To search the press groups, associations, businessmen, sponsor for the site” News-art-culture.com”. The Italian traditionalism with the musical accents from Antic Greece included Mediterranean culture , comes expresses in Bellini’s music. Listening Bellini you know the musical beauty in clarity and transparence expressive from sacredness , the symphony to opera-drama in all classicism with the silent and the sings -voice under the primate of harmony adapted to Sicilian land. His Catanese origins inspired him leaving the Mediterranean fascine into his music.
Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini is birth to Catania the 3th November 1801 and is death to Puteaux the 23 September 1835, he is been an Italian composer , one of more great composers of 1800 year.
THE TALENT, INSPIRATION, MUSICAL CARRIER
He is son by Rosario Bellini and Agata Ferlito , enters in contact with the music from the first lessons and of musical ambient created by his grandfather Vincenzo Tobia Ferlito , a composer of sacred music. Can to be his source of inspiration? He demonstrated talent, the interested for the music with the 14 years , studying intense the compositional technic with the grandfather , from which he obtains a scholarship from Civic State for a perfection to Real College of Music by Saint Sebastian. To Naples in 1819 for interest comes from duke Sammartino he enters as student by Giacoma Tritto known Nicola Antonio Zingarelli of that he study the classics composers from the music, principally the melody under the expressive plan second to Naples school . The melody is all beautiful from harmony in clarity of sons distinct of silent that have follow the compositions. Bellini don’t can to be without harmony , his primate is the melody and the expressivity. A talent that leave the art premature ,in wide musical success. Never forgot! He know , enters in friendly with Saverio Mercadante, the patriot musician Piero Maroncelli, Francesco Florimo, the friend of life ( librarian to Naples Conservator) , one more known biographically of Bellini’s history). He composers the sacred music , symphonic to opera , the compositions for the voice and orchestra starting with the more famous “ Dolente immagine” . A title suggestive which in time can to be prefigurated to his imagine . In 1825 year is represented at Theatre of Conservatory his first opera “ Adelson e Salvini”. The first success he obtains with “ Bianca e Fernando” to Theatre “ San Carlo” of Naples noted as” Bianca e Gernando” in which he enters with the compositions for the respect at prince Ferdinardo Borbone. Among the success is arrived the sadness, unhappy passion of love for Maddalena Fumaroli. Humiliated of father by Maddalena, without a hope in love he goes to Milan where presents to Scala of Milan “ Il Pirata, La Straniera” obtaining an amazing success. The Milanese papers eloigned him as the single Italian composer to counter to artistic creation by Gioachino Rossini. To Parma he make in representation “ Zaira” for inauguration the Theatre of Parma. The success continue to Milan with “ La Sonnambula, Norma” , to Paris he has an important artistic carrier with” I puritani”, to Venice he enters to Theatre Fenice with” I Capuleti, Montecchi”. The fortune , the artistic carrier , comes development to Paris where he enters as more big Sicilians composers , enriching the musical language in colors and new solutions . A compositional maturity to can say! His compositions , the works comes represented to Italian Theatre; in same theatre the compositions of chambre are someone wrote in French language for can to be represented to Theatre of Opera by Paris.
THE COMPOSITIONAL STYLE, HIS MUSICAL BEAUTY
What distinguish he of others composers? In antic musical conception on primate of sing ( vocal or instrumental) . Into compositions is present the Mediterranean culture. The composition, the melody is more transparence. The compositional beauty arriving until a magic associated to his artistic personality . It’s difficult to frame in compositions. The sing -voice is expressive and accentuated. He has a conception particular of sons , of voice and silent express as the fundament for the contemporaneous musicology. “ Renaissance” the Bellini’s music sends in XX century a particular attention at varies contemporaneous of vanguard as Bruno Maderna, Luigi Nono. Wagner adapted in climate of Sicily the opera “ Il divieto d’amare” in clarity of Bellini’ sing as model for the Allemande sings of opera. Heinrich Heine describe him: “ He has a high figure, high and slender and to move him with grace in kind to say flirtatious. The face regular , rather long, of rose light , the hairs blonds , almost golden , combed in sparse curls : the front high , more high and noble , the nose ban , the eyes blue light , the mouth well proportionated , rather round. His features has rather character angelic , someone rose , the traits bitter sweet , an expression of pain.” He is death to Puteaux at 34 years the 23 September 1835 sick of intestinal infection. He comes buried in cemetery Père Lachaise where remains for 40 years nearby to Chopin, Cherubini. In 1876 year the body has translated in Cathedral of Catania, his city of origin with big affection. The coffin of composer enters in Italy with honor and commotion in every coin of country. Catania his natal city for honored him in the artistic activity reproduce the Arch of Triumph of Paris in sign of respect and thanksgiving for care and stay them the composer Vincenzo Bellini. The tomb has realize by sculpture Giovanni Battista Tossaro and the Civic monument by Giulio Monteverde. For the artistic carrier he takes the honor of Chevalier of Honor Legion . In his remember “ La Pasta alla Norma” comes named with name after his famous opera. To Catania the theatre is named “ Theatre Massimo Vinncenzo Bellini”, the airport Fontanarossa is named with his name ( Vincenzo Bellini), Palermo honor him with the Conservator of State music, Naples with the Theatre and the sale of Conservator ( where he studied) and the place with his statue until Novara honored him with the Magistral Institute. Vincenzo Bellini comes subject of two biographic moves” Casta Diva” direct by Carmine Gallone.
THE COMPOSITIONS BY BELLINNI
The works: Adelson e Salvini, Bianca e Fernando, Il pirata, La straniera, Zaira, Beatrice di Tenda, I puritani, Norma, I Capuleti e i Montecchi, La Sonnambula…
The compositions vocal and chamber: Dolente immagine, Qunado verra quel di, Venticiel che l’ali d’oro, Malinconia, Ninfa gentile, Vanne ,o rosso fortunata , Bella Nice d’amore, L’abbandono, Rêve d’enfance, Les joyeux matelots, Viene prier enfant, Toujour verser des larmes…
Arie and sings: T’intendo si mio cor, Si per te gran nume eterno, Gioite, amiche contrade, Torna, vezzosa Fille….
Symphonic Music: Capriccio, ossia Sinfonica per studio in Do minore, Sinfonia in Si bemolle maggiore, Sinfonia in Re minore, Sinfonia in Re maggiore, Sinfonia in Mi bemolle maggiore…
Music for pianoforte :Allegretto in Soluzioni minore, Capriccio in Sol maggiore per pianoforte a 4 mai, Polacca per pianoforte a 4mani, Pensiero musicale, Tema in Fa minore….
Sacred music : Compieta, Cum sanctis, De torrente, Domine Deus, Gallus,cantavit, Juravit, Kyrie, Laudamus te, Qui sedes, Qui tollis, Salve Regina in La maggiore per 4 voices and orchestra…
Bellini enters into music on primate of sing in his compositions , an antic sing with the Mediterranean influxes originally on Sicilian land. He is single in transparence of scenes with harmony and the melody in clarity and transparence in same time he remains seductive in traditional classicism. He becomes in few years a composer that make the model of harmony with the silent and sing whether vocal and instrumental into contemporaneous music of Europe. His origin are present in work , his model is his inspiration. Paris offer him all ; the artistic carrier, the friendships , the celebrity and the new musical styles. He goes with a simply melody , harmonious , traditional, seducing with his fascine in particularly Mediterranean, the Europe leaving the magic in night , among the work. He becomes romantic, composes the romance of chamber in Italian , someone in French, always ready of enrich his music, his artistic personality. A man , an artist that passed , a musical carrier , at end he to returns in his natal country.
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