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– Thu 24 Jul: DI ALTRI ASTRI for Sax alto and Piano (Premiere) Sala Colitto,Termoli,Italy
– Sat 26 Jul: Koorconcert, Tiramisu zomerkoor Lutherse Kerk, Maastricht, Netherlands
– Sun 27 Jul: Lines and Waves in Blue Deep for 5 accordions (wp) Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, USA
– Mon 28 Jul: Trio Stravinskij: contaminations from jazz, music-hall, cabaret and American folklore Astronomical Observatory, Loiano, Italy
– Tue 29 Jul: Trio Stravinskij: contaminations from jazz, music-hall, cabaret and American folklore Church in Piazza Giovanni XIII, Tolè di Vergato, Italy

– Fitkin to be Composer in Residence in London 16 Jun 2008
– Composer Hay finds back score after 35 years 30 May 2008
– Sibelius plaque unveiled in Berlin 24 Apr 2008
– Lost Bach composition found back 22 Apr 2008

Birthdays:
– Elliott Goldkind
– Wilfred Josephs
– Robert John Farnon
– Ernest Bloch
– Paolino Vassallo
Dying days:
– Alan Rawsthorne
– Max von Schillings
– Léon Walpot
– Padre Davide da Bergamo Felice Moretti
– Johann Gottfried Eckard
Events:
– (1964) Alberto Ginastera: Premiere of Don Rodrigo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
– (1938) Richard Strauss: Premiere of Friedenstag, in Munich, Germany.
– (1828) Nicoló Paganini: Premiere of violin concerto no. 3 in E major, in Vienna, Austria.

– Pierre Even (18 Jul)
– Clara Schumann (17 Jul)
– Barney Childs (17 Jul)
– István Anhalt (17 Jul)
– Lowell Dijkstra (17 Jul)
– Lisa Ragsdale (17 Jul)
– Amy Scurria (16 Jul)
– Diana Rotaru (16 Jul)
– Benedictus Buns (16 Jul)
– Johannes Brahms (15 Jul)

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– Wolfgang Amadeus (Amadé) Mozart [2372]
– Antonio Vivaldi [2335]
– Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [1798]
– Ludwig van Beethoven [1172]
– Johann Sebastian Bach [1141]
– Johann Nepomuk Hummel [1103]
– Johannes Brahms [1075]
– Antonio Salieri [1075]
– Gustav Mahler [1070]
– Georges Bizet [1041]

Born: 23 April 1757 — Pavia — Italy

Died: 15 September 1841 — Milano — Italy

e.g.:

• Sonata in C major for viola and bass (BI 323)
• Sonata in D minor for viola and bass (BI 324)
• Sonata in E flat major for viola and bass (BI 325)
• Sonata in A flat major for viola and bass (BI 327)
• Duet in F major for Viola and Cello (BI 326)
• Three Pieces for viola solo, Op. posth
• "Duetti Concertanti per Violino e Violoncello, dedicati ai Sig.ri Bignami"
• Duetto I in Sib maggiore

When Paganini arrived the two most important personalities were Alessandro Rolla and Ferdinando Paer, who was chapel-master of the Dukedom. Rolla on the other hand was a violin and a viola virtuoso as well as Director of the Court Orchestra. Although Rolla was one of the most important custodians of the Italian instrumental tradition, Paganini did not need the Master’s tuition for long. Rolla soon introduced him to Gasparo Ghiretti, who gave him lessons in harmony and counterpoint.

It is also curious to note that Alessandro Rolla, after his transfer to Milan, was a member of the adjudicating commission which rejected another famous Parmesan, Giuseppe Verdi, at the entry examination in the Conservatory of the city.

• http://marcobazzotti.com/800/rolla.htm
• http://www.liuteria-parmense.com/eng/storia_800.htm

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