Luigi Cherubini
Italian Classical and Romantic composer (1760–1842)
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Luigi Cherubini was an Italian composer who lived from 1760 to 1842 and created important works during the Classical and Romantic musical periods. His compositions, which include operas and other forms, helped shape the development of Western classical music during a transformative era.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1760
- Died
- 1842
- Works
- 130
Top works
- Achille à Scyros
- Medea
- Cherubini's string chamber music
- Songs in Lodoiska
- Cantate sur la naissance du roi de Rome
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 45,707
- Total plays
- 230,918
Article
Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini (/ˌkɛrʊˈbiːni/ KERR-uu-BEE-nee; Italian: [luˈiːdʒi keruˈbiːni]; 8 or 14 September 1760 – 15 March 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the greatest living composer of his era. Cherubini's operas were heavily praised and interpreted by Rossini.
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1760 births1842 deaths19th-century Italian male musiciansAcademic staff of the Conservatoire de ParisBurials at Père Lachaise CemeteryCatholic liturgical composersCommanders of the Legion of HonourCommons link from WikidataComposers from FlorenceComposers with IMSLP linksDirectors of the Conservatoire de ParisItalian classical composers of church music