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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
'''Born:''' | '''Born:''' 17 September 1795 (baptised) | ||
'''Died:''' | '''Died:''' 17 December 1870 | ||
'''Biography''' | '''Biography''' | ||
Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante was an Italian composer, particularly of operas. While Mercadante may not have retained the international celebrity of [[Gaetano Donizetti]] or [[Gioachino Rossini]] beyond his own lifetime, he composed as impressive a number of works as either; and his development of operatic structures, melodic styles and orchestration contributed significantly to the foundations upon which Giuseppe Verdi built his dramatic technique. | |||
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Revision as of 23:05, 13 April 2013
Life
Born: 17 September 1795 (baptised)
Died: 17 December 1870
Biography
Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante was an Italian composer, particularly of operas. While Mercadante may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond his own lifetime, he composed as impressive a number of works as either; and his development of operatic structures, melodic styles and orchestration contributed significantly to the foundations upon which Giuseppe Verdi built his dramatic technique.
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