Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)
Bio
Ponchielli was born in Paderno Fasolaro, part of the Kingdom of Lombard-Venetia. He was prodigious, gaining entrance into the Milan Conservatory at just 9 years old. He contributed to several different genres, most notably opera and wind band, and is credited with the first-ever concerto for Euphonium. He taught Puccini, and Mascagni, and influenced a generation of Italian composers.
Music
Capriccio for Oboe and Piano
Sinfonia No. 1
Sinfonia No. 2
Trumpet Concerto in F Major
Concerto per Flicorno Basso
La Gioconda
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