Florestano Rossomandi ( Italian: Florestano Rossomandi ; August 22, 1857 [1] , Bovino - January 19, 1933 , Naples ) - Italian pianist and music teacher.
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He graduated from the Neapolitan Conservatory of San Pietro a Mayella , a student of Benyamino Cesi . Then in 1889-1931. taught piano there, among his students Attilio Brunioli , Vincenzo Scaramuzza , Renato Fasano . Of the works by Rossomandi, the most famous were didactic: eight issues of the “Guidance on teaching the technique of playing the piano” ( Italian: Guida per lo studio tecnico del pianoforte , in eight issues) and an anthology ( Italian: Antologia didattica , with English and Spanish translation). He also performed as a conductor - in particular, in 1896 he conducted the “ Dance of Death ” by Camille Saint-Saens in Brindisi in the presence of the author, who spoke of Rossomandi as a conductor “reasonable and energetic” [2] , and in 1900 he gave in Naples a concert entirely consisting of works by English composers.
The name Rossomandi bears a street ( Italian: Via Florestano Rossomandi ) in Naples [3] . Since 1998, in the city of Bovino, a competition of pianists of his name has been held.
Notes
- ↑ In some 1856 sources.
- ↑ Sabina Teller Ratner. Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921: A Thematic Catalog of His Complete Works. - Oxford University Press, 2002. - Vol. 1 .-- P. 296.
- ↑ Gianni Infusino. Le nuove strade di Napoli: saggio di toponomastica storica. - A. Gallina, 1987 .-- P. 153.
Literature
- Immagini musicali di Florestano Rossomandi. Vita, opere, didattica. / A cura di Rosaria D. Rizzo. - San Nicandro Garganico: Gioiosa Editrice, 2004-2005.