Carlo Acton

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Carlo Eduardo Acton (also: Charles Acton; born August 25, 1829 in Naples , † February 2, 1909 in Portici ) was an Italian composer and pianist.

Life

Carlo Acton's father was Francis Charles Acton (1796-1865). He was the youngest son of General Joseph Acton, the younger brother of Sir John Acton , 6th Baronet. His mother Esther was the daughter of the Irish painter Robert Fagan. Carlo studied piano and composition in Naples. He lived in Naples throughout his life and worked there as a piano teacher.

Works (selection)

Operas

  • Una cena in convitto op. 431 [ A dinner in the Konvikt ] Farce in one act

Church music

  • Le Sette Ultime Parole di Nostro Signore sulla croce, a tre voci ... con accompagnamento di Harmonium od Organo ... Op. 30 [The seven last words of our Lord on the cross, for three voices ... with accompaniment by harmonium or organ op. 30]. Parts of the work were performed on March 26, 2017 in an orchestral version by the Associazione Culturale Musicale A. Barchetta under the direction of Antonio Barchetta in the Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli in San Nicola la Strada .
  • Tantum ergo a tre voci con accompagnamemto di harmonium od organo op.241
  • Resurrexit a coro religioso per voci femminili con accomp.to di pianoforte od harmonium op.325
  • Oratio S. Bernardi Memorare for mixed choir op.358

Chamber music

  • 1ér Souvenir de Verdi: Quartet for piano, flute, violin and violoncello on Macbeth op.1
  • Serenade for two violins and guitar

Works for mandolin

  • Pauvre petit nid! Reverie transcription for mandolin with piano accompaniment op.353
  • Sérénade for two mandolins with piano accompaniment. Op. 395
  • Dors bébé. Berceuse for mandolin with piano accompaniment op.396
  • La * Dernière rose d'été Mélodie nocturne. op. 401
  • Les derniers sons de la harpe. [ The last sounds of the harp ] pensée mélodique [ melodic thoughts ] for mandolin with piano accompaniment op. 403

Piano music

His light, brilliant piano music, which he produced in large numbers, met the taste of the time and was very popular in aristocratic and bourgeois salons.

  • Deaux morceaux de Salon for piano
  • Je t'aime- C hanson for piano. op. 159
  • A toi mon Coeur. Rêverie. [Reverie] op. 248
  • Ventre à terre. [ In a mad gallop ] Gallop brilliant for piano four hands op. 368

Works for voice and piano

  • Lo nammorato pacienziuso, Canzone Napoletana, Dedicated to Almerinda Milon née Scarpelli, Stabilimento Musicale Partenopeo, Naples, 1858

literature

  • ACTON Carlo Eduardo. In: Carlo Schmidl, Dizionario Universale dei Musicisti , Sonzogno, Milano 1929
  • Francesco Bussi, Sergio Martinotti:  Acton, Carlo, Charles. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 1 (Aagard - Baez). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1111-X  ( online edition , subscription required for full access)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Barbara Lazotti - Soprano, Docente, Musicologa - ricerca autori romanze dalla A lla C. Retrieved October 11, 2017 .
  2. ^ A b Francesco Bussi, Sergio Martinotti:  Acton, Carlo, Charles. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 1 (Aagard - Baez). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1999, ISBN 3-7618-1111-X  ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
  3. ^ Francesco Bussi:  Acton, Carlo. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
  4. ↑ Amministratore: L'Orchestra Barchetta nel 33 Mo di Don Francesco. Retrieved October 11, 2017 (it-it).
  5. ↑ 1 Series Souvenir de Verdi: quatuor pour piano, flute, violin and cello sur Macbeth. January 1, 1853, accessed April 4, 2017 (French).
  6. ^ Carlo Acton: Les derniers sons de la harpe pensée mélodique; pour mandolin with accompanying. de piano; op. 403 . [Score, part] edition. Ricordi, Milan ( bsb-muenchen.de [accessed on March 23, 2017]).
  7. ↑ Pauvre petit nid! Rêverie Transcription pour mandolin with accompagnement de piano. Op. 353 January 1, 1884, accessed March 23, 2017 (undetermined).
  8. ↑ Sérénade pour two mandolines with accompagnement de piano. Op. 395 January 1, 1884, accessed March 23, 2017 (undetermined).
  9. ↑ Dors bébé berceuse pour mandoline avec accompt. de piano. January 1, 1900, accessed March 23, 2017 (French).
  10. ↑ La Derniére rose d'été: mélodie nocturne: op. 401. January 1, 1900, accessed on March 23, 2017 (undetermined).
  11. ^ Carlo Acton: Les derniers sons de la harpe pensée mélodique; pour mandolin with accompanying. de piano; op. 403 . [Score, part] edition. Ricordi, Milan ( bsb-muenchen.de [accessed on March 23, 2017]).
  12. ^ Deux morceaux de salon pour piano. January 1, 1880, accessed April 4, 2017 (undetermined).
  13. ↑ Je t'aime chanson pour piano, ouv. 159 January 1, 1879, accessed April 4, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Lo nnammorato pacienziuso (Acton, Carlo) : notes and audio files in the International Music Score Library Project
personal data
SURNAME Acton, Carlo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Acton, Charles (French form); Acton, Carlo Eduardo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Naples
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 1909
Place of death Portici