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Donizetti, Gaetano

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DONIZETTI, GAETANO. - Musician, b. in Bergamo on 25 Nov. 1797, d. there on 8 Apr. 1848.

A most prolific composer, no fewer than 65 stage works are counted of his, of which only Lucia di Lammermoor, La Favorita, and Don Pasquale have remained in the repertoire. He also composed oratorios, hymns, cantatas, various instrumental music, and also miserere and messe da vegniew, one of which, recently performed, has shown unexpected qualities of vigorous and solid conception, especially in the choral parts.

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BIBL.: G. Donati-Petteni, G. D., Milano 1930; G. Gavazzeni, D., Torino 1937; G. Barbian, L'opera di D. nell'età romantica, Bergamo 1948.

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By Luigi Ronga

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV (1950), coll. 1870–1871.

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Ronga, Luigi. “Donizetti, gaetano.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, coll. 1870–1871. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/donizetti-gaetano.

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Ronga, Luigi. “Donizetti, gaetano.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, coll. 1870–1871. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/donizetti-gaetano.

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@incollection{ec4_donizetti_gaetano,
  author    = {Ronga, Luigi},
  title     = {Donizetti, gaetano},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IV},
  pages     = {1870--1871},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/donizetti-gaetano}
}

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