Ernesto Cavallini

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Ernesto Cavallini

Ernesto Cavallini (born August 30, 1807 in Milan ; † January 7, 1874 there ) was an Italian clarinetist and composer .

Life

Ernesto Cavallini studied with Carulli at the Milan Conservatory . In 1830 he performed at the conservatory concerts with his brother, the violinist Eugenio Cavallini. He became principal clarinet at La Scala under Giacomo Panizza. He later taught at the Milan Conservatory and from 1852 appeared in St. Petersburg . There he was hired by Anton Rubinstein in 1862 as the first professor for clarinet at the newly founded conservatory ; he held this position until 1870.

Cavallini played on a clarinet with six keys made of boxwood , which was already considered "out of date" at the time. Cavallini has been described as the " Paganini of the clarinet". His way of playing inspired Giuseppe Verdi to write a clarinet solo and a cadenza in his opera La forza del destino, premiered in 1862, and led Panizza to insert a number of variations for clarinet in Ettore Fieramosca o La disfida di Barletta .

As a composer, Cavallini is best known today for his Adagio and Tarantella , his Adagio Sentimental , his Fantasies and his 30 Capricci for Clarinet. He also composed a number of works for E-flat clarinet , including Variations on Carnavale die Venezia , I figli di Eduardo 4th in collaboration with Panizza and Fantasia on a theme from Ultimo Giorno di Pompeii . He named Rossini as an influence in his compositions and created Una Lagrima sulla Tomba dell'Immortale Rossini in his honor . His works were often performed by the clarinetist Ferdinando Busoni, but he also played his fantasies for the Philharmonic Society in London on May 2, 1842 and June 23, 1845.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Pamela Weston: More Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past . Fentone Music, London 1977, ISBN 978-0-9506259-1-1 , pp. 68 f .
  2. ^ A b c Colin James Lawson: Cambridge companion to the clarinet . Cambridge University Press, London 1995, ISBN 978-0-521-47668-3 , pp. 50 .
  3. ^ A b Pamela Weston: Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past . Hale, London 1971, ISBN 978-0-9506209-8-5 , pp. 202 f .
  4. ^ Philip S. Taylor: Anton Rubinstein: A Life in Music . Indiana University Press, Bloomington 2007, ISBN 978-0-253-34871-5 , pp. 100 .
  5. ^ Robert Adelson: The Early Clarinet - A Practical Guide (Review) . In: Notes . tape 57 , no. 3 , March 2001, p. 607 f ., doi : 10.1353 / not.2001.0001 .
  6. ^ A b Charles Coltman: Forgotten Composer for the Clarinet. (PDF; 2.94 MB) University of North Texas , 2002, accessed February 12, 2017 .
  7. ^ A b Colin James Lawson: Cambridge companion to the clarinet . Cambridge University Press, London 1995, ISBN 978-0-521-47668-3 , pp. 82 .
  8. ^ Colin James Lawson: Cambridge companion to the clarinet . Cambridge University Press, London 1995, ISBN 978-0-521-47668-3 , pp. 96 .
personal data
SURNAME Cavallini, Ernesto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian clarinetist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 30, 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 1874
Place of death Milan