The Unknown Composer

[Caprotti]

unfortunately a copy of the full method (how many etudes in it?) is available only at British Library

[Jean-Séb]

There is a reference to a piano method, but otherwise all I have is this (partial) set of progressive studies.

schmoll - etudes moyennes iii.pdf

That was my scan, by the way ! Not a very good one, I admit.
Jean-Séb

[fredbucket]

That was my scan, by the way ! Not a very good one, I admit.

Whoops - my apologies - I forgot the magic words. Has been corrected.

Regards
Fred

[mballan]

Not one, but two composers...where I can not seem to trace any biographical information [suspect Italian]?

Antonio Biagi - La Bouquet Fantasie

Biagi A - La Bouquet Fantasie.pdf

Emilio Bianchi - Op 1 Variations

Bianchi E - Variations Op 1.pdf

Malcolm [with thanks to Mr P]

[ilu]

Malcolm:

There is a reference about Emilio Bianchi, Argentinean, pianist who played with the bandoneonist Roque Biafore “Roquito”, circa 1919.

He was the pianisT for the Orquesta Típica Pastor on 1924, and he also played with Alberto Soifer (1907-1977).

Maybe Lito can give us some more details.

Ilu.

[Jean-Séb]

Malcolm:

There is a reference about Emilio Bianchi, Argentinean, pianist who played with the bandoneonist Roque Biafore “Roquito”, circa 1919.

He was the pianisT for the Orquesta Típica Pastor on 1924, and he also played with Alberto Soifer (1907-1977).

Maybe Lito can give us some more details.

Ilu.

I do not think this is our Emilio Bianchi. The one we are looking for was apparently Italian and was already quite known and active in Italy around 1850.

[Caprotti]

found only Biagi

biagi.tif

[ilu]

Caproti:

Thank you, so I was confused, let’s keep searching. Anyway the Argentinean composer is also new to me.

Ilu

[Jean-Séb]

found only Biagi

But not the right one ! The one we want is Antonio Biagi and lived in the XIXth Century.
Jean-Séb

[Caprotti]

Oh yes, you are right. This Antonio Biagi was forgotten even by the best italian music dictionary. He apparently was a "local" composer in the area of Florence, since the few scores he published (all belonging to the genre of operatic fantasia or transcription of melodies by aother composers) were printed by Guidi in that town.
The Conservatory of florence has the following :

Variazioni per pianoforte sopra un tema della Rosmunda del M.o Donizetti
Rimembranza 3.a sull'inno militare La Lega Italiana di L. Puliti
La Bandiera : fantasia per piano-forte sopra diversi inni nazionali
Prima rimembranza sull'Attila del maestro Verdi
Seconda rimembranza sulla Giovanna d'Arco del maestro Verdi

The fantasia you posted is extracted from an album containing works by many composers :

Rimembranze verdiane delle opere Ernani, Lombardi, Nabucco, Foscari, Giovanna d'Arco : collezione di 12 sonatine facili e diteggiate / composte da diversi autori per i giovani pianisti
2: Prima rimembranza sui Lombardi di Verdi / A. Kraus
3: Prima rimembranza sulla Giovanna d'Arco del maestro Verdi / G. Sborgi
4: Prima rimembranza sul Nabucco del maestro Verdi / B. Del Bianco
10: Prima rimembranza sull'Attila del maestro Verdi / Ant. Biagi
12: Seconda rimembranza sull'Attila del maestro Verdi / E. N. Pontecchi