Teodoro Cottrau
Teodoro Cottrau (7 December 1827 – 30 March 1879) was an Italian composer, lyricist, publisher, journalist and politician. He specialised in Neapolitan folk songs. The son of French composer and musicologist Guillaume Louis Cottrau, he is best known for his arrangement of "Santa Lucia", published in 1850 and recorded among others by Enrico Caruso and Elvis Presley.
Teodoro Cottrau
Music: Anonymous - written down by Teodoro Cottrau (1827–1879) in 1849 Text: Anonymous - written down by Teodoro Cottrau (1827–1879) in 1849 Drawn by: s:da:User:Erik Damskier · Public domain
- Born
- 7 December 1827
- Birthplace
- Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
- Place of death
- Naples, Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- * Composer
- Died
- 1879 · Naples.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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Teodoro Cottrau (7 December 1827 – 30 March 1879) was an Italian composer, lyricist, publisher, journalist and politician. He specialised in Neapolitan folk songs. The son of French composer and musicologist Guillaume Louis Cottrau, he is best known for his arrangement of "Santa Lucia", published in 1850 and recorded among others by Enrico Caruso and Elvis Presley.
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• Born — 7 December 1827 • Birthplace — Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies • Place of death — Naples, Kingdom of Italy • Genre — Neapolitan song • Occupation — * Composer • lyricist • publisher
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Teodoro Cottrau is recorded as composer, poet, writer, journalist and lyricist.
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Teodoro Cottrau died at Naples.
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