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Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi was an Italian composer during the Romantic period of classical music. By focusing on composing opera, Verdi was able to make political statements to the masses regarding his dislike of the noble ideals at the time. Please refer to this category for all questions concerning Verdi.
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Who published all of Giuseppe Verdi's operas?
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Most of Giuseppe Verdi's operas were published by Casa Ricordi, a prominent music publishing company based in Milan, Italy. Casa Ricordi played a significant role in promoting Verdi's works and supporting his career as a composer.
Is La donna è mobile taken from Giuseppe Verdi's opera?
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Yes from his opera 'Rigoletto'
What is Charles Dickens most famous work?
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* Barnaby Rudge * Bleak House * A Christmas Carol * David Copperfield * Dombey and Son * Great Expectations * Hard Times * Little Dorrit * Martin Chuzzlewit * The Mystery of Edwin Drood * Nicholas Nickleby * The Old Curiosity Shop * Oliver Twist * Our Mutual Friend * The Pickwick Papers * A Tale of Two Cities
Which opera composed by Richard Wagner did influence Giuseppe Verdi?
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There is no record of such a thing.
Who did giuseppe verdi live with?
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first wife Margherita, married 4th May 1836, she died in June 1840. Sometime in the mid 1840's he co-habited with Giuseppina Streponi, they eventually married in August 1859
When did Giuseppe Verdi write La Traviata?
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La Traviata, written by Giuseppe Verdi and based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas, was first performed in 1853.
What are the lyrics to Medora's opening aria in Il Corsaro by Verdi Italian and English?
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What are the lyrics to Medora's opening aria in Il Corsaro by Verdi Italian and English - The link below gives information about the opera and external links to libretto and the aria database.
Dorothea Dix was most known for her work in the area of?
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mental illness, she also played a major role in founding 32 mental hospitals
Who was Giuseppe Verdi's first teacher?
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Pietro Baistrocchi in Le Roncole. Then Ferdinando Provesi in Busseto. The, Vicenzo Lavigna in Milan.
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi?
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Amongst others - Aida Il trovatore Rigoletto La traviata Otello Falstaff
How many kids did Giuseppe Verdi have?
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He had two by his first wife, then possibly an illegitimate daughter who was brought up in Cremona.
Why was Giuseppe Verdi's operas censored?
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Verdi's operas were censored for their lyrics, content, and subject matter.
Did verdi and strepponi stay married?
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Yes, he married the opera singer Giuseppina Strepponi after living with her for over 12 years. They stayed married until Verdi died of a stroke.
What is giuseppe verdi's most important contribution to the world of music?
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Perhaps Verdi is most well known for his Italian operas. He mainly wrote vocal music: 28 operas and Manzoni's Requiem. Finally, he also wrote chamber music.
What composer was inspired by the tick of a clock?
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Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn was inspired by the ticking sound of a clock in composing his Symphony Number 101, which remains arguably the most often played of all Hayden's symphonies in concert halls around the world up to present date. The Symphony was nicknamed "the Clock" on account of the ticking sound in the second movement.
The 101st Symphony is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings. It was completed by Hayden in 1794 and first performed on March 3rd in 1794 at a special concert organized by Hayden's colleague and friend Johann Salomon in the Hanover Square Rooms in London, England being part of a concert series of Hayden's great music in the English capital.
Like all symphonies of that period it actually has 4 standard movements the first commencing with a slow introduction in the minor mode before going into an exciting presto. The clockwork ticking sound comes in the second movement (Andante) initially emanating from bassoons and plucked strings before the ticking sound is varied among other instrument groupings. Then the cheerful third movement or Menuetto: Allegretto is followed by a very lively fourth movement or Vivace. It is music that can be enjoyed again and again, however many times it is heard during your life.
Why is giuseppe verdi important?
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In addition to being one of the most significant and prolific Italian opera composers of the period (Falstaff, Otello, Aida, il Trovatore, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Nabucco, Simon Bocanegra, to name but a few), his moving opera choruses became anthems of the Risorgimento, the Italian nationalist movement that united with the Unification of Italy in 1861. So much so was Verdi associated with the movement that his name became an acronym: Vittorio Emmanuele Re D'Italia (Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy). People would often say "Viva VERDI" as a way to proclaim allegiance to the King.
Also, the chorus from Nabucco, "Va', pensiero" has become somewhat of a national hymn. While the opera context it speaks of the Jews in exile during the Babylonian captivity, it resonated with many Italians who felt still "captive" by different dominions under a fragmented, pre-unification state.
