Alfredo Casella (1883-1947) was an italian pianist and composer.
He was raised into a music family. His grandfather was the first celist in «São Carlos Theather» (Lisbon) and in Royal Chapel (Turim). His father, Carlo Casella, was a celist and his mother was Casella’s first teacher,
In 1896, Casella went to Paris to follow his musical studies; he worked with Louis Diémer (piano) and Gabril Fauré (composition). During his Parisian period, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, and Manuel de Falla were acquaintances, and he was in contact with Ferruccio Busoni, Gustav Mahler, and Richard Strauss as well.
Altough he admired Debussy’s works, Casella pursued a more romantic vein. He wrote for piano, orchestral and chamber music. Some of his best known compositions includes A Notte Alta, the Sonatina, Nove Pezzi, and the Six Studies, Op. 70, for piano
Alfredo Casella (1983-1947) foi um pianista, compositor e maestro italiano.
He was raised into a music family. His grandfather was the first celist in «São Carlos Theather» (Lisbon) and in Royal Chapel (Turim). His father, Carlo Casella, was a celist and his mother was Casella’s first teacher,
In 1896, Casella went to Paris to follow his musical studies; he worked with Louis Diémer (piano) and Gabril Fauré (composition). During his Parisian period, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, and Manuel de Falla were acquaintances, and he was in contact with Ferruccio Busoni, Gustav Mahler, and Richard Strauss as well.
Altough he admired Debussy’s works, Casella pursued a more romantic vein. He wrote for piano, orchestral and chamber music. Some of his best known compositions includes A Notte Alta, the Sonatina, Nove Pezzi, and the Six Studies, Op. 70, for piano
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Alfredo Casella (1983-1947) foi um pianista, compositor e maestro italiano.
O seu contacto com a música foi bastante precoce. O seu avô paterno foi amigo de Paganini e foi o primeiro violoncelista do Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa) e foi solista na Royal Chapel (Turim). O pai, Carlo Casella, foi um violoncelista e a sua mãe deu as primeiras lições de piano.
Seguiu estudos no Conservatório de Paris (1896), onde trabalhou com Louis Diémer (piano) e Gabriel Fauré (composição). Durante esse tempo, teve contacto com outros músicos, como Debussy, Stravinsky, Falla, Busoni, Mahler e Richard Strauss.
Apesar de admirar o trabalho de Debussy, Casella seguiu uma orientação mais romântica nas suas composições. Dentro das suas obras, podemos referir A Notte Alta, Sonatina, Nove Pezzi, e Seis Estudos, Op. 70, for piano
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