Marianna Bottini

Marianna Bottini

Marianna Bottini née Motroni-Andreozzi (7 November 1802 – 25 January 1858) was an Italian composer and harp teacher. She was born in Lucca, daughter of the nobleman Sebastiano Motroni-Andreozzi and his wife Eleonora Flekestein.[1][2]

She studied counterpoint with Domenico Quilici and was admitted to the Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna in 1820 as an 'honorary master composer'. In 1823 she married the Marquis Lorenzo Bottini, a prominent political figure. She was one of the few women whose music was played for the traditional festival in honor of St. Cecilia. She died in Lucca.[3]

Works

Bottini composed most of her works between the ages of 13-20, including music for salons and sacred works. Selected compositions include:

  • Elena and Gerardo, unperformed opera, 1822
  • In sacred hymns for three voices, wind instruments, basso continuo, 1819
  • Briseis (C. Moscheni) for 3 voices, chorus, orchestra, 1820
  • We sing, sing for 5 voices, orchestra
  • Motet for one voice, orchestra, 1818
  • Here Tollis for one voice, chorus, orchestra, 1818
  • Messa da Requiem for 4 voices, orchestra, 1819
  • Motet for one voice, orchestra, 1819
  • Quoniam for one voice, orchestra, 1819
  • Here Tollis for one voice, orchestra, 1819
  • Stabat Mater for 3 voices, 1819
  • Te Deum for 3 voices, 1819
  • Stabat Mater for voices 3, 1820
  • Mass for 4 voices, orchestra, 1822
  • Motet for one voice, orchestra, 1822
  • Mag for 4 voices, orchestra, after 1823
  • Miserere for 3 voices, basso continuo, 1824
  • Crucifixus for 2 voices, continuo
  • Dixit Dominus for 5 voices, orchestra
  • Domino adjuvandum for 4 voices, orchestra[4]

References

  1. ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Cohen, Aaron I. (1981). International encyclopedia of women composers.
  3. ↑ Marianna Bottini: una musicista lucchese dell'Ottocento (1802-1858). Istituto storico lucchese. 2007.
  4. ↑ La Pusata, Maria Sabrina. "Bottini, Marianna". Retrieved 1 February 2011.


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