Pietro Abbà Cornaglia

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Pietro Abbà Cornaglia (born March 20, 1851 in Alessandria , Piedmont ; † May 2, 1894 in Alessandria) was an Italian composer , pianist , organist , choir director , music teacher and music historian .

Life

Pietro Abbà Cornaglia's father was Maurizio Abbà. His mother Angela Molinari was a hat maker. After Maurizio's death, Angelina married the teacher Pietro Cornaglia. This is where the double surname comes from. Cornaglia awakened the boy's interest in music, received his first music lessons from Cornaglia and played the organ at the age of six. At the age of eight he played in solemn church services and concerts. He attended the Milan Conservatory from 1868 to 1871 and studied piano with Antonio Angeleri , organ with Francesco Almasio , composition with Lauro Rossi and Alberto Mazzucato, and literature with Emilio Praga . His thesis, the cantata Caino ed Abele [ Cain and Abel ], received a first prize and a medal of honor. In 1870 his piano composition, the elegant Valzer Il Reno, was awarded a prize at the exhibition of fine arts in Alessandria.

He soon gained a good reputation. In 1875 he gave a well-known benefit concert in Turin for the Comitato dei Veterani delle patrie battaglie 1848-1849 [Committee of the Veterans of the Struggle for Freedom 1848-1849]. During this time he wrote some church and chamber music works valued by his contemporaries. He won a composition competition of the Accademia Santa Cecilia in Rome on the 27th anniversary of Carlo Alberto  I's death with a Messa di Requiem . This work was premiered on July 28, 1876, the day of his death, with a large orchestra in Turin Cathedral . His first opera, Isabella di Spinola, followed in Milan in 1877 . It premiered on May 20th under the direction of Arrigo Boito and repeated ten evenings. Various Italian musical journals published some of his compositions during this time.

As a concert pianist he went on concert tours. to Germany and Spain. Finally he returned to Alessandria. From 1880 until his death he was music director and organist at the cathedral in Alessandria. He founded a school for composition, counterpoint, singing and piano and conducted concerts of the Associazione filarmonica alessandrina [Philharmonic Association Alessandria]. In 1884 the opera Maria di Warden was premiered in Venice .

On August 28, 1888, he married his former student, the piano teacher Elisa Costa from Vercelli . The world premiere of the opera Una partita a scacchi followed in Pavia in 1892 . In the music newspaper Gazzeta musicale di Milano from Milan he wrote music reviews about musical activities in Alessandria. So on June 4, 1893 for the performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello . In 1894 he died in Alessandria of badly treated appendicitis .

The singer Vincenzo Benedetto, mezzo-soprano alto with a range from a small g to a three-stroke c without falsetto, was a vocal student of Abba Cornaglia.

Works (selection)

Stage works

  • Isabella Spinola ; First performance on May 20, 1877, Teatro Carcano in Milan; In 1878 a reworked version was performed at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, which was received more favorably by the audience than at the premiere.
  • Maria di Warden ; First performance at the Rossini Theater in Venice on November 29, 1884.
  • Una partita a scacchi ; [A game of chess]; First performance on February 13, 1892 at the Teatro Fraschini in Pavia.

Church music (selection)

  • Cantata Caino e Abele, 1871 The program of the cantata includes the sacrifice of Abel, the wrath of Cain, the murder, the curse of God and the flight of Cain.
  • Messa da Requiem; First performed in Turin Cathedral on July 28, 1876
  • Messa breve a due parti corali; for 2 choir voices and organ; ed. with Francesco Blanchi, Turin 1882.
  • Salve regina per il Postcommunio for voice and organ; ed. with Francesco Blanchi, Turin.

For voice, violin and piano

  • E tu dormi : Notturno for voice, violin and piano; ed. near Sonzogno, Milan; Beginning of text: Poco l'ora eo mai lontana .

For voice and piano

  • La maliziosa : Ritornello brilliant; Text: Rodolfo Paravicini; Beginning of text : Il mio bel damo mi diede un fiore ; ed. near Sonzogno, Milan; May 7, 1887;
  • Wed amo per gelosia : album sheet: Romanza; in: La musica popolare: Anno IV n.8; Beginning of text: Io piangeva a suoi piedi
  • Vorrei essere una rondine : frammento di prosa musicata ; Canzone; ed. with Francesco Blanchi, Turin
  • L 'Oriol infedele: Aria valzer for; mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano accompaniment in B flat major; ed. with Giovanni Canto, Milan; 1876
  • Non mi negar amore! Romanza for tenor or mezzo-soprano with piano accompaniment, ed. with Francesco Lucca
  • Cos'hai donna? : Waltz for soprano and piano; Text: Enrico Panzacchi; ed. with Francesco Blanchi, Turin
  • Cupid sublime! : for voice and piano; Text: Translation of a sonnet by Heinrich Heine: traduzione di un sonetto d'Heine; ed. near Sonzogno, Milan;
  • Era la tenda ; Melody; Beginning of text: Questa notte allungai la passeggiata; ed. near Sonzogno, Milan

For piano four hands

  • Accordez le violon : Polka capriccio caratteristica in G major: ed. with Giovanni Canti, Milan
  • Isabella Spinola; Sinfonia; Arrangement for piano four hands by Pietro Abbà Cornaglia; E minor; ed. with Francesco Blanchi, Turin
  • Sangue italiano: Gran valzer di concerto; B flat major; ed. with Giovanni Canti, Milan; 1876
  • Semper avanti Savoia | .. (Regina Margherita): Grandioso marziale; March; B flat major; dedicated to: Ai nostri Prodi in Africa [our heroes in Africa] ; ed. at A. Pigna in Milan
  • Spagnoletta; d minor; ed. at G. Ricordi & Co .; Milan

For piano

  • Alle porte del Paradiso [At the gates of paradise]: Coro serafico senza parole; introduzione al canto del Paradiso di Dante in F major; Tito di Gio. Ricordi e Francesco Lucca di G. Ricordi; 1892
  • L 'Ave Maria della sera [The Ave Maria in the evening]: Meditazione; B flat major; ed. with Francesco Lucca, Milan; awarded a medal at the exhibition of fine arts in Alessandria
  • Il bacio degli angeli [The Angel's Kiss]; Capriccio grazioso in E flat major; ed. with Francesco Lucca, Milan; awarded a medal at the exhibition of fine arts in Alessandria
  • Che cos'e l'amor? [What is love?]: Risposta melodica A flat major; ed. with Giovanni Canti, Milan
  • La danza degli amori [The dance of love]: Capriccio elegant D flat major
  • Desiderio [desire]: Romanza senza parole [romance without words]; ed. at Giudici e Strada, Turin
  • Espansioni dell'anima [extensions of the soul]: Capriccio grazioso in E flat major; ed. with Giovanni Canti, Milan
  • Gara velocipedistica [cycling race]: Galoppo imitativo per pianoforte; ed. at Giudici e Strada; Turin
  • Inni d'amore [love songs]: Polka elegant in F major; ed. with Giovanni Canti, Milan; on the occasion of the wedding of Vittoria Panelli and Giuseppe Pogio
  • Lontan dagli occhi ! [Out of sight]; Pensiero affettuoso in G minor; ed. with Francesco Lucca, Milan
  • Luna di miele [Honeymoon]: Capriccio in D major; ed. with Francesco Lucca, Milan; 1884
  • Nell'harem [in the harem]: Pensiero grazioso in E flat major; ed. with Giovanni Canti, Milan
  • Non oso! [I don't dare]: Capriccietto; for the wedding of Lina Farina and Prof. Carlo Broggio; Tito di Gio. Ricordi e Francesco Lucca di G. Ricordi e C; 1892
  • Le nozze di Pulcinella [The Wedding of Pulcinella]; Scherzo caratteristico in F major; ed. with Francesco Lucca, Milan
  • Il Reno [The Rhine]: Valzer elegant; ed. with Giovanni Canti, Milan; awarded a medal at the exhibition of fine arts in Alessandria in 1870
  • Rimembranze di Torino [Memories of Turin]: Mazurka elegant in E flat major; ed. with Giovanni Canti, Milan; Awarded gold, silver and bronze medals as well as honorary diplomas in various competitions
  • Sorriso e pianto [smiles and tears]: Capriccio grazioso A flat major; ed. with Giovanni Canti, Milan; awarded a medal at the exhibition of fine arts in Alessandria
  • Storielle amorose [love stories]: Illustrazione melodica in G major; ed. with Giovanni Canti, Milan Strali d'amore [arrows of love]: Scherzo caratteristico in E flat major; ed. with Giovanni Canti, Milan; awarded a medal at the exhibition of fine arts in Alessandria
  • Strali d'amore [arrows of love]: Scherzo caratteristico in E flat major; ed. with Giovanni Canti, Milan; awarded a medal at the exhibition of fine arts in Alessandria
  • Vita coniugale [married life]: Capriccio alla mazurka in E flat major; ed. with Giovanni Canti, Milan

He also composed piano music, chamber music, organ pieces and songs.

Fonts

  • Sulla introduzione del canto popolare in tutte le masse di comunità, e specialmente nella scuola (1880)
  • Impressioni d'un viaggio in Germania (1881). [Impressions from a trip to Germany]
  • Storia e filosofia della musica , Alessandria 1881

Awards

In addition to the prizes for his two compositions Caino e Abele and Messa da Requiem , he also won other prizes at exhibitions and competitions. He received the Order of the Crown of Italy [ Croce di 'cavaliere della Corona d' Italia. ], Knight class.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Cornaglia, Pietro Abbà
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer and organist
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Alessandria , Piedmont
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 1894
Place of death Alessandria , Piedmont