Bazzini, Antonio
Period: Romantic
Born: 1818 in Brescia, Italy
Died: 1897 in Milan, Italy
Nation of Origin: Italy
Major Works:
4 Violin Concertos
6 String Quartets
2 Quintets
Francesca da Rimini (Tone Poem)
Ronde des lutins (Dance of the Elves, violin solo)
Other Information:
Bazzini was a violinist and composer who worked in France and Germany. He was a friend of Schumann and Mendelssohn. He was one of the leaders of the Italian non-operatic revival.
General Bibliography:
Blume, Friedrich, with Norton, M. D. (Translator) and Norton, Herter (Translator), Classic and Romantic Music; A Comprehensive Survey, W. W. Norton & Company, November 1970, ISBN: 0393098680
Einstein, Alfred. Music in the Romantic Era, W. W. Norton & Company, December 1947, ISBN: 0393097331
Rosen, Charles, The Romantic Generation, W. W. Norton & Company, April 1995, ISBN: 0674779347
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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