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 ...

(1858–1924) is regarded as the natural successor to the tradition of Giuseppe Verdi and is considered the greatest Italian opera 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 libr ...

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) Teatro Puccini (Udine) - scena e sipario

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'' 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) Teatro Puccini (Udine) - Soffitto affrescato

Teatro Puccini (Udine) - Soffitto affrescato

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, a Threnody "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''

Operas

Other works

Art Songs

Orchestral

Piano

Chamber

Mass

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