Giacomo Tritto
Giacomo Tritto (born April 2, 1733 in Altamura , † September 16, 1824 in Naples ) was an Italian composer , music teacher and a representative of the so-called Neapolitan School .
Live and act
Giacomo Tritto studied from 1752 at the Neapolitan Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini and in 1785 became music director at the Teatro San Carlo . From 1816 he worked as court conductor. Tritto was the teacher of Vincenzo Bellini , Saverio Mercadante , Pietro Raimondi , Giacomo Meyerbeer and Gaspare Spontini .
Between 1764 and 1815 he wrote 51 operas in the style of the Neapolitan School , including “Arminio” (1786), “La canterina” (1790) and “Marco Albinio” (1810). He laid down his teaching methods in writing, with his “ thoroughbass school ” from 1821 being particularly well received.
literature
- Giuseppe de Napoli: La triade melodrammatica altamurana , Milan 1931
- Stefan Kunze : Don Giovanni in front of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Munich 1972
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Giacomo Tritto in the International Music Score Library Project
- List of stage works by Giacomo Tritto based on the MGG at Operone
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| SURNAME | Tritto, Giacomo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1733 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altamura |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 1824 |
| Place of death | Naples |