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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
?Nationality? ?composer, organist, and/or teacher or?
Italian organist, composer, improviser and teacher
* ?birth year? born in ?birth city?
* 1861 born in Salò, Italy, into a family of organists.
* ?year of event? ?city of event? ?short description of event?
* He studied music first with his father, Pietro Bossi, who was organist at the Salò Cathedral.
* ?year of event? ?city of event? ?short description of event?
* 1871-1873 studied music at the Liceo Musicale, Bologna.
* ?year of death? died in ?city of death?
* 1873-1881 studied music at the Milan Conservatory.
* 1881 appointed organist at Como Cathedral.
* 1890 became a teacher of harmony and organ at the Naples Conservatory.
* 1895-1902 director of the Licei Musicali in Venice.
* 1902-1911 director of the Licei Musicali in Bologna.
* 1916-1923 director of the Conservatorio di St Cecilia, Rome.
* 1925 died at sea while returning from New York.


For details, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?first_middle_last as listed in Wikipedia article?].
Widely renowned worldwide during his lifetime for his organ playing, Bossi is now remembered mainly for his organ pieces. Some, including the  G minor Scherzo op.49 no.2 are still widely performed today. Other popular works include the Ave Maria, Opus 104 no. 2, which is his most famous work, and his Étude Symphonique, Op. 78. He also wrote an Organ Concerto, Opus 100. According to Corliss Arnold, he was the principal Italian composer of his time, and of significant importance internationally. His style is classified as Late Romantic.
 
For details, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Enrico_Bossi Wikipedia article on Marco Enrico Bossi].


==List of Organ Works==
==List of Organ Works==
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| Op. 73 || [[Giga]] || year  
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| Op. 78 || [[Etude Symphonique]] || year  
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| Op. 104 || [[5 pieces for Organ]] || year  
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| Op. ?? || [[Metodo teorico-pratico per organo]] || year  
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| Op. 100 || [[Concerto in A minor for Organ, String Orchestra, 4 Horns and Timpani]] || year  
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===Free Online===
===Free Online===
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Scherzo in G minor, opus 49 no. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucf1ln5i19A
 
Ave Maria, from 5 Pieces for Organ, Opus 104 no. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WxdyLQDLjM
 
Etude Symphonique, Opus 78
* with score: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-0SE4zoJ7U
* played by Carol Williams at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0r70a-xk98


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Latest revision as of 18:43, 5 November 2014

Synopsis

Italian organist, composer, improviser and teacher
  • 1861 born in Salò, Italy, into a family of organists.
  • He studied music first with his father, Pietro Bossi, who was organist at the Salò Cathedral.
  • 1871-1873 studied music at the Liceo Musicale, Bologna.
  • 1873-1881 studied music at the Milan Conservatory.
  • 1881 appointed organist at Como Cathedral.
  • 1890 became a teacher of harmony and organ at the Naples Conservatory.
  • 1895-1902 director of the Licei Musicali in Venice.
  • 1902-1911 director of the Licei Musicali in Bologna.
  • 1916-1923 director of the Conservatorio di St Cecilia, Rome.
  • 1925 died at sea while returning from New York.

Widely renowned worldwide during his lifetime for his organ playing, Bossi is now remembered mainly for his organ pieces. Some, including the G minor Scherzo op.49 no.2 are still widely performed today. Other popular works include the Ave Maria, Opus 104 no. 2, which is his most famous work, and his Étude Symphonique, Op. 78. He also wrote an Organ Concerto, Opus 100. According to Corliss Arnold, he was the principal Italian composer of his time, and of significant importance internationally. His style is classified as Late Romantic.

For details, see the Wikipedia article on Marco Enrico Bossi.

List of Organ Works

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Opus Title Year
Op. 49 no. 2 Scherzo in G minor year
Op. 73 Giga year
Op. 78 Etude Symphonique year
Op. 104 5 pieces for Organ year
Op. ?? Metodo teorico-pratico per organo year
Op. 100 Concerto in A minor for Organ, String Orchestra, 4 Horns and Timpani year
Op. ?? Title year

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Registration and Organs

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See the footnote in the "Notes" section at the bottom of the page[1]

Fingering and Pedaling

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Ornamentation

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Tempo and Meter

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Scores and Editions

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Recordings

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Free Online

Scherzo in G minor, opus 49 no. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucf1ln5i19A

Ave Maria, from 5 Pieces for Organ, Opus 104 no. 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WxdyLQDLjM

Etude Symphonique, Opus 78

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Other Resources

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Notes

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