Vincenzo Tommasini (composer)

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Vincenzo Tommasini (born September 17, 1878 in Rome , † December 23, 1950 there ) was an Italian composer.

Tommasini studied classical philology and wrote, among other things, an introduction to Xenophon's De re equestri . At the same time he took violin lessons with Ettore Pinelli and studied composition with Stanislao Falchi at the Conservatory of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia . In 1902 he completed his training with Max Bruch in Berlin. Especially in his early works, he was influenced by French impressionism. His best-known work is the ballet Le donne di buon umore, based on music by Domenico Scarlatti , performed by Sergei Djagilev's Ballets Russes in a choreography by Léonide Massine . In addition to other ballets, he composed several operas, instrumental concerts and chamber music. In addition, he wrote music reviews and wrote a two-volume book on music aesthetics ( La luce invisibile , 1928).

Works

  • La vita è sogno , overture, 1901
  • Medea , Opera, 1906
  • Poema erotico for orchestra, 1909
  • Quartetto in fa for string quartet, 1910
  • Uguale fortuna , opera, 1913
  • Chiari di luna (Chiese e rovine e Serenate) , 1915
  • Sonata per violino e pianoforte , 1916
  • Le donne di buon umore ballet based on music by Domenico Scarlatti , 1917
  • Il Beato Regno (after Gregorian themes), 1921
  • Paesaggi toscani , Rhapsody, 1922
  • Quartetto per archi , 1926
  • Preludio Fanfara e Fuga , 1927
  • Il Carnevale di Venezia (variazioni alla Paganini) , 1928
  • Trio per violino viola e violoncello , 1929
  • Concerto per violino , 1932
  • Napoli , symphonic poem, 1932
  • Le diable s'amuse , ballet based on music by Niccolo Paganini , 1936
  • Tiepolesco , ballet, 1945
  • Il tenore sconfitto , Opera, 1950

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personal data
SURNAME Tommasini, Vincenzo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 17, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH December 23, 1950
Place of death Rome