The great Maltese composers
Subtitle: historical context, lives, and works
By: Joseph Vella Bondin
Publisher: APS Bank Ltd
Published: 2016
Place of publication: [Birkirkara, Malta]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 822
ISBN-13: 9789995782771
Subjects: Music; History and criticism; Composers; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 767-775) and index.
Table of contents: title: The early history of music in Malta; title: The first great Maltese composers: Giuseppe Balzano (1616-1700) and his brother Domenico (1632-1707); title: Music in the eighteenth century; title: In the service of the Order of St John: Filippo Pizzuto (1704-after 1747); title: Rehabilitation of a composer unknown in his native land: Giuseppe Arena; title: A reformer of many parts: Michel-Angelo Vella; title: The supreme Neapolitan "maestro di cappella": Girolamo Abos; title: One post, two competitors: Benigno Zerafa and Francesco Azopardi; title: The superlative "French" composer: Nicolò Isouard; title: Music in nineteenth century Malta and the repercussions of Pope Pius X's Motu proprio; title: The rise of the Maltese cappella: Pietro Paolo (1772-1828) and the Bugeja Dynasty; title: Colourful trail-blazing dynasty: the Nani family; title: Mendicant friar, traveller, teacher, and composer: Giuseppe Spiteri Fremond; title: Achievements and unfulfilled dreams of a father: Giuseppe Vella (1827-1912) and his three coadjustor sons; title: In search of fame and fortune: Francesco Schira (1809-1883) and other sundry travellers; title: Gallic elegance or A fight for church and students: Paolino Vassallo (1856-1923); title: Music in twentieth century Malta; title: Homage au maitre: Carmelo Pace (1906-1993); title: An appreciation: Joseph Sammut (b. 1926).