Individual Homes...the esteemed history The Amadeus Named after one of the greatest composers of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 December 5, 1791). A prolific and highly influential composer of Classical music, his enormous output of more than six hundred compositions includes works that are widely acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music.Click here to see The Amadeus The Rossini Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (February 29, 1792 November 13, 1868) was an Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. His best known works include Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), and Guillaume Tell (William Tell) (the end of the overture is popularly known for being the signature tune for The Lone Ranger).Click here to see The Rossini The Vivaldi At the height of his carrer, Vivaldi wrote the wedding cantata Gloria e Imeneo (RV 687), written for the marriage of the king of France Louis XV. Opus 9, La Cetra, was dedicated to the Austrian Emperor Charles VI. Vivaldi had the chance to meet the Emperor in person in 1728, when he came to Trieste to view the construction of a new port. Charles admired the work of Vivaldi so much that he is said to have spoken more with the composer than with his ministers in two years. He gave him the title of knight, a gold medal, and an invitation to come to Vienna. On his part, Vivaldi gave Charles a manuscript copy of La Cetra; a set of concertos completely different from the one published with the same title as Opus 9. With the printing dalayed, Vivaldi was forced to gather an improvised collection.Click here to see The Vivaldi The Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 November 29, 1924) was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohθme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, are among the most frequently performed in the history of the genre. Some of his melodies, such as O mio babbino caro to Turandot, have become recognized in modern culture. One of the few operatic composers to successfully use both German and Italian techniques of opera, Puccini was, in Italian Opera, the only true successor of Giuseppe Verdi.Click here to see The Puccini The Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (Le Roncole, Busseto, either 9 or 10 October 1813 Milan, 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer, mainly of opera. He was the most influential composer of the 19th century Italian opera. His works are frequently performed in opera houses throughout the world and, transcending the boundaries of the genre, some of his themes have long since taken root in popular culture - such as La donna θ mobile from Rigoletto and Libiamo ne' lieti calici from La traviata. Verdi used a generally diatonic rather than a chromatic musical idiom, and has a tendency towards melodrama, Verdi's masterworks dominate the standard repertoire a century and a half after their composition.Click here to see The Verdi |











