Domenico Foroni (10 July 1796 - 24 March 1853) was an Italian

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, conductor, and music educator. Foroni was born in

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into a family of landowners. On 7 November 1818 he married Teresa Zovetto with whom he had five children, two of whom became famous: the

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tic

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(1822-187?) and the composer and conductor

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(1825–1858). In 1818 he was appointed to the dual position of director and principal conductor of the

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, a position he held for over 25 years. He was also highly active as a teacher of singing and music composition in that city. Among his notable pupils were

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, Paolo Bombardi,

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, Alessandro Sala,

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, and his children. Most of his compositional output was sacred music, the majority of which was written for services at the Verona Cathedral. Most of his music is now lost, but copies of his '' Miserere'' and '' Messe'' still exist In 1848 Foroni participated actively in the

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as a member of the secret committee of Veronese patriots. On three occasions he provided the Piedmontese minister of war a detailed plan for the taking the city of Verona, but the negligence and incompetence of

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's generals and other staff members led to their failure on acting upon the intelligence he provided. Ultimately the first war of independence ended in a stalemate. He died in Verona in 1853.

Sources

Biography of Domenico Foroni at www.valeggio.com
1796 births 1853 deaths Italian composers Italian male composers Italian conductors (music) Italian male conductors (music) Italian music educators Voice teachers People from the Province of Verona 19th-century Italian musicians 19th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-conductor-stub