Marco Enrico Bossi
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2 Morceaux caractéristiques3 brevi pezzi4 Morceaux, Op.1094 Stücke in Form einer Suite, Op.995 Piano Pieces, Op.1375 Pieces for Organ, Op.1045 Pieces for Organ, Op.1326 Kinderstücke, Op.1336 Morceaux, Op.806 Pieces for Organ, Op.707 Waltzes, Op.93A
A Raffaelo divinoAdagio for Violin and Organ, Op.84Album pour la jeunesse, Op.122Alla MarciaB
Bossi AlbumC
Canticum Canticorum, Op.120CanzoneE
Etude Symphonique, Op.78F
Fantaisie pour grand orgueFeuillets d'album, Op.111I
Idylle, Op.92 No.2Il Canto dell'Anima AspirazioneImpromptuImprovisation for Flute and PianoImprovisation, Op.134 No.2InterludioIntermezzi Goldoniani, Op.127Intermezzo liricoK
Konzertstück for Organ and Orchestra, Op.130O
Organ Concerto, Op.100Organ Sonata No.2, Op.71P
Papillons dorésPiano Trio, Op.107Piccola fanfaraPièce héroïque, Op.128PostludioPrelude FestivoR
Romanza, Op.89S
Sammlung von Stücken alter Italienischer MeisterSatire Musicali, Op.extraScherzo in G minorSelected Organ WorksSiciliana in E minorSuite for Orchestra, Op.126T
Trio Sinfonico, Op.123V
Violin Sonata No.1, Op.87Violin Sonata No.2, Op.117WikipediaMarco Enrico Bossi (April 25, 1861 in Salò – February 20, 1925) was an Italian organist, composer, improviser and pedagogue (See: List of music students by teacher: A to B#Marco Enrico Bossi.).
Bossi was born in Salò, a town in the province of Brescia, Lombardy, into a family of musicians. His father, Pietro, was organist at Salò Cathedral, which has a one-manual organ built by Fratelli Serassi from 1865 (opus 684), which was restored in 2000/2001. He had two brothers,
Costante Adolfo Bossi and Pietro Bossi.
He received his musical training at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna and the Milan Conservatory, where his teachers included Francesco Sangalli (piano),
Amilcare Ponchielli (composition) and
Polibio Fumagalli (organ).
In 1881, Bossi became director of music and organist at Como Cathedral. Nine years later, he was appointed as professor of organ and harmony at Naples Conservatory. In addition, he held directorships at conservatories in Venice (1895–1901), Bologna (1902–1911) and Rome (1916–1923), where he established and implemented the standards of organ studies that are still used in Italy today. His notable pupils included
Giulio Bas, Giacomo Benvenuti, Giorgio Federico Ghedini, and
Gian Francesco Malipiero. Throughout his career, Bossi made numerous international organ recital tours, which brought him in contact with well-known colleagues such as
César Franck,
Marcel Dupré,
Alexandre Guilmant,
Joseph Bonnet,
Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles M. Courboin, and
Karl Straube.
In November 1924, Bossi embarked on a recital tour to New York and Philadelphia, where he made important appearances at Wanamaker's department store in Philadelphia, where he played the Wanamaker Organ, the world's largest pipe organ and at Wanamaker's store in New York City which also housed a large organ http://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/WanamakerAud.html. Bossi was ill during his U.S. trip. He died unexpectedly at sea while returning from the United States on February 20, 1925, and was interred at Como.
Marco Enrico Bossi wrote more than 150 works for various genres (orchestra, five operas, oratorios, choral and chamber music, as well as pieces for piano and organ). His catalog of compositions is still largely unknown, except for his organ works. Andrea Macinanti is recording Marco Enrico Bossi's complete organ works for Tactus label.