Marco Enrico Bossi

Marco Enrico Bossi ( born April 25, 1861 in Salò, † February 20, 1925 ) was an Italian organist, composer and teacher.

Life

Marco Enrico Bossi was born in 1861 in Salò. He came from an Italian family of musicians; his father Pietro was the organist at the cathedral in Salò. His musical education at the Liceo Musicale Bossi was in Bologna and at the Milan Conservatory, where Francesco Sangalli (piano), Amilcare Ponchielli (composition), Carlo Boniforti (music theory) and Polibio Fumagalli (organ) were among his teachers.

In 1881 he was appointed choirmaster and organist at the cathedral in Como. Nine years later he became professor of organ and harmony at the Conservatory of Naples. In addition, he worked as a director at conservatories in Venice (1895-1901), Bologna (1902-1911) and Rome ( 1916-1923 ). On his numerous international concert tours, he came up with the most important organists of his time in contact. Representing be mentioned here by César Franck, Marcel Dupré, Alexandre Guilmant, Joseph Bonnet, Camille Saint- Saëns, Charles Courboin and Karl Straube.

Bossi died in 1925 on the way back from a concert tour to New York and Philadelphia on the high seas.

Marco Enrico Bossi's compositional output includes more than 150 works of various genres ( five operas, oratorios, choral music, orchestral works, chamber music, piano and organ works ). The majority of his compositions, little is known to date, with the exception of a number of organ works.

Compositions

Organ

  • Intermezzo op 10 Tragico
  • Scherzo in F major, Op 49 No 1
  • Scherzo in G minor, Op 49 No 2
  • Inno Aurelio op 53
  • Res Severa Gaudium Magnum: Prima Suite di 4 pezzis per organo op 54: Preludio
  • Allegro moderato
  • Chorale
  • Fuga
  • Toccata
  • Pastorale
  • Meditazione
  • Offertorio
  • Prélude
  • Musette
  • Chant
  • Scherzo
  • Cantabile
  • Alleluia final
  • Preghiera
  • Siciliana
  • Offertorio
  • Chant du soir F major
  • Idyllic B major
  • Allegretto flat major
  • Elevation E flat major
  • Noël G major
  • Andante con moto
  • Aspiration
  • Grand Choeur
  • Entrée Pontificale C major
  • Ave Maria in F major
  • Offertoire D minor
  • Résignation G major
  • Rédemption C major
  • Offertorio
  • Graduale
  • Canzoncina a Maria Vergine
  • In memoriam
  • Laudate Dominum
  • Preludio
  • Fughetta
  • Pastorale
  • Angelus à 3
  • Toccata di Concerto
  • Melodia
  • Invocazione
  • Marcia festiva
  • Intermezzo à 3
  • Final
  • Legend Of The Major
  • Funeral B flat minor
  • Rural scene in D major
  • Hour of consecration B major
  • Hour of joy in C major
  • Fervore
  • Colloquio colle rondini
  • Beatitudine
  • Preghiera. Fatemi la grazia E major
  • Marcia dei Bardi flat major

Organ with other instruments

  • Adagio A flat major Op 84 for Violin and Organ
  • Concerto in A minor, Op 100 for Organ, String Orchestra, 4 horns and timpani
  • Concert Piece in C minor, Op 130 for Organ, String Orchestra, two cornets in B, a trumpet in F, two horns in F, three trombones, bass tuba one, two drums and a deep bell in C ( or fanfare )
  • Entrata Pontificale op 104 No. 1 for two organs

Chamber Music

  • Four pieces in the form of a suite, Op 99 for Violin and Piano
  • Trio in D minor, Opus 107 for Piano, Violin and Cello
  • Sonata No. 2 in C Major for Violin and Piano, Op 117
  • Sinfonico Trio op 123 for Piano and Violoncello Violino
  • Santa Caterina da Siena without opus number: poemetto for violin, string quartet, harp, celesta and organ
  • Improvviso without opus number for Flute and Piano

Piano

  • 5 Morceaux, Op 95
  • 4 Pièces en forme d'une ancienne suite, Op 103
  • 4 Morceaux, Op 109
  • Album for the Young, Op 122
  • Intermezzi goldoniani op 127
  • Satire musicali without opus number

Vocal music and orchestral works

  • The Blind Op 112: Lyrical scene for baritone, chorus and orchestra
  • The Song of Songs / Canticle Canticorum op 120: Biblical cantata in three parts for baritone, soprano, chorus, orchestra and organ
  • Paradise Lost / Il Paradiso perduto op 125: Symphonic Poem in a prologue and three parts for soloists, chorus, orchestra and organ
  • Goldoniani interludes for string orchestra, Op 127
  • Joan of Arc, Op 135: A mystery in a prologue and three parts (12 images ) for solo voices, mixed choir, men's choir, children's choirs ( boys 'and girls' voices ), large orchestra and organ
  • Sanctus et Benedictus without opus numbers for alto and organ
  • A Raffaello divino without opus number for mixed choir a cappella
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