Domenico Alaleona
Domenico Alaleona (born November 16, 1881 in Montegiorgio , † December 28, 1928 there ) was an Italian composer and musicologist.
life and work
Alaleona had studied at the Liceo di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Cesare De Sanctis and Remigio Renzi . He received his doctorate in 1907 with a work on music history at the University of Rome.
After completing his studies, he initially worked as a conductor. In 1907 he became a teacher at the Conservatory in Rome, directed by Pietro Mascagni . From 1912 he worked as a teacher at the aforementioned Liceo di Santa Cecilia .
His compositions include the opera Mirra (1920), several choral works (including the Requiem pro defuncto rege ) and several song cycles (Melodia Pascoliane, Canti di Maggio). His most important work is the Studi su la Storia dell'oratorio musicale in Italia (Turin, 1908). Alaleona published numerous other music history and aesthetic studies.
swell
- Wilibald Gurlitt , Carl Dahlhaus (ed.): Riemann Music Lexicon. In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. Alaleona, Domenico. 12th completely revised edition. 1. Personal section A – KB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1959, p. 17 (first edition: 1882).
Web links
- Literature by and about Domenico Alaleona in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alaleona, Domenico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer and musicologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montegiorgio |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1928 |
| Place of death | Montegiorgio |