Carlo Curti (4 November 1807 - 29 December 1872) was a Bolognese Italian cellist, educator and composer. [1] [2] [3] He studied violin under Rolla (possibly Antonio Rolla), and then the cello under Parisini. [3] He was made professor at the Liceo di Musica (the Royal School of Music in Parma) as a young man and in May 1838 became First Cello in the Teatro Regio in Parma when it was led by Nicola De Giovanni. [1] [2] [3] He retired to Bologna, his home town and birthplace, in 1871 or 1872 and died from a cardiac condition caused by pneumonia soon after. [1] [3] The 17 May 1838 issue of the music journal Teatri Art E Letteratura pointed to him as him an example of Italian musical excellence, a gift to the world. [2]
Curti composed and arranged works for the cello and piano: [4] [5]
Carlo Curti (4 November 1807 - 29 December 1872) was a Bolognese Italian cellist, educator and composer. [1] [2] [3] He studied violin under Rolla (possibly Antonio Rolla), and then the cello under Parisini. [3] He was made professor at the Liceo di Musica (the Royal School of Music in Parma) as a young man and in May 1838 became First Cello in the Teatro Regio in Parma when it was led by Nicola De Giovanni. [1] [2] [3] He retired to Bologna, his home town and birthplace, in 1871 or 1872 and died from a cardiac condition caused by pneumonia soon after. [1] [3] The 17 May 1838 issue of the music journal Teatri Art E Letteratura pointed to him as him an example of Italian musical excellence, a gift to the world. [2]
Curti composed and arranged works for the cello and piano: [4] [5]