Mariano Rodríguez de Ledesma ( Zaragoza, 14 December 1779 - Madrid, 28 March 1847) was a Spanish

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. His musical training commenced when, at the age of 8 he entered the

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choir. He was a disciple of

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, «el Españoleto», and was influenced by Italian music.Celsa Alonso ''La canción lírica española en el siglo XIX'' 1998 "Mariano Rodríguez de Ledesma, Esteban Moreno, José Sobejano Ayala y Manuel Rücker Entre los autores españoles proclives al estímulo italiano en sus producciones para voz e instrumento se encuentra Mariano Rodríguez de Ledesma (1779-1847) ..."

Works

Songs

Spanish

Canción fúnebre, (s.a.,1819?), RL 30
Los cantos del trovador, (s.a., 1809?), RL 31
Delio a la ausencia de su amada Nise (s.a., 1810?), RL 32
O sí o no (s.a., 1810?), RL 33
El pescador (s.a., 1810?), RL 34
El pescador (s.a., 1814?), RL 35
La persuasión, s.a., 1831?), RL 36
El propósito inútil (s.a., 1810?), RL 37
Las señas de amor, (s.a.), RL 38
El sueño de mi amor (s.a., 1810?), RL 39
Ya tengo dueño (s.a., 1810?), RL 40

Italian

Amo te solo, te solo amai, (s.a., 1825?), RL 41
Aria e vocalizzio, (s.a., 1827?), RL 42
Il capriccio (s.a., 1815?), RL 43
Ch’io mai vi possa, (s.a., 1825?), RL 44
Clori mia bella Clori, (s.a., 1815?), RL 45
Da quel sembiante appresi, (s.a., 1825?), RL 46
Dov’e il mio bene, (s.a.,1825?), RL 47
Un fanciullin tiranno, (s.a., 1815?), RL 48
La felicità (Der Glückliche), (s.a., 1815?), RL 49
In te spero o sposo amato, (s.a., 1825?), RL 50
La nebbia, (s.a., 1815?), RL 51
Pensiero, (s.a., 1826?), RL 52
Più non si trovano fra mille amanti, (s.a., 1825?), RL 53
Se mai turbo il tuo riposo, (s.a., 1825?), RL 54
Se tenero seme, (s.a., 1815?), RL 55
Tarde s’avvede d’un tradimento, (s.a., 1825?), RL 56
Three Italian ariettas, (s.a., 1822?), RL 57
Three Italian notturnos for two voices, (s.a., 1830?), RL 58
Trova un sol mia bella Clori, (s.a., 1825?), RL 59
Vorrei di te fidarmi, (s.a., 1815?), RL 60

References

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