New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03

Bcrnasconi, schiazs seliti. Tampcrclii, Gia-
comcili. Broschi MaZzoni. and LamprSnanl X
men toned in the great "Dictionary OF Music and
Musicians" at all are only eutioncd inciiental-
~ No information is vO:ichsafcd concerning;
them and very little is 81 ldcd u2 10 patient re-
arch Of other sources. Giuseppe Maria oilan-
DIM was a native OF Bologna from about lIJJ
and Maestro di Capc.la 10 the Grand duke or
Tuscany. No particulars are TO " learned or
the life OF G.. A. Giaii. and it is suspected that
he IS identical with a Signor Glni, who had the
same Christian name and was chape.inhs'er
In Turin In 112S. Gray's copy!st mentions "i~h
as being in Turlno." and thus gives support 10
this hypothesis. Dominica Sarro was born ID
the Kingdom OF Naples in 1913, and was court
chapelrnaster about 1906. For the rest even
tic names of his operas. all convenient history
Il silent Gaeiaro 1.atilla was choirmaster OF
the rors.ryatorio della Pic;a IN Venice in lou,
ana GaluuY,g'; successor as second chapem2ster
., III, Church Of St Mark He IS praised ior
the correctness Of his style and his apil'y a.
contraprntist. Or Burrcy received codr'eSlc'
al MS hands In 100. and tells us mat ne Is .
u!a.n sensible man about Sky years oI Az
who had both read and thought much concern
in., ,hc music Of tho ancients. In = i'o'h''e ~
adds that h. is uLC.r 20 Sgnor llec!"' ana '''-
thor - mos: OK he comic operas 'per''tled III
London with such success In III" time "t f'''1'
According - I.ahorde Michel flnl was a M
pa!iiln who wrote a grand opera IN I'"l-"- IN
titled "Gn Sponsali d'Enea.' ana TWO inter-
roczzi. Gray preserved an aria from a cantaiA
and numbers from eight operas Andrea fr'-
rasconi IS mentioned by Grove only as the father
Of that Antou.a Bcrnasconi for whom ''iucN
wrote "Ale.s,e." aad who sang in TIE "Mi'Ti-
lou Il ~ 4
Milan He was the son o. French officer VINO
took VI the study OF musc when he sa" ms
father APPROACHING bankruptcy. His first opera
made a hit In Venice in l7il. AMI in 100 he be-
came Cour, cha pclinaster IN Munich. The sing
er Rcrnusconi was his stepdauShter. Gaetano
Maria Schiasgi was viOlinIst who composed
o,,c,as about the period l132.;J. and also wrote
concerios FOR his instrument I.igi defeats all
or efforts 10 drag him from obscur!ty. All that
We know we learn from Grays notes TO the et-
feet that he was FlorenLne. his CHRISTIAN
name Ccicstlno. and ~ wrote an opera tatohe-
Carlo Arrigoni was also Florcntne, and II sup
posed 10 be the King OK Arragon. nehsohen
among the opponents q Handel III "Harmony IN
an Uproar" Grove cannot prove his residence
In London. but Ftus says that he prodnce' IN
opcra there IN I73i Gemnano Giac"meIli wa'
Grand -ducal chapefmaster In Parma. ana pro-
duced his last opera. "Arsace," in loo, AT
Turin Ricardo Brsschi the brother or
Carlo Broschl called FarineI. and composed
many airs ror him. Lampugnani was Gaupp'S
successor 1T the opera In London III I'i"' anu
woa SIN active as first harpschordIst, cofhp"er
Of pasiicos. and singing teacher at Milan "ne'
Elrnoy visited that city In ITO lie IL sad %
have won distinction BY his treatment VI re''a-
tive in his operas.