Giuseppe Manghenoni

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Giuseppe Manghenoni (* before 1816, † after 1821) was an Italian composer and opera singer ( tenor ).

Life

Manghenoni is said to have been a contemporary witness and friend of Gaetano Donizetti's (1797–1848) children . He studied with him in Bergamo. In 1816 he is said to have set off from Bergamo to Venice to settle there as a composer and music teacher.

Manghenoni studied composition with Johann Simon Mayr and was trained as a tenor in Bergamo . In Genoa in 1821 he composed the motet Oh Deus quot me circundat for tenor and bass. Manghenoni appeared mainly as a tenor at various opera houses in Italy and on Corfu . He wrote piano reductions of several operas by Johann Simon Mayr.

Works

  • Trio per Pianoforte con Clarinetto (B-flat) e Violone (cello)
  • 10 Anacreontiche for voice and piano
  • Motet Oh Deus quot me circundat

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ so in a note on his composition of the 10 Anacreontiche
  2. ^ William Ashbrook: Donizetti. Cassell, 1965, p. 18 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  3. ↑ Opera world. Volume 41. E. Friedrich Verlag, 2000, p. 73 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  4. ^ John Allitt: JS Mayr: Father of 19th Century Italian Music. Element, 1989, p. 60 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  5. ^ General musical newspaper. Volume 22. Rieter-Biedermann, 1820, p. 625 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  6. ^ Catalog of the Musica Aeterna publishing house , accessed on February 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ 10 anacreontiches . Library record in the Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale , accessed on February 4, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Manghenoni, Giuseppe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer and opera singer (tenor)
DATE OF BIRTH before 1816
DATE OF DEATH after 1821