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Gioachino Antonio Rossini〔"Though 'Gioacchino' is the familiar spelling of the name, Rossini himself more usually adopted the spelling 'Gioachino'. This is now the accepted spelling of his first name" per Osborne, 1986 Master Musicians Series, p. xv; Osborne, 1998, pp. 56-67; ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians'', and most Rossini scholars (including the (Fondazione G. Rossini ) and the (Center for Italian Opera Studies at the University of Chicago ))〕〔Radiciotti 1927 — 1929, p. 8: "Giovacchino Antonio Rossini" appears on the baptismal certificate〕 (; 29 February 179213 November 1868) was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces. His best-known operas include the Italian comedies ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'' (''The Barber of Seville'') and ''La Cenerentola'' ''(Cinderella)'', and the French-language epics ''Moïse et Pharaon'' and ''Guillaume Tell'' ''(William Tell)''. A tendency for inspired, song-like melodies is evident throughout his scores, which led to the nickname "The Italian Mozart". Until his retirement in 1829, Rossini had been the most popular opera composer in history.〔Fisher 2005〕 He is quoted as joking, "Give me the laundress' bill and I will even set that to music."〔Montanelli, Indro (1972), ''L'Italia giacobina e carbonara (1789–1831)'', p. 612, Milan: Rizzoli. ISBN 9788817420136〕 ==Early life== Gioachino Antonio Rossini was born into a family of musicians in Pesaro, a town on the Adriatic coast of Italy which was then part of the Papal States. His father, Giuseppe, was a horn player and inspector of slaughterhouses. His mother, Anna, was a singer and a baker's daughter. Rossini's parents began his musical training early, and by the age of six he was playing the triangle in his father's musical group. Rossini's father was sympathetic to the French Revolution and welcomed Napoleon's troops when they arrived in northern Italy. When Austria restored the old regime, Rossini's father was sent to prison in 1799, where he remained until June 1800.〔Osborne 2007, p. 5〕 Rossini's mother took him to Bologna, making a living as leading singer at various theatres of the Romagna region. Her husband would ultimately join her in Bologna. During this time, Rossini was frequently left in the care of his aging grandmother, who had difficulty supervising the boy. He remained at Bologna in the care of a pork butcher while his father played the horn in the orchestras of the theatres at which his wife sang. The boy had three years of instruction in the playing of the harpsichord from Giuseppe Prinetti, originally from Novara, who played the scale with two fingers only; Prinetti also owned a business selling beer and had a propensity to fall asleep while standing. These qualities made him a subject for ridicule in the eyes of the young Rossini.〔Osborne 2007, p. 7〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gioachino Rossini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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