Rossini, Gioachino 1792 - 1868
Author: Miyamoto, Yumi
Last updated：May 1, 2007
Author: Miyamoto, Yumi
Italian composer. His father was a brass instrument player, and his mother was a singer. In his youth, he engaged in singing, composing, and instrumental performance. In 1805, he appeared in an opera (in a boy's role) at the Teatro Corso in Bologna. In 1806, he entered the Bologna Conservatory, where he studied counterpoint theory and the music of Mozart.
In 1810, he debuted as an opera composer with La cambiale di matrimonio. He composed as many as 39 operas, including La scala di seta, Tancredi, L'italiana in Algeri, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Otello, La Cenerentola, La gazza ladra, Semiramide, and Guillaume Tell, gaining popularity as the foremost composer of his time. However, he composed no operas after Guillaume Tell in 1829. His major works after he ceased composing operas include Stabat Mater, Petite messe solennelle, and Soirées musicales.
From around 1832, he suffered from continuous physical and mental ill health, but he regained his health in 1855 and began to host a salon in Paris. Rossini's "Saturdays" (or Soirées musicales) attracted artists and celebrities, and his later piano and vocal works were presented at these gatherings.
Works(44)
Piano Solo (5)
pieces (3)
Péchés de vieillesse Book V "Album pour les enfants adolescents"
Composed in: 1857 Playing time: 1 hr 01 min 00 sec
Péchés de vieillesse Book VIII "Album de chateau"
Composed in: 1857 Playing time: 2 hr 05 min 40 sec
variation (1)
Chamber Music (1)
pieces (1)
Péchés de vieillesse Book VIX "Album pour piano, violin, violoncelle, harmonium et cor"
Composed in: 1857 Playing time: 1 hr 26 min 30 sec
Lied (2)
pieces (9)
Péchés de vieillesse Book III "Morceaux reserves"
Composed in: 1857 Playing time: 1 hr 02 min 50 sec
Péchés de vieillesse Book IV "Quatre mendiants et quatre hors d'oeuvres"
Composed in: 1857 Playing time: 26 min 20 sec
Péchés de vieillesse Book VI "Album pour les enfants dégourdis"
Composed in: 1857 Playing time: 1 hr 22 min 10 sec
Péchés de vieillesse Book VII "Album de chaumiere"
Composed in: 1857 Playing time: 1 hr 37 min 50 sec
Péchés de vieillesse Book XII "Quelques riens pour album"
Composed in: 1857 Playing time: 1 hr 21 min 30 sec
Various works (2)
etc (1)
opera (24)