Amilcare Ponchielli

Amilcare Ponchielli ( August 31, or September 1, 1834 in Paderno Fasolaro at Cremona; † January 16 or January 17, 1886 in Milan ) was an Italian composer and music educator.

  • 2.4.1 concerts, symphonies
  • 2.4.2 funeral music, marches, dances

Life

At the age of nine years Ponchielli began his training at the Milan Conservatory, which he successfully completed in 1854. After that he worked in Cremona as organist of St. Hilary 's Church and as maestro sostituto ( Kapellmeister ) at the Teatro della Concordia. With Ruggero Manna (1808-1864), the cathedral and opera conductor of Cremona, whom he had a personal friendship.

On September 17, 1856, the opera I Promessi Sposi, the Ponchielli had written together with the librettist Giuseppe Aglio and Cesare Stradivari, premiered in Cremona. Alfredo Colombani reported in the Gazzetta Musicale di Milano: The success recorded from as early as in the overture; she was so enthusiastic applause, that the Maestro was immediately called several times to the stage.

Two more premieres ( Beltrando di Bormio in Turin and La Savoiarda in Cremona ), however, remained without success; Ponchielli ran into financial difficulties. From 1861 to 1874 he headed the Banda della Guardia in Piacenza Nazionale, a brass band, for the month he wrote two new compositions - a total of more than 150 works. Despite the degrading working conditions he fulfilled conscientiously his artistic mission. In 1874 he settled in Milan; on June 26, he married the soprano Teresina Brambilla ( 1845-1921 ), which in the re-enactment of - had sung Lucia Betrothed at the Teatro Dal Verme - by Emilio Praga lyrically revamped.

Amilcare Ponchielli Domkapellmeister 1881 in Bergamo, 1883 professor of composition at the Milan Conservatory. He was a respected and popular teacher. Among his pupils were Giacomo Puccini and Pietro Mascagni. Mascagni Ponchielli describes in his memoirs as amiable, disinterested sponsors and consultants.

Best known Ponchielli is today through his music for the opera La Gioconda; the allegorical ballet contribution from the third act, the dance of the hours earned request concert popularity. The libretto by Arrigo Boito wrote La Gioconda. It is based on the 1835, first performed in Paris Drama Angelo, tyran de Padoue the French poet Victor Hugo, whose stage works stimulated numerous librettists and composers to his own works.

1892 Ponchielli Memorial was built in Cremona.

Compositions

Stage Works

Operas

  • Il sindaco babbeo ( joint work with fellow students, but missing ). Libretto: . UA March 1851 Milan ( Conservatory )
  • Maometto ( op 1; ~ 1850/54 ). Opera scene. Libretto: Felice Romani
  • I Promessi Sposi (op. 2, 1856). Opera ( Melodrama ) in 4 acts. Libretto: Giuseppe Aglio and Cesare Stradivari ( after Alessandro Manzoni ). UA August 30, 1856 Cremona (Teatro della Concordia ) Revised (1872 ). Libretto: Emilio Praga. UA December 4th, 1872 Milan (Teatro Dal Verme )
  • Recast: Lina (Op. 4a). Libretto: Francesco Guidi and Carlo d' Ormeville ( 1840-1924 ). UA November 17, 1877 Milan (Teatro Dal Verme )
  • Further revision: Aldona. Libretto? . UA November 20, 1884 St. Petersburg (Teatro Maria)

Ballets

  • La Grisetta (op. 14). UA 2 ( 3? ) February 1865 Cremona (Teatro Concordia )
  • Orsowa ossia il genio della montagna (op. 15). UA February 10, 1871 Cremona (Teatro Concordia )
  • Le due gemelle (op. 16). UA February 4th, 1873 Milan (Teatro alla Scala)
  • Clarina ( lost). UA September 7, 1873 Milan (Teatro alla Scala)

Vocal compositions

  • La Prigione del Bargello (op. 102). Cantata for male chorus and piano. Text:. UA August 5, 1854 Milan ( Concert for graduation )
  • La Tirolese (op. 103, 1850-54 ). Spiritual anthem for 7- part choir and orchestra. Search for text:
  • L' Italia e Dante. Cantata for voices and orchestra ( lost). Text:. UA June 4, 1865 Cremona (Teatro Concordia )
  • Mass for the St. Hilary 's Church in Cremona ( lost to the - acquired in the fair of 1882 - Credo)
  • A Gaetano Donizetti (op. 12). Cantata for voices and orchestra. Text: A.Ghislanzoni. UA September 13, 1875 Bergamo (Teatro Ricciardi )
  • Come noi siam bambini che. Anthem for the National Exhibition in 1881, for 2 voices, violin and piano. Text:. UA May 5, 1881 Milan ( Public Gardens )
  • Fair (op. 20) for soloists, chorus and orchestra. UA December 25, 1882 Bergamo 's Basilica (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore)
  • Cantata per il monumento ad Alessandro Manzoni. Text:. UA May 22, 1883 Milan (Teatro alla Scala)
  • Cantata by papa Gregorio VII (op. 13) for tenor, bass, chorus and orchestra. Text:. UA December 14, 1885 Bergamo ( Palazzo Cittadella )
  • L'aura mistica del cielo (op. 28; undated ) for 3- part women's choir ( just Sopranos ), organ and accordion. Search for text:
  • La sera (op. 104, undated). Poultice for children's voices and piano. Search for text:
  • Sega sega il legnajuolo (Op. 194; undated) for female choir ( just Sopranos ), children's choir and piano. Search for text:
  • All'opra all'opra (op. 196, undated, authorship uncertain) for boys' choir, violin and piano. Search for text:

Works for Orchestra

  • Le due gemelle (1874 ). dances
  • Trombone Concerto (Op. 123 )
  • Symphony (Op. 153)

Works for wind

Concerts, symphonies

  • Concerto ( 1866) for trumpet and wind band
  • Symphony No. 1 in F Minor ( 1872)
  • Symphony No. 2 in B Minor ( 1872)
  • Il Convegno (1872 ) for two clarinets and concert band
  • Concerto for Euphonium and Band ( 1872)

Funeral music, marches, dances

  • Marcia funebre # 1
  • Elegia by Felice Frasi
  • Marcia funebre per i funerali di Francesco Lucca
  • Fantasia militare (1863 )
  • I Saturnali. Fantasia Originals ( 1866)
  • Marcia funebre per i funerali di Alessandro Manzoni (1873 )
  • Elegia sulla tomba di Garibaldi (1882 )
  • Il Gottardo (1882 )
  • Canto Greco - Variazioni by banda
  • Elena. polka
  • Carnival memories. waltz
  • Woman madness. waltz
  • Lavinia. polka
  • Lisa. polka
  • Aurelio Marcia ( Marcia Milano )
  • Piazza Stradivari. march
  • Pipi. polka
  • Marcia Principe Umberto (op. 124)
  • Roma. march
  • Sogni di guerra. march
  • Seduction. waltz
  • Adele (op. 161). waltz

Chamber Music

  • Quartet (1873 ) for flute, oboe, piccolo clarinet in Eb, Clarinet in B
  • Capriccio (op. 80) for Oboe and Piano
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