Guillaume Louis Cottrau
Guillaume Louis Cottrau | |
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| Born | 10 August 1797 Paris, French First Republic |
| Died | 31 October 1847 (aged 50) |
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| Children | Teodoro Cottrau |
Guillaume Louis Cottrau (10 August 1797 – 31 October 1847) was a French-Italian composer and music publisher.[1]
Having moved to Naples with his father who served Joachim Murat, the King of Naples, Cottrau undertook the publication of Passatempi musicali, a collection of Neapolitan songs, some of his compositions. Thanks to this, the genre crossed the borders of the kingdom and reached great diffusion and popularity abroad.
One of his themes was taken up by Franz Liszt for his "Tarentelle napolitaine" included in Années de pèlerinage. His son Teodoro Cottrau was also a composer.[2]
References
- ^ Honegger, Marc (1979). Dictionnaire de la musique;Tome 1, Les Hommes et leurs œuvres. A-K (in French). Bordas. p. 240. ISBN 2-0401-0721-5.
- ^ Cottrau, Guillaume treccani.it
External links
- La ricciolella (Cottrau, Guillaume Louis) on IMSLP
- Lu rammaglietto (Cottrau, Guillaume Louis) on IMSLP
- Guillaume Louis Cottrau on Musopen
- Guillaume Louis Cottrau on Associated Chamber Music Players
