Vittorio Monti(6 January 1868 – 20 June 1922) was an Italiancomposer,violinist,mandolinistandconductor.His most famous work is hisCsárdás,written around 1904.[1]
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| Born | 6 January 1868 |
| Died | June 20, 1922(aged 54) |
Life and career
editMonti was born inNaples,where he studied violin andcompositionat theConservatorio di San Pietro a Majella.Around 1900 he received an assignment as the conductor for theLamoureux Orchestrain Paris, where he wrote several ballets andoperettas,for example,Noël de Pierrot.He also wrote a method for mandolinPetite Méthode pour Mandoline, 98049,in which he included some of his own works,Perle Brillante,Dans Una Gondola,andAu Petit Jour.There were also works byF. Paolo Tosti.[2]
In Paris, Monti was a significant figure in the Mandolin community, he created theLa Stella,a group based around mandolin and guitar works and compositions. This group (under the name of "V. Monti" ) written several pieces and techniques for mandolin students, and started performances in 1908 to 1910. In 1910, Monti created a music journal calledLe Mediator,the journal gave news and instructional guidance to help new mandolin and guitar players. However, this journal dissolved in 1913.[3]He died in 1922.
Works (Alphabetically)
edit- L' amour veille,mélodie (Milan, G. Ricordi. 1918)
- Aubade à Colombine(1899)
- Aubade d'amoura.d. MimodramaPierrots Wiehnachten(Milano: Ricordi 1904)
- Ciao! Célèbre Valse(flute and piano)
- Comme une gavotte(mandolin and piano-or-guitar, publication date unknown)
- Coquetteriefor Violin solo accompanied by Piano or Harp and String Quintet (Paris: Ricordi 1913)
- Cortege
- Csárdás(many arrangements, often performed was a violin and piano work. Published by Ricordi of Milan, 1910)
- Défilé Grecfor mandolin and piano
- Excelsior:Adaptation musicale pour le cinéma: série de 11 morceaux pour orchestre (Ricordi, ©1915)
- Gentil Bataillon,Marche (Milan: Ricordi)
- Gloria Victis.March for piano (Paris & Milan: Ricordi 1913)
- Grand'-mèrequi danse. Gavotte (Milan: Ricordi, ca.1897)
- Janaro
- King pul
- Mam'zelleFretillon.Comic Opera in 3 acts (Paris: Choudens 1902)
- Mandoline Louis XV
- Marianina,chanson napolitaine (pub. 1918)
- La Marquise et le Berger(for 2 Mandolins or 2 Violins and Guitar)
- Menuet bleu(style Louis 14)
- Menuet rose
- Noël de Pierrot
- Per le brillanti(20th century, date unknown, orchestra)
- Petite Marquise!
- Petite Methode for Mandolin,Op.245 (French) (Paris: Ricordi)
- Ping-pong
- Pour elle!(tempo de gavotte) (Ricordi. ca.1899?)
- Rondinofor mandolin
- Sérénade-barcarolle
- Sous le soleil:Idylle pour violon et piano (pub. Ricordi, 1922)
- Stacaltern
- Tant que la femme aura de jolis yeux(forms the motif of the song—Take me in your arms and say you love me—for piano)
- Vanessa
- A VeniseFurlana for piano (Paris: Ricordi 1914)
- Vision Champetre
- ZingarescaMorceau de Concert for Violin and piano (Paris: Ricordi 1912)
References
edit- ^Philip James Bone (1914).The Guitar and Mandolin: Biographies of Celebrated Players and Composers.Schott. p. 243.
- ^Petite Méthode pour Mandolineby V. Monti, President d'Honneur du Cercle des Mandolinistes Lillois, "Les Ménestrels"
- ^Paul Sparks (2005).The Classical Mandolin.Oxford University Press.p. 104.ISBN9780195173376.
External links
edit- Csárdásfor Violin and Piano onkreusch-sheet-music.net
- Csárdásarranged for accordion
- Csárdásfor Violin and Guitar on[1]
- Free scores by Vittorio Montiat theInternational Music Score Library Project(IMSLP)
- Vittorio Monti sheet music:contemporary arrangements
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