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Amadeo, Gaetano

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AMADEO, GAETANO. - Composer, b. at Porto Maurizio (Imperia), in 1824, d. at Nice (Nizza marittima) on 8 April 1893. A pupil of Pacini at Lucca, then of Rossini at Bologna, chapel master at the cathedral of Marseille from 1852 to 1875, he enjoyed the esteem and friendship of Thomas and Gounod. He left many sacred compositions: masses, hymns, psalms, motets, as well as symphonies for orchestra, concertos, romances, etc.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 958.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Amadeo, gaetano.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 958. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/amadeo-gaetano.

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Mattei, Silverio. “Amadeo, gaetano.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 958. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/amadeo-gaetano.

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@incollection{ec1_amadeo_gaetano,
  author    = {Mattei, Silverio},
  title     = {Amadeo, gaetano},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {958},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/amadeo-gaetano}
}

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