Federigo Fiorillo

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Federigo Fiorillo (baptized June 1, 1755 in Braunschweig , † 1823 probably in London ) was a German composer of Italian origin, mandolin , violin and viola player .

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Federigo Fiorillo was the third son of Ignazio Fiorillo , the Naples- born court music director in Brunswick Palace under Duke Karl I.

Originally Fiorillo was a mandolin virtuoso, it was not until 1777 that he performed for the first time as a violinist in Saint Petersburg . In the years 1780 and 1781 he performed several times as a mandolin soloist and violinist in Poland. From 1782 to 1784 Fiorillo was Kapellmeister at the newly founded German theater in Riga . In 1785 he returned to Germany, but immediately accepted an engagement in Paris , where shortly after his arrival he appeared for the first time with a concert symphony at the Concert Spirituel . Around 1790 he was committed to London . Public appearances are documented there until around 1800.

In 1823, Fiorillo traveled seriously ill to Paris again to undergo an operation. The place and time of his death are unknown; but according to his friend and publisher Jean-Georges Sieber , he probably died in London in 1823.

Works (selection)

Fiorillo's work consists of numerous violin compositions, concertante symphonies, chamber music and educational works. Most of Fiorillo's works were published by the publisher Sieber in Paris.

  • Quintets avec cor, flûte, violon, alto, violoncelle
  • Six quatuors op. 1 with the dedication Monseigneur le Prince de Prusse
  • Six trios pour 2 violons et basse Op. 2
  • 36 Études ou Caprices pour violon op.3
  • Six quatuors concertants avec flûte op. 4
  • Six duos pour 2 violons op. 5
  • Six quatuors concertants op. 6
  • Six quatuors op.7
  • Six trios concertants op.8 (flute, violin, viola)
  • Trois sonates de clavecin ou le piano-forte, avec accompagnement du violon (Mlles Erard, Paris)
  • Trois sonates de clavecin ou le piano-forte, avec accompagnement du violon op.7 dedication to Sa Majesté la Reine de Prusse
  • Trois sonates de clavecin ou le piano-forte, avec accompagnement du violon op. 9
  • Trois Quintetti concertants pour violons 2, 2 Altos violoncello op. 12
  • Six duos concertants pour 2 violons op. 13
  • Tre duetti concertanti con due violini op.15 (1795, Artaria, Vienne)
  • Trois quatuors Op. 16
  • Trois duos for violin and cello concertants pour op. 31

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique , Vol. 2, 1866, p. 257. books.google.de
personal data
SURNAME Fiorillo, Federigo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fiorillo, Frederigo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and violinist
DATE OF BIRTH baptized June 1, 1755
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH 1823
Place of death unsure: London