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The Italian composer
The Italian composer Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini (Lucca, 22 December 1858Bruxelles, 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long li ...
(1858–1924) is regarded as the natural successor to the tradition of Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the h ...
and is considered the greatest Italian opera
Italian opera is both the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language. Opera was born in Italy around the year 1600 and Italian opera has continued to play a dominant role in the history of the form until the present day. Many famous ...
proponent of his time. Best known for his 12 opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...
s, his style quickly departed from the predominant Romantic Italian style and he emerged as the most significant representative of ''verismo
In opera, ''verismo'' (, from , meaning "true") was a post-Romantic operatic tradition associated with Italian composers such as Pietro Mascagni, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Umberto Giordano, Francesco Cilea and Giacomo Puccini.
''Verismo'' as an ...
'', a radically realist approach.
Operas
Other works
(by genre, categorized by date)
Art Songs
*''A te'' (c. 1875) *''Plaudite populi'' (Lucca, 1877) *''Credo'' (Lucca, 1878) *''Vexilla Regis'' (1878) *''Sole ed amore'' (1888) *''Salve del ciel Regina'' (c. 1882) *''Mentìa l’avviso'' (c. 1882) *''Storiella d’amore'' (1883) *''Piccolo valzer'' (1894) *''Avanti Urania!'' (1896) *''Scossa elettrica'' (1896) *''Inno a Diana'' (1897) *''E l'uccellino'' (1899) *''Terra e mare'' (1902) *''Canto d'anime'' (1904) *''Dios y Patria'' (himno escolar, text in Spanish, 3 August 1905, Buenos Aires) *''Casa mia, casa mia'' (1908) *''Sogno d'or'' (1913) *''Morire?'' (c. 1917) – This song was transposed by a half step (into G-flat major) and set to different text in the 1st revision of his work ''La rondine
''La rondine'' (''The Swallow'') is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and . It was first performed at the Grand Théâtre de Monte Carlo (or the Théâtr ...
'' called "Parigi è la città dei desideri" which is sung by Ruggero in the 1st act. Besides the key and text changes, it is the exact music to the aria.
*''Inno a Roma'' (1 June 1919, Rome)
Orchestral
* ''Preludio sinfonico in A Major'' (1876) * ''Capriccio sinfonico'' (1883) * ''Pezzi per organo e per pianoforte'' (1874-1878) * ''Preludio Sinfonico in A major'' (Milan, 1882) * ''Largo Adagietto in F major '' (c. 1881–83)
Piano
* ''Foglio d’Album'' in Bb Major * ''Pezzo per pianoforte'' (1916) * ''Fugues'' (c. 1883) * ''Scherzo in D'' (1883) *''Adagio in A major'' (1881)Chamber
*''Scherzo in A Minor for String Quartet'' (c.1880-1883) *''String Quartet in D Major'' (c.1880-1883) *''3 Minuetti for String Quartet'' (1881) *''I Crisantemi for String Quartet'' (1892) (movement for string quartet, 1890, aThrenody
A threnody is a wailing ode, song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The term originates from the Greek word θρηνῳδία (''threnoidia''), from θρῆνος (''threnos'', "wailing") and ᾠδ ...
"Alla memoria di Amedeo di Savoia Duca d'Aosta", composed in the course of a single night in memory of his friend the duke of Aosta)
Mass
* ''Requiem'' (27 January 1905, Milan) *'' Messa a 4 voci con orchestra'' (Lucca, 1880) Published in 1951 as ''Messa di Gloria''Notes
References
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