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Mar 14, 1807 Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy Died on 31 Mar 1881 (aged 74)
Italian composer
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About Gaetano Gaspari
- Gaetano Gaspari (15 March 1807/1808 in Bologna – 31 March 1881) was an Italian composer, bibliographer, and historian of music.
- He composed mainly liturgical music, including the Offertorium of the Messa per Rossini.
- He studied with Benedetto Donelli at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna from 1820-1827, where he won first prizes in piano and counterpoint.
- He simultaneously served as the organist at San Martino, Bologna from 1824-1827.
- From 1828 to 1836 he was conductor of the municipal orchestra and maestro di cappella of the Collegiata at Pieve di Cento.
- He also served as chorus master of the Imola Cathedral, and taught vocal exercises at the Liceo Musicale (now the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini).
- His Zibaldone musicale contains a classification of the collections of the Liceo's music library, and served as the basis for the Catalogo della Biblioteca del Liceo musicale di Bologna.
