Alfredo D'Ambrosio
Alfredo D'Ambrosio
Genres: Post-Romantic, Classical
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About Alfredo D'Ambrosio
Alfredo D’Ambrosio (1871-1914) was an Italian composer born in Naples. List of works by Alfredo D'Ambrosio on IMSLP Petrucci Music Library His initial studies were at the Naples Conservatory where he studied violin with Giuseppe Pinto and composition with Enrico Bossi, after which continued his violin studies with Pablo de Sarasate in Madrid and then with August Wilhelmj in London. He spent most of his life in Nice where he became a prominent teacher and leader of a well-known string quartet. Several of his works for violin were popularized by violinists such as Sarasate, Heifetz, Elman, Kreisler and many others. He also was a prominent arranger and editor and still is known today for his work in these areas. Besides numerous works for violin, including two concertos, he wrote an opera Pia de Tolomei, a ballet Ersilia, a string quintet and a string quartet. List of works by Alfredo D'Ambrosio on IMSLP Petrucci Music Library
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