Francesco Malipiero (9 January 1824 - 12 May 1887) was an Italian

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Def ...

. He was the father of conductor and pianist

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and the grandfather of composer and musicologist

Gian Francesco Malipiero Gian Francesco Malipiero (; 18 March 1882 – 1 August 1973) was an Italian composer, musicologist, music teacher and editor. Life Early years Born in Venice into an aristocratic family, the grandson of the opera composer Francesco Malipiero, G ...

. Trained in Venice, he composed a large number of

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s; many of which premiered at

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. He also wrote several symphonic works, sacred songs,

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, and art songs.

Selected works

*''Giovanna prima Regina di Napoli'' (1841) *''Alberigo da Romano'' (1846) *''Fernando Cortez'' (1851)

References

1824 births 1887 deaths Italian classical composers Italian male classical composers Italian opera composers Male opera composers 19th-century classical composers 19th-century Italian composers 19th-century Italian male musicians {{italy-composer-stub