Silvestro Palma
Silvestro Palma sometimes De Palma or Da Palma (March 15, 1754 – August 8, 1834) was an Italian composer, primarily of operas. He was born in Barano d'Ischia, was a student of Giovanni Paisiello, and collaborated on a number of works with Paisiello's friend Giovanni Battista Lorenzi. He died, aged 80, in Naples.
Silvestro Palma

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- Born
- 1754 · Barano d'Ischia.
- Died
- 1834 · Naples.
- Occupation
- composer
- Fields
- classical · opera · liturgical
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Silvestro Palma sometimes De Palma or Da Palma (March 15, 1754 – August 8, 1834) was an Italian composer, primarily of operas. He was born in Barano d'Ischia, was a student of Giovanni Paisiello, and collaborated on a number of works with Paisiello's friend Giovanni Battista Lorenzi. He died, aged 80, in Naples.
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Born at Barano d'Ischia in 1754, died in Naples in 1834.
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Barano d'Ischia.
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- 1.François-Joseph Fétis: Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie génèrale de la musique. 2. Auflage. Band 6. Firmin Didot, Paris 1864, S. 438 ( ).
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