Virgilio Mortari
Virgilio Mortari (born December 6, 1902 in Passirana di Lainate near Milan , † September 5, 1993 in Rome ) was an Italian composer and music teacher .
life and work
Mortari studied at the Conservatory of Milan with Costante Adolfo Bossi and Ildebrando Pizzetti . In 1924 he won first prize in a composition competition of the Società Italiana di Musica Contemporanea with his Sonata per pianoforte, violino e violoncello . From 1933 to 1940 he taught at the Conservatorio Benedetto Marcello in Venice and from 1940 at the Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia in Rome. From 1955 to 1959 he was chief director at the Teatro la Fenice in Venice and since 1963 vice-president of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
Mortari composed several operas ( La scuola delle mogli 1930, La figlia del diavolo 1954, Il contratto 1964 and others), orchestral works, chamber music and songs. He also edited Italian oratorios and operas of the 18th century and wrote the textbook La tecnica dell'orchestra contemporanea together with Alfredo Casella (published in Milan in 1950).
literature
- Friedrich Blume (Ed.): Music in the past and present . Bärenreiter, Kassel 1949–1986.
- Carl Dahlhaus, Hans Heinrich Eggebrecht (ed.): Brockhaus Riemann Musiklexikon , Vol. 3, Schott Mainz, Piper Munich, 3rd edition 1989, ISBN 3-7957-8301-1
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music - The Composers - A lexicon in five volumes . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 89, volume 4 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mortari, Virgilio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Passirana di Lainate near Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th September 1993 |
| Place of death | Rome |