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Ottorino Respighi | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle

May 20, 2020

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In this Musical Moment, VocalEssence artistic director and founder Philip Brunelle shares insider information and beautiful music by the composer Ottorino Respighi.

Ottorino Respighi

Ottorino Respighi

1879-1936

Italian composer Ottorino Respighi is most known for his orchestral works, but he also composed several superb pieces for choir. Respighi’s father, a piano teacher, encouraged him in his study of violin and piano as a child. He attended the Liceo Musicale in Bologna, where he continued his violin studies and studied composition under Luigi Torchi and Giuseppe Martucci.  Outside of composition, he served as an orchestral player, a collaborative pianist, and a transcriber of historical music. He also served as a well-respected and admired teacher at several institutions throughout his life, including the Liceo Musicale, Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia, and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. His symphonic poem Fontane di Roma (1915-16) was a wild success that brought Respighi international fame. With the exception of one Christmas cantata, Respighi’s choral works are all secular and often include references to music of the past.

Suggested choral pieces:

  1. Opening Chorus from Lauda per la Natività del Signore (Carus Verlag 10.084)
  2. La Primavera (from Trittico Botticelliano)
  3. Gloria from Lauda per la Natività del Signore (Carus Verlag 10.084)
Posted in: Musical Moments
Tags: Composers of the Early-Mid 20th Century • Italian Composers

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