Domenico Bellando
Domenico Bellando (1868-1922) was an Italian organist, teacher and composer, best known as a composer of music for church services, piano pieces and songs.
Life[edit]
Domenico Bellando was born in Genoa in 1868. Details of his early musical education are obscure. At the age of 17 he was appointed organist of Genoa's Metropolitan Cathedral, a post he retained for 27 years. In 1904 he was appointed the head of organ studies at Genoa's Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini.[1]
Selected work[edit]
Choral[edit]
- 18?: Mass in the 6th tone, with interludes in F for organ/harmonium.[2]
- 1908: Mass for two equal voices and organ/harmonium.[2]
- 1911: 3 'O salutaris hostia' : soprano or tenor, solo.[2]
- 1911: 6 'Tantum ergo' : 3 male voices.[2]
- 1911: 'Tantum ergo' : medium voice, solo.[2]
Orchestra[edit]
- 1916?: Inni [for small orchestra].[2]
Organ[edit]
- (n.d.): Notturnino.[2]
- 189?: Élévation.[2]
- 1896: Offertory in G.[2]
- 1897: Toccata.[2]
- 19?: 6 pieces.[2]
Organ/harmonium[edit]
- 18?: 40 versetti in various keys.[2]
- 189?: 30 Interludes (20 in G, 10 in Gm).[2]
- 19?: Andantino pastorale.[2]
Organ/Piano[edit]
- 192?/repr.1931: Bethleem! : pastorale.[2]
Piano[edit]
- (n.d.): Characteristic pieces (incl: Canzonetta; In sogno; L'arcolaio).[2]
- (n.d.): Fiori di nozze : melody.[2]
- (n.d.): Fogli d'album : 3 pieces.[2]
- (n.d.): Fra i Monti : a sketch.[2]
- (n.d.): Melodia romantica.[2]
- 18?: A chiaroscuro : notturno.[2]
Vocal[edit]
- 19? Amor novo : song, words by Mario Panizzardi.[2]
External links[edit]
- A postcard image of Domenico Bellando. Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Genoa. Online resource. Accessed 3 September 2023.
- Free scores by Domenico Bellando at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP). 0nline resource. Accessed 15 September 2023.
References[edit]
- ^ 'Notices biographiquea et bibliographiques: Domenico Bellando’ in Les Maitres contemporains de l’orgue. Vol. 3. Paris: Senart & Co, 1912. Online resource, accessed 1 September 2023
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Works by Domenico Bellando listed in OPAC SBN Catalogo del Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale [Italy]. Online resource. Accessed 1 September 2023.
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