Stefano Ronchetti-Monteviti
Stefano Ronchetti-Monteviti (1814–1882) was an Italian composer, music educator, and college administrator. Stefano Ronchetti-Monteviti was born in Asti, he joined the faculty of the Milan Conservatory in 1850 as a professor of counterpoint. He was appointed the school's director in 1878, a post he held until illness forced him to resign in November 1881.
Stefano Ronchetti-Monteviti
- Born
- 1814 · Asti.
- Died
- 1882 · Casale Monferrato.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- composer · music educator
- Fields
- opera · classical music · liturgical music
- Teachers
- Ferdinando Bonazzi · Benedetto Neri
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Stefano Ronchetti-Monteviti (1814–1882) was an Italian composer, music educator, and college administrator. Stefano Ronchetti-Monteviti was born in Asti, he joined the faculty of the Milan Conservatory in 1850 as a professor of counterpoint. He was appointed the school's director in 1878, a post he held until illness forced him to resign in November 1881.
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He died the following year in Casale Monferrato. His notable pupils included Franco Faccio, Giacomo Puccini, and Ivan Zajc. His compositional output mainly consists of sacred music. His opera Pergolese premiered at La Scala on 16 March 1857. It used a libretto by Temistocle Solera and starred soprano Maria Spezia-Aldighieri.
Training under Ferdinando Bonazzi and Benedetto Neri is recorded. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera, classical music and liturgical music. Employment is recorded with Milan Conservatory.
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Stefano Ronchetti-Monteviti died at Casale Monferrato.
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- 1.Stefano Ronchetti Monteviti. Archivio digitale Ricordi.
- 2.Raffaello Barbiera scrisse: "... silenziosamente all'alba partì col figlio...lasciando a Milano la propria compagna ch'egli adorava ...".
- 3.Susanna Toffaloni. Messa Rossini.
- 4.Vittorio Maria Vanzo. Enciclopedia Treccani.
- 5.Michele Curnis. alla voce Solera Temistocle. Dizionario biografico degli italiani. Treccani. 93. 2018-01-01.
- 6.Era un rifacimento di “Genio e sventura”, dello Stesso Solera, già destinato al compositore spagnolo Emilio Arrieta.
- 7.Il musicologo Giovanni Masutto annotò: "...Volle tentare il teatro melodrammatico sognando le gioie d'un vero successo; ma le speranze fallirono, dacché la sua opera “Pergolese” non pose sul capo del giovine maestro l'ambito alloro...".
- 8.Scrisse: “...Vi ha tanta passione, vi ha tanta finezza d'armonia in questa musica squisita, da far arrossire le mille cose che pure a' giorni nostri ottengono favore e menano vanto...”
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