Giovanni Sgambati - Roma, Italy
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The plaque in memory of pianist and composer Giovanni Sgambati is on the outside wall of the building where he lived at 93 Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy.
Waymark Code: WM10WBW
Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 07/01/2019
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Giovanni Sgambati (May 28, 1841 – December 14, 1914) was an Italian pianist and composer. His most extensive work, a Requiem Mass, was performed in Rome 1901. His many pianoforte works have won permanent success. Sgambati was also active in the contemporary musical scene as a promoter of the music of others and, among these, Dante Alderighi. He conducted the Italian premieres of Beethoven's third and of seventh symphonies (in 1867 and 1870 respectively). He also conducted the Italian premieres of more recent works such as Liszt's Dante Symphony and Christus oratorio.
He lived in this house for 37 years, and gave piano lessons to many English and American pupils. He died here on 14 December 1914 at the age of 73.
The plaque reads:
GIOVANNI SGAMBATI
PIANISTA E COMPOSITORE EMINENTE
ASSERTORE IN ROMA
DELLA MUSICA STRUMENTALE
ABITÒ QUESTA CASA
PER TRENTASETTE ANNI
E VI MORÌ
IL XIV DICEMBRE MDCCCCXIV
Translation:
GIOVANNI SGAMBATI
PIANIST AND IMMINENT COMPOSER
PROMOTER IN ROME
OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
LIVED IN THIS HOUSE
FOR THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS
AND DIED HERE
THE XIV DECEMBER MDCCCCXIV
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