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Giuseppe Verdi
Italian opera composer (1813–1901)
"Verdi" redirects here. For other uses, see Verdi (disambiguation).
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; Italian:[dʒuˈzɛppeˈverdi]; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron, Antonio Barezzi. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, and Gaetano Donizetti, whose works significantly influenced him.
In his early operas, Verdi demonstrated sympathy with the Risorgimento movement which sought the unification of Italy. He also served briefly as an elected politician. The chorus "Va, pensiero" from his early opera Nabucco (1842), and similar choruses in later operas, were much in the spirit of the unification movement, and the composer himself became e
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Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛpːe ˈverdi]; 10 October 1813[citation needed] – 27 January 1901) was an ItalianRomantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century. His works are frequently performed in opera houses throughout the world and, transcending the boundaries of the genre, some of his themes have long since taken root in popular culture - such as "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto, "Va, pensiero" (The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from Nabucco, "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (The Drinking Song) from La traviata and the "Grand March" from Aida. Although his work was sometimes criticized for using a generally diatonic rather than a chromatic musical idiom and having a tendency toward melodrama, Verdi’s masterworks dominate the standard repertoire a century and a half after their composition.
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Verdi : his music, life and times / by George Martin
- Bib ID:
- 767832
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Martin, George Whitney
- Description:
- London : Macmillan, 1963 (1965 printing)
- 522 p. : ill., music ; 23 cm.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 501-504)
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