The Accomplished
The Accomplished
 Vincenzo Bellini, Senior(1744-1829)Nonno del compositore famoso, Vincenzo Bellini Grandfather of the famous composer, Vincenzo Bellini Albero di famiglia e più Family tree, and moreCollegameni/Links: Vincenzo Bellini, Biografia Vincenzo Bellini, Biography Vincenzo Bellini Senior nacque a Torricella Peligna da Rosario e da Francesca Mancini. Musicista vissuto nel secolo XVIII, apprezzato per gli oratorii sacri e le messe patronali, trasmise la sua passione per la musica al suo nipote Vincenzo Bellini, genio musicale di fama universale, nato a Catania il 3 di novembre 1801 e morto a Puteaux, presso Parigi, il 23 Settembre 1835. Vincenzo Bellini Senior was born in Torricella Peligna to Rosario Bellini and Francesca Mancini. He was a musician who lived in the 18th century and was known for his oratorios (compositions for voices and orchestra, telling a sacred story) and patronal masses. He transmitted his passion for music to his grandson, Vincenzo Bellini, the musical genius of universal renown, who was born in Catania on November 3, 1801, and died in Puteaux, near Paris, on September 23, 1835. |
Silvio D’Amico  (1887-1955)Critico del teatro e fondatore dell’ Accademia di Arte DrammaticaTheater critic and founder of the Accademia di Arte DrammaticaSilvio D’Amico was a theatre critic, journalist, theorist of Italian theater and the first editor of the nine volume Enciclopedia dello Spettacolo, that covered theater, music, cinema, and dance. He held an eminent position in theatrical study in Italy, giving his name to the Silvio D’Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art in Rome, Italy’s most prestigious drama school.D’Amico was educated at Rome’s Massimiliano Massimo Institute. After graduating in law in 1911, he was appointed by the Ministry of Education to be the Directorate General for Antiquities and Fine Arts. In 1923, he became professor of theater history in the Royal School of Acting.Between 1925 to 1940 he directed dramatic criticism in the La Tribune newspaper. In 1935 he became the head of the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico which has taught many of Italy’s most successful actors. From 1945 to 1955 he was the critic of Il Tempo and a major contributor to the Teatro del Novecento encyclopedia.(Source: Wikipedia)  |
 Vincent Persichetti: Serenade #5, Op.43; Symphony for Strings, Op.61:Symphony #8, Louisville Orchestra, Audio CD (Mar 2005) |
Vincent Ludwig Persichetti (1915-1987)[ -|- ]Persichetti, was prolific American composer, educator, theorist, pianist and conductor. His father Vincenzo (b.1885) was a native of Torricella; his mother Martha Buch (b.1895) was born in Germany.Vincent was born in Philadelphia on June 6, 1915. His talent was apparent at an early age. By age five, he was enrolled in the Combs Conservatory where he studied piano, organ, double bass, theory and composition. After graduation he studied piano at the Curtis Institute of Music.During a career that spanned half a century, Persichetti wrote nine symphonies, chamber compositions for many different combinations of instruments, more than a dozen sonatas for piano and harpsichord, songs and choral works, an opera and an enormous quantity of music for wind band.Persichetti was associated with the Juilliard School in New York City for nearly 40 years. He joined the staff in 1947, and in 1963 became the chairman of the composition department. He died in Philadelphia on August 15, 1987.(Source: NY Times obituary)Associazione Musicale Vincent PersichettiVincent Persichetti Family Tree |
Traduzione a cura di Mirella Palizzi Piccone e Dan Aspromonte
Translation courtesy of Mirella Palizzi Piccone and Dan Aspromonte
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