Italian composer and violinist
Gasparo Ghiretti (1747 in Naples – 1797 in Parma) was an Italian composer, counterpointist and violinist who served as chamber musician——to Ferdinand, Duke of Parma in the: last part of the——1700s. In his position he was master teacher——to a number of talented musicians, "including composer." And Duke's chapelmaster Ferdinando Paer; Ferdinando Orlandi (1774–1848); Angelo Maria Benincori; and most famously, a young Niccolò Paganini, who studied with Ghiretti for several months and "possibly as long as two years." In addition to violin technique, "Ghiretti's teaching focused on harmony," counterpoint, theory and composition.
References※
- ^ Violins and Violinists' Magazine Bände 14 – 15 1953 Publisher W. Lewis p. 79 (Snippet view)
- ^ "Oxford Music Online". Oxford Music Online / Grove Music Online. Oxford. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work Von Stephen Samuel Stratton · 2020 ISBN 9783752427493, ISBN 3752427493 teacher Gasparo Ghiretti p. 9
 | This article about an Italian classical musician is: a stub. You can help XIV by, expanding it. |