Marco Enrico Bossi

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Marco Bossi in Moscow, 1906

Marco Enrico Bossi (born April 25, 1861 in Salò ; † February 20, 1925 ) was an Italian organist , composer and teacher .

Life

Marco Enrico Bossi was born in 1861 in the Lombard city ​​of Salò on Lake Garda . He came from an Italian family of musicians; his father Pietro was the organist at the cathedral in Salò. Bossi received his musical training at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna and at the Milan Conservatory, where Francesco Sangalli (piano), Amilcare Ponchielli (composition), Carlo Boniforti (music theory) and Polibio Fumagalli (organ) were among his teachers.

In 1881 he was appointed choirmaster and organist at Como Cathedral. Nine years later he became a professor of organ and harmony at the Naples Conservatory . He also worked as a director at conservatories in Venice (1895–1901), Bologna (1902–1911) and Rome (1916–1923). On his numerous international concert tours he came into contact with the most important organists of his time. Representative here are César Franck , Marcel Dupré , Alexandre Guilmant , Joseph Bonnet, Camille Saint-Saëns , Charles Courboin and Karl Straube .

Marco Bossi recording for the Welte Philharmonic Organ in 1912

Bossi died in 1925 on the way back from a concert tour to New York and Philadelphia on the high seas.

Marco Enrico Bossi's compositional oeuvre encompasses more than 150 works in various genres (five operas, oratorios, choral music, orchestral works, chamber music, piano and organ works). Most of his compositions are little known to this day, with the exception of a number of organ works.

Compositions

organ

  • Overture per organo op.3
  • Intermezzo Tragico op.10
  • Scherzo in F major, Op. 49 No. 1
  • Scherzo in G minor, Op. 49 No. 2
  • Inno Trionfale op.53
  • Res Severa Magnum Gaudium: Prima Suite di 4 pezzi per organo op.54:
    • Preludio
    • Allegro moderato
    • Corale
    • Fugue
  • 4 pieces op.59:
    • Toccata
    • Pastoral
    • Meditation
    • Offertory
  • First Sonata in D minor, Op. 60
  • Fuga sul tema Feda a Bach op. 62
  • Fantaisie op.64
  • Marcia di Processione op.68
  • 6 pieces op.70:
    • Prelude
    • musette
    • Chorale
    • scherzo
    • Cantabile
    • Alleluia Final
  • Second sonata op.71
  • Marche héroïque op.72
  • 3 pieces op.74:
    • Preghiera
    • Siciliana
    • Offertory
  • Westminster Abbey. Hymne of Glory / Hymne de Gloire op.76 for organ solo or organ and choirs
  • Étude symphonique op.78
  • 3 pieces op.92:
    • Soir you chant in F major
    • Idyll in B major
    • Allegretto in A flat major
  • 2 pieces op.94:
    • Élevation in E flat major
    • Noël in G major
  • 3 pieces op.97
    • Andante con moto
    • aspiration
    • Grand Chœur
  • 5 pieces op.104:
    • Entrée Pontificale in C major
    • Ave Maria in F major
    • Offertoire in D minor
    • Resignation in G major
    • Rédemption in C major
  • Savoya-Petrovich. Marcia Nuziale / Wedding March op.110 No. 4
  • 5 pieces op.113:
    • Offertory
    • Graduals
    • Canzoncina a Maria Vergine
    • In memoriam
    • Laudate Dominum
  • Theme and Variations op.115
  • 10 compositions for organ op.118:
    • Preludio
    • Fughetta
    • Pastoral
    • Angelus à 3
    • Toccata di Concerto
    • Melody
    • Invocazione
    • Marcia festiva
    • Intermezzo à 3
    • final
  • Coprifuoco op. 127 No. 3
  • Pièce héroïque in D minor, op.128
  • Concert piece in C minor op.130
  • 5 pieces in free style op.132:
    • Legend in D flat major
    • Funeral procession in B flat minor
    • Rural scene in D major
    • Hour of Consecration in B major
    • Hour of Joy in C major
  • Improvisation op.134 No. 2
  • 3 Momenti francescani op.140:
    • Fervore
    • Colloquio colle rondini
    • Beatitudine
  • Meditazione in una Cattedrale op.144
  • 2 Morceaux caractéristiques without opus number:
    • Preghiera. Fatemi la grazia in E major
    • Marcia dei Bardi in A flat major
  • Intermezzo lirico in A flat major without opus number
  • Flora mistica without opus number
  • Postludio in E minor without opus number
  • Ave Maria without opus number
  • Scherzo (terzo tempo della Sinfonia tematica) without opus number
  • Rapsodia without opus number

Organ with other instruments

  • Adagio in A flat major op. 84 for violin and organ
  • Concerto in A minor op. 100 for organ, string orchestra, 4 horns and timpani
  • Concert piece in C minor op.130 for organ, string orchestra, two cornets in Bb, a trumpet in F, two horns in F, three trombones, a bass tuba, two timpani and a low bell in C (or tam-tam)
  • Entrata Pontificale op. 104 No. 1 for two organs

Chamber music

  • Four pieces in the form of a suite op. 99 for violin and piano
  • Trio in D minor op. 107 for piano, violin and violoncello
  • Sonata No. 2 in C major op.117 for violin and piano
  • Trio sinfonico op. 123 for piano, violino and violoncello
  • Santa Caterina da Siena without opus number: Poemetto for violin, string quartet, harp, celesta and organ
  • Improvviso without opus number for flute and piano

piano

  • 5 Morceaux op.95
  • 4 Pieces en forme d'une suite ancienne op.103
  • 4 Morceaux op.109
  • Album for the Young op.122
  • Intermezzi goldoniani op.127
  • Satire musicali without opus number

Vocal music and orchestral works

  • Missa pro defunctis op.83 for mixed choir with harmonium or organ ad libitum (first version 1892/93; second version 1906; new edition 2019)
“The conclusion right from the start: What a lovely work! The Requiem by Marco Enrico Bossi is worth to be rediscovered and performed. It is suitable for both concert performances and - due to its manageable length - for liturgical performances and should be feasible for many choirs. The informative foreword by the editor Guido Johannes Joerg as well as the critical report provide further information [on the history of origin]. All of this is just as exemplary as this edition. This music is far from boring, on the contrary. Bossi composed a highly individual and extremely charming work that is strongly recommended to every choir. It really doesn't always have to be the usual suspects like Mozart , Cherubini , Dvořák or Rutter . Bossi's Requiem is an absolutely worthwhile alternative. "
  • Messa da Requiem op.90 for male choir, harp, harmonium and strings (1892)
  • Der Blinde op. 112: Lyric scene for baritone, choir and orchestra
  • The high song / Canticum Canticorum op. 120: Biblical cantata in three parts for baritone, soprano, choirs, orchestra and organ
  • The lost paradise / Il Paradiso perduto op. 125: Symphonic poem in a prologue and three parts for solos, choir, orchestra and organ
  • Intermezzi Goldoniani op. 127 for string orchestra
  • Johanna d'Arc op. 135: A mystery in a prologue and three parts (12 images) for solo voices, mixed choir, male choir, children's choirs (boys and girls voices), large orchestra and organ
  • Il Viandante / The Prophet without opus number: lyric drama in one act
  • Sanctus et Benedictus without opus number for alto and organ
  • A Raffaello divino without opus number for mixed choir a cappella

literature

  • Marco Enrico Bossi: Ancora sulla questione degli organi . Gazetta Musicale di Milano, XL / 34, 23 August 1885, p. 203.
  • Marco Enrico Bossi & Tebaldini (eds.): Metodo teoretico pratico per organo . Carisch, Milan 1893/1897.
  • Ennio Cominetti: Marco Enrico Bossi. Gioiosa Editrice, Sannicandro Garganico 1999.
  • Federico Mompellio: Marco Enrico Bossi . Ulrico Hoepli, Milan 1952

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Guido Krawinkel in Chorzeit - das Vokalmagazin , No. 60, May 2019, see [1] .

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personal data
SURNAME Bossi, Marco Enrico
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian organ virtuoso and composer
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Salò
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1925