali”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Generali, Pietro (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2002
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Pietro Generali
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scholarly publication
Generali, Pietro (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002Crossref registry
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MusicBrainz artist record for Pietro GeneraliMetaBrainz Foundation
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2006027: Pietro GeneraliWikimedia Foundation
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Pietro Generali is recorded as composer.
Messa per le domeniche di Quaresima
1808
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