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Luigi Cherubini
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Italian Classical and Romantic composer (1760–1842)
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Luigi Cherubini (1760–1842) was an Italian-born composer, conductor, musicologist, and music educator who resided in France. Born in Florence, he held citizenship in France, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, and the United Kingdom. He served as a director at the Conservatoire de Paris and was a student of Giuseppe Sarti. Cherubini received the award of Commander of the Legion of Honour.
His notable works include the operas *Les Abencérages*, *Médée*, and *Les deux journées, ou Le porteur de l'eau*, as well as the *Requiem in C minor*. Other compositions listed include *Achille à Scyros*, *Cantate sur la naissance du roi de Rome*, and songs from *Lodoiska*. He taught students such as Fromental Halévy, Michele Carafa, and Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann. Cherubini spoke French and Italian and is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
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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
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1760
- Active to
- 1842
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 45,707
- Total plays
- 230,918
Tags
Luigi Cherubini (1760–1842) was an Italian composer who spent most of his working life in France. Although his music is not well known today, it was greatly admired in his time. Beethoven regarded him as the greatest of his contemporaries. Cherubini was born Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini on 14th September 1760 in Florence. His instruction in music began at the age of six with his father, himself a musician. By the age of thirteen he had composed several religious works. <a href=
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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· 2018 · cited 10,997x
via Crossref · CC0
Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Luigi Cherubini, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Quartett nº 2, C-dur für 2 Violinen, Viola und Violoncell [Música notada]
Quartett nº 6, A-moll für 2 Violinen, Viola und Violoncell [Música notada]
Quartett nº 5, F-dur für 2 Violinen, Viola und Violoncell [Música notada]
Quartett nº 4, E-dur für 2 Violinen, Viola und Violoncell [Música notada]
Quartett nº 1, Es-dur für 2 Violinen, Viola und Violoncell [Música notada]
Quartett nº 3, D-moll für 2 Violinen, Viola und Violoncell [Música notada]
Cours de contrepoint et de fugue [Música notada]
Deuxième messe de requiem [Música notada] :]pour voix d'hommes avec accompagnement a grand orchestre ou piano
Solfèges du Conservatoire. 1re. partie, livre II , Exercices et leçons [Música notada]
Solfèges du Conservatoire. 1er. livre, Petit solfège théorique & practique à la portée des plus jeunes voix [Música notada] : introduction aux grands solfèges du Conservatoire de Cherubini, Catel, Méhul, Gossec, etc. : renfermant cent leçons mélodiques et progressives, précédées des principes de musique et accompagnées de 50 tableaux-types résumant les difficultés vocales et rhythmiques de la lecture musicale
Solfèges du Conservatoire. 2me. partie, livre IV , Solfèges d'une difficulté progressive [Música notada]
Solfèges du Conservatoire. 1re. partie, livre III , Solfèges progressifs [Música notada]
Solfèges du Conservatoire. 2me. partie, livre V , Solfèges à plusieurs voix [Música notada]
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Ave Maria: [excerpt]/Cherubini
Ave Maria: (excerpt) to tui of Jesus, to which Amen
The Water Carrier: Arie des Micheli/(Cherubini)
Lodoïska. Comédie héroïque en trois actes, par Mr. Fillette-Loraux. Representée pour la première fois sur le Théatre de la Rue Feydeau le 18 Juillet 1791. Mise en musique par Mr. Cherubini
Ouverture de Lodoiska, à grande orchestre, telle qu'on la joue en thêatre
Ausgewalte Stücke aus der Oper Graf Armand, oder, die Tage der Gefahr (Les deux Journées) im Clavieraufzuge
Maersche für das Clavier aus der Oper: Die Tage der Gefahr. Due marce
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early years
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