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Giovanni Bottesini (December 22, 1821 - July 7, 1889) was an Italian Romantic composer, conductor, and a double bass virtuoso. Image File history File links Mergefrom. ... Juan Bottesini was an Italian maestro. ... Image File history File links Bottesini-1-sized. ... Image File history File links Bottesini-1-sized. ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1821 (MDCCCXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The expression romantic music and the homophone phrase Romantic music have two essentially different meanings. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A conductor conducting at a ceremony A conductors score and batons Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ... For other uses, see Virtuoso (disambiguation). ...

Biography

Born in Crema, Lombardy, he was taught the rudiments of music by his father, an accomplished clarinetist and composer, at a young age and had played timpani in Crema with the Teatro Sociale before the age of eleven. He studied violin with Carlo Cogliati, and would have most likely continued on this instrument except for a unique turn of events. His father sought a place for him in the Milan Conservatory, but due to the Bottesini family's lack of money, a scholarship was required. Only two were available: double bass and bassoon. He prepared a successful audition for the double bass scholarship in a matter of weeks. At the conservatory, he studied with Luigi Rossi, to whom he would later dedicate his Tre grandi duetti per contrabasso. Only four years later, a surprisingly short time by the standards of the day, he left with a prize of 300 francs for solo playing. This money financed the acquisition of an instrument of Carlo Antonio Testore, and a globe-trotting career as "the Paganini of the Double Bass" was launched. The Cathedral of Crema. ... For the village of the same name in Ontario, Canada, see Lombardy, Ontario. ... A clarinetist (also spelled clarinettist) is a musician who plays the clarinet. ... A timpanist in the United States Air Forces in Europe Band. ... For the Anne Rice novel, see Violin (novel). ... The Milan Conservatory, or the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, is a famous music school in Milan whose alumni include Giacomo Puccini, Giovanni Bottesini, Vittorio Giannini, Francisco Mignone, Italo Montemezzi, Alceo Galliera, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Maurizio Pollini, and Claudio Abbado. ... Niccolò Paganini Niccolò Paganini, (Genoa, October 27, 1782 - Nice, May 27, 1840) was a violinist and composer. ...

Bottesini with his Testore bass.

On leaving Milan he spent some time in America and also occupied the position of principal double-bass in the theatre at Havana. Here his first opera, Cristoforo Colombo, was produced in 1847. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Type Anti-tank Nationality Joint France/Germany Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article is about the capital of Cuba. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1849 he made his first appearance in England, playing double bass solos at one of the Musical Union concerts. After this he made frequent visits to England, and his extraordinary command of his unwieldy instrument gained him great popularity in London and the provinces. Apart from his triumphs as a performer, Bottesini was a conductor of European reputation, and was conductor at the Théâtre des Italiens in Paris from 1855 to 1857 where his second opera, L'Assedio di Firenze, was produced in 1856. Year 1849 (MDCCCXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of France. ...

When conducting opera, Bottesini would frequently bring his double bass on stage during the intermission to play fantasies on the evening's opera. His Fantasies on Lucia di Lammermoor, I Puritani and Beatrice di Tenda are virtuosic tours de force that are still popular with those who are highly accomplished on the instrument. Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico, or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. ... I puritani (The Puritans) is an opera in three acts, by Vincenzo Bellini. ... Beatrice di Tenda, is a tragedia lirica, or tragic opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1833), from a libretto by Felice Romani, after the play of the same name by Carlo Tedaldi-Fores. ...

In 1861 and 1862 he conducted at Palermo, supervising the production of his opera Marion Delorme in 1862, and in 1863 at Barcelona. During these years he diversified the toils of conducting by repeated concert tours through the principal countries of Europe. In 1871 he conducted a season of Italian, opera at the Lyceum theatre in London, during which his opera Ali Babà was produced, and at the close of the year he was chosen by Verdi to conduct the first performance of Aida, which took place at Cairo on December 27, 1871. Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about 1862 . ... Location of the city of Palermo (red dot) within Italy. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... “Verdi” redirects here. ... This article is about the opera. ... For other uses, see Cairo (disambiguation). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Bottesini wrote three operas besides those previously mentioned: Il Diavolo della Notte (Milan, 1859); Vinciguerra (Paris, 1870); and Ero e Leandro (Turin, 1880), the last named to a libretto by Arrigo Boito, which was subsequently set by Luigi Mancinelli. He also wrote The Garden of Olivet, a devotional oratorio (libretto by Joseph Bennett), which was produced at the Norwich festival in 1887, eleven string quartets, a quintet for string quartet and double bass, and many works for the double bass, including two concertos for solo double-bass, the Gran Duo Concertante (originally) for two double basses, Passione Amorosa for two double basses, and numerous pieces for double bass and piano. Antonio Ghislanzoni, nineteenth century Italian librettist. ... Arrigo Boito (February 24, 1842 – June 10, 1918) was an Italian poet, journalist, novelist and composer, best known today for his opera libretti and his own opera, Mefistofele. ... An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus. ... Joseph Bentley Bennett (April 21, 1859 - November 7, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. ... The term Concerto (plural concertos or concerti) usually refers to a musical work in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra. ... The Gran Duo Concertante was composed by the Italian virtuoso Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889) by 1880. ...

Shortly before his death, in 1888 he was appointed director of Parma Conservatory on Verdi's recommendation. Bottesini died in Parma on the 7th of July 1889. His solo works are an uncommon performance today; not because of a lack of musicality, but due to their virtuosic difficulty. Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, famous for its architecture and the fine countryside around it. ...

The Paganini of the double bass

Bottesini was widely acclaimed, and his virtuosic skill in the bass paralleled that of Paganini himself on the violin. Because of the contributions of Bottesini (along with those of Sperger and Dragonetti) to bass technique, many have come to view the double bass as a diverse and versatile instrument. Most notably there are many virtuoso bass players who draw inspiration from the early renaissance of the double bass. Johannes Matthias Sperger (March 23, 1750, Feldsberg[1] - May 13, 1812, Schwerin) was a Austrian contrabassist and composer. ... Domenico Dragonetti with his Gasparo da Salò double bass Domenico Carlo Maria Dragonetti (April 9, 1763 - April 16, 1846), was an Italian double bass player, born in Venice. ...

Bottesini's bass was said to be a unique instrument with a remarkable sound. It was built by Carlo Antonio Testore in 1716. The instrument was owned by several, unknown bass players. It nearly met its end in the 1830s as it sat backstage in a marionette theater in Milan. Bottesini purchased the Testore in 1838 for 900 lire. Bottesini was also one of the first performers to adopt the French-style bow grip for the double bass. This style was previously used solely by violinists and violists. Now, the style is as common as the German-style bow grip. Type Anti-tank Nationality Joint France/Germany Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN...

List of selected works

Main article: List of compositions by Giovanni Bottesini

The following is a list of compositions by Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889). ...

Selected works for solo double bass (Partial)

• Adagio melanconico appassionato (Elegie par Ernst)
• Allegretto-Capriccio
• Allegro Di Concerto "Alla Mendellssohn" (aka "Gran Allegro")
• Aria da Bach
• Auld Robin Gray
• Barber of Seville
• Bolero
• Capriccio Di Bravura
• Carnival of Venice
• Cerrito
• Concertino
• Concerto Di Bravura
• Concerto for Violoncello and double bass G major
• Concerto No. 1 in F# Minor for Double Bass and Orchestra (also known as concerto for students in some publications/arrangements/lower transpositions, studienkonzert in German publications)
• Concerto No. 2 in B Minor for Double Bass and Orchestra
• Gran Duo Concertante
• Elegy in D no. 1
• Elegy No. 2, "Romanza Drammatica"
• Elegy No. 3, "Romanza Patetica"
• Fantasia Beatrice di Tenda
• Fantasy on "La Sonnambula"
• Gran Duo Passione Amorosa (Andante)
• Introduction And Gavotte
• Melodia
• Melody in E minor
• Rêverie
• Tarantella in A minor
• Three duets for two double basses
• Variations on the aria "Nel cor piu non mi sento" (by Giovanni Paisiello)

The Gran Duo Concertante was composed by the Italian virtuoso Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889) by 1880. ... Paisiello at the clavichord, by Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, 1791. ...

Operas (Complete)

• Colón en Cuba (Cristoforo Colombo) - Opera in one act. Spanish Libretto by Ramon de Palma. Tacón Theatre Havana January 31, 1848. No known score remains.
• L'assedio di Firenze (1856)
• Il Diavolo della Notte (1858)
• Marion Delorme (1862)
• Un amour en Bavière
• Vinciguerra il bandito (1870)
• Alì Babà (1871)
• Ero e Leandro (1879)
• Cedar (1880)
• La regina del Nepal (1880)
• Nerina
• La figlia dell'angelo o Azäele
• Babele

Sacred Works

• Garden of Olivet

Instrumental Music not including the solo double bass

• Morceaux - Viola and piano, Autographed score, Naples
• Rêverie - Viola and piano, Autographed score, Naples
• Capriccio - Cello and piano, Autographed score, Milan August 25, 1863
• Three melodies - Cello and piano, Autographed score, Milan
• Rêverie - Cello and piano, Autographed score, Naples
• Various String Quartets
• Various String Quintets

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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External links

• bottesini.com
• gbottesini.com