Английская Википедия:Cesare Bossi
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Cesare Bossi (1773—September 1802) was an Italian-born composer. He is most known as a composer of ballets which he wrote for the King's Theatre in Haymarket in London.
Career
Bossi was born in Ferrara in 1773.[1]
None of the sources provide information about his training or early career. One source states that while in Italy he wrote operas as well as piano music including sonatas.[1]
In 1795 he emigrated to London.[2][3] There he became associated with the King's Theatre in Haymarket where he was a composer of ballets, a conductor, and responsible for the musical preparation of operas. "In this task there have been few who could excel him."[4][3] His association with the theatre lasted from 1795 to 1796 through the 1799–1800 season. Most of his ballets were written between 1796 and 1800.[3] It was said that he composed with "unexampled rapidity."[4] and that his melodies were of high quality.[4]
He married a Mademoise del Caro, a dancer in the company. She began to be billed as "Madame Bossi" as of 6 February 1796.[3] By 2 June 1800 the couple were living at No. 1 Great Suffolk Street.[3]
In September 1802, the Monthly Mirror reported that Bossi had died in the King's Bench Prison "of a deep decline." The paper called him "A musical professor of eminent talents."[3] He left his widow Del Caro and four children.[4]
List of works
Ballets[3]
| Title | Date of first performance | Choreographer | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acis and Galatea | 10 June 1797 | Charles Didelot[5] | |
| Alonzo the Brave and the Fair Imogene | 26 March 1801 | Charles Didelot[6] | co-composed with Vincenzo Federici |
| L’amant statue | 21 April 1796 | Giacomo Onorati[7] | |
| L’amour vangé | 2 June 1796 | Charles Didelot[8] | |
| Apollon berger | 27 December 1796 | Sébastian Gallet[9] | |
| Bacchus and Ariadne | 28 November 1797 | Sébastian Gallet[10] | |
| Barader | 29 May 1800 | James Harvey D'Egville[11] | |
| La chasse d'amour | 2 January 1798 | Sébastian Gallet[12] | |
| Cinderella or The glass slipper | 1803?[13] | ||
| Constante et Alcidonis | 1798 | Sébastian Gallet[14] | |
| Les délassements militaires | 16 January 1797 | Sébastian Gallet[15] | co-composed with Joseph Mazzinghi |
| The deserter | 12 February 1799 | Sébastian Gallet[16] | based on Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny's music for Le déserteur |
| Les deux jumelles | 1799 | James Harvey D'Egville[17] | |
| Flore et Zephire | 7 July 1796 | Charles Didelot[18] | |
| Heliska ou La fille soldat | 16 June 1801 | Charles Didelot[19] | |
| L’heureux retour | 28 March 1797 | Sébastian Gallet[20] | |
| Hylas et Témire | 1799 | James Harvey D'Egville[21] | |
| Irza | 2 February 1802 | James Harvey D'Egville[22] | |
| Les jeux d’Eglé | 11 January 1800 | James Harvey D'Egville[23] | |
| Jugement de Midas | 20 February 1802 | James Harvey D'Egville[24] | |
| Ken-Si and Tao | 14 May 1801 | Charles Didelot[25] | |
| Laura et Lenza | 8 May 1800 | Charles Didelot[26] | |
| Little Peggy's love | 21 April 1796 | Charles Didelot[27] | |
| Le marchand de Smyrne | 1799? | Monsieur Barré[28] | |
| L’offrande a Terpsichore | 28 November 1797 | Sébastian Gallet[29] | |
| Pigmalion | 3 January 1801 | James Harvey D'Egville[30] | |
| Télémaque | 26 March 1799 | James Harvey D'Egville[31] | co-composed with James Harvey D'Egville |
| Le triomphe de Thémis | 1798 | Sébastian Gallet[32] |
Other works
- Overture to Blue Beard (opera by Michael Kelly) (most vocal scores of the opera have Kelly's own overture)
- Pas de trois from La fille mal gardée (bulk of ballet composed by unidentified composer, 18 April 1799)
- Hornpipe from Barbara and Allen (ballet by James Harvey D'Egville)
- Variations, D minor, piano[33]
References
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 John Denison Champlin, Cyclopedia of music & musicians (New York: Scribner, 1888), vol. 1, p. 217.
- ↑ A Dictionary of Musicians from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time... (London: Sainsbury & Co., 1824), vol. 1 p. 108.
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 3,6 Philip H. Highfill, et al., A biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, musicians, dancers, managers & other stage personnel in London, 1660-1800 (Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1973), vol. 2, page 240-241.
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 William Bingley, Musical biography 2nd edition (London: Henry Colburn, 1834), vol. 2, p. 310.
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