Aurelio Magnani (1856–1921) was an Italian teacher of and performer on the

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

. Magnani taught in Venice and Rome, and wrote a clarinet method book which he dedicated to

Cyrille Rose Chrysogone Cyrille Rose (13 February 1830 in Lestrem, Pas-de-Calais – 1902 in Meaux)Pamela Weston, ''More Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past'', Fentone Music Ltd, p210, was an important French clarinetist, and served as principal clarinet at the Pa ...

of the

Paris Opera The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be ...

. One of his compositions, a Mazurka Caprice, can be heard on reissues of historical recordings by

Louis Cahuzac Louis (Jean Baptiste) Cahuzac (12 July 1880 – 9 August 1960) was a French people, French clarinetist and composer. Cahuzac was an outstanding performer and one of the few clarinetists who made a career as a soloist in the first part of the ...

. According to the liner notes from these recordings, the work is "pure charm throughout, and shows the craftsmanship of someone who knows the clarinet intimately."

References

Discography

* Piero Vincenti (clarinet) - Marsida Koni (piano). ''Aurelio Magnani, Complete works for clarinet and piano'', Accademia Italiana del Clarinetto AIC 001 © 2010 * Louis Cahuzac. ''Les grands maîtres da la Clarinette'', ''Mazurka-caprice'', Dante Productions LYS 366 (p) 1998 * Louis Cahuzac. ''Historical Recordings, Volume II'', ''Mazurka-caprice'', Clarinet Classics CC0010 © 1994, (p) 1994 Italian clarinetists 1856 births 1921 deaths Italian composers Italian male composers 19th-century Italian musicians 19th-century Italian male musicians {{clarinetist-stub