Teodoro Cottrau
Teodoro Cottrau (born December 7, 1827 in Naples , † March 30, 1879 there ) was an Italian author and composer of French origin. He noted the melody and translated the text of the famous Neapolitan song Santa Lucia (which is widely used in the Neapolitan dialect) into Italian (1849). Some sources cite him as the composer of the song, but more likely he was just an arranger of a traditional song. He is the son of the double bass player Guillaume Louis Cottrau (1797–1847).
literature
- Paul Frank, Wilhelm Altmann : Concise Tonkünstler Lexicon. Gustave Bosse, Regensburg 1936, ISBN 3 7959 0083 2 .
- Santo Privitera: La canzone all'Italiana. Con archivio storico. C. Tringale, Catania 1979, p. 65.
Web links
- Literature by and about Teodoro Cottrau in the catalog of the German National Library
- Santa Lucia
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cottrau, Teodoro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian author and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1879 |
| Place of death | Naples |