Giuseppe Persiani
1827 - 1899
Italy
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G. Persiani
Giuseppe Persiani (16/03/1827 - 28/03/1899), an Italian (from Gessopalena) composer. He wrote two Requiem Masses. The “Gran Messa di Requiem” has been written in 1878 for the death of King Vittorio Emanuele II (1820-1878). He should not be confused with another Italian composer Giuseppe Persiani (1799-1869).
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Contributor:Tassos Dimitriadis (picture)
Messa di requiem (2)
Period:Romanticism
Musical form:mass
Text/libretto:Latin mass
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Source:http://www.ilsitodi.it/gessopalena/G_Persiani.htm
Contributor:Tassos Dimitriadis
Dies irae
Period:Romanticism
Musical form:motet
Text/libretto:Thomas de Celano
No details available.
Source:http://www.ilsitodi.it/gessopalena/G_Persiani.htm
Gran Messa di Requiem
Period:Romanticism
Composed in:1878
Musical form:mass
Text/libretto:Latin mass
In memory of:King Vittorio Emanuele II (1820-1878)
The “Gran Messa di Requiem” has been written in 1878 for the death of King Vittorio Emanuele II (1820-1878).
Source:http://www.ilsitodi.it/gessopalena/G_Persiani.htm
Contributor:Tassos Dimitriadis
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Vittorio Emanuele II
(dedicatee)