Joseph concone biography

Giuseppe Concone, the famous Italian Master of Singing and Pianoforte, was born in Turin in the year 1810.

His musical education was had in Turin, where he continued to live until he met with discouragement on the failure of his first opera, 'Un episodio di San Michel,' which was performed in 1836.

In 1837 he moved to Paris, where he became famous as a teacher of the piano forte, singing, the theory of music and composition. While resident in Paris, Concone became very popular as a composer of Romanzas, Arias and Duettini; but his chief title to fame rests on a Series of Solfeggi which have a world-wide reputation and are everywhere in use - they are eminently practical and melodious, with a flowing accompaniment. He is known chiefly by his Vocal Exercises, of which he published five books.

 The political developments of 1848, together with fears of revolution, moved Concone to return to his native town, where he continued to reside until his death in June, 1861.

Shortly after his return he was appointed Organist of the Royal Chapel in Tuin, which postion he held at the time of his death

Paolo Giuseppe Gioacchino Concone (Torino, 12 settembre1801 – Torino, 6 giugno1861) è stato un compositore e didatta italiano.

Biografia

Fu organista e maestro di cappella presso la corte sabauda di Torino. Insegnò canto al Conservatorio di Parigi; a causa della rivoluzione, tornò a Torino.

Attivo anche come operista, è noto soprattutto per le sue pubblicazioni didattiche sullo studio dei vocalizzi.

Opere didattiche

• 25 Lezioni o vocalizzi per il medium della voce op. 10, con accompagnamento di pianoforte, Ricordi, Milano
• 40 Lezioni per basso o baritono op. 17, con accompagnamento di pianoforte, Ricordi, Milano
• 50 Lezioni per il medium della voce op. 9, con accompagnamento di pianoforte, Ricordi, Milano
• 15 Vocalizzi op. 12, per soprano o mezzosoprano, con accompagnamento di pianoforte, Ricordi, Milano

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

• Maria Borgato, CONCONE, Paolo Giuseppe Gioacchino, in Dizionario biografico degli italiani, vol. 27, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1982.
• Opere di Giuseppe Concone / Giuseppe Concone (altra versione), su MLOL, Horizons Unlimited.
• (EN) Opere di Giuseppe Concone, su Open Library, Internet Archive.
• Giuseppe Concone, in Archivio storico Ricordi, Ricordi & C.
• (EN) Spartiti o libretti di Giuseppe Concone, su International Music Score Library Project, Project Petrucci LLC.
• (EN) Giuseppe Concone, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.

Italian composer

Giuseppe Concone (September 12, 1801 - June 1, 1861 Turin) was an Italian voice teacher and composer.

Life and career

Giuseppe Concone was born in Turin, Italy on September 12, 1801. He had a brief career as singer before devoting himself almost entirely to working as a voice teacher; beginning that work in Turin. He composed the opera Un episodio del San Michele which premiered in Turin on 8 June 1836. He composed a second opera, Graziella, which was never performed.

In 1837 Concone went to Paris where he became a celebrated voice instructor. He taught there for eleven years during which time he published several books on vocal training and technique; some of which have remained in use. He became widely known for his vocal exercises—solfeggi and vocalizzi—which are unusually attractive for works of their kind, and at the same time excellent for their special purpose. Thomaidis and MacPherson describe them as 'lively' works in the Italian tradition of those times. While in Paris he wrote three 'oratorios.' One commentator (named Smither) wrote: "These are quite brief, and include no orchestra but only piano accompaniment. They are evidently intended for performance in a private soiree rather than a theatre. No performance of any of the three is known."

Concone returned to Italy in 1848, probably due to events resulting from the Revolutions of 1848. He was appointed both organist and maestro di cappella of the Sardinian court in Turn; a position he remained in util his death in Turin on September 12, 1801.

Concone also composed some etudes for piano in 25 Melodic Studies, Op. 24., and concert arias and duets.

List of works by Concone

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