Paolo Serrao (11 April 1830 – 17 March 1907) was a distinguished and influential

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of musical theory and composition at

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. Serrao was born in Filadelfia, Calabria. As professor of composition at the San Pietro a Maiella Conservatorio at Naples, over many years, he taught many famous Italian musicians, notably

Giuseppe Martucci Giuseppe Martucci (; 6 January 1856, in Capua – 1 June 1909, in Naples) was an Italian composer, conductor, pianist and teacher. Sometimes called "the Italian Brahms", Martucci was notable among Italian composers of the era in that he dedicate ...

Umberto Giordano Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano (28 August 186712 November 1948) was an Italian composer, mainly of operas. He was born in Foggia in Apulia, southern Italy, and studied under Paolo Serrao at the Conservatoire of Naples. His first opera, ''Mari ...

, Leopoldo Mugnone, Michele Esposito, Francesco Cilea,

Franco Alfano Franco Alfano (8 March 1875 – 27 October 1954) was an Italian composer and pianist, best known today for his opera '' Risurrezione'' (1904) and for having completed Puccini's opera ''Turandot'' in 1926. He had considerable success with several ...

Luigi Denza Luigi Denza (24 February 1846 – 27 January 1922) was an Italian composer. Career Denza was born at Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples. He studied music with Saverio Mercadante and Paolo Serrao at the Naples Conservatory. In 1884, he moved to ...

and

Alessandro Longo Alessandro Longo (31 December 1864 – 3 November 1945) was an Italian composer and musicologist. Early life Longo was born in Amantea. After studying at the Naples Conservatory under Beniamino Cesi (and composition under Paolo Serrao), he ...

. He wrote five operas, of which '' Pergolesi'' was the most successful. His other compositions include both concert and sacred music. He died in Naples, aged 76.

Selected works

;Opera * '' L'impostore'', Opera semiseria (1850) * '' Leonora dei Bardi'', Opera seria (1853) * '' Pergolesi'', Melodramma semiserio in 3 acts (1857); libretto by Federico Quercia * '' La Duchessa di Guisa'', Melodramma in 4 acts (1865); libretto by

Francesco Maria Piave Francesco Maria Piave (18 May 18105 March 1876) was an Italian opera librettist who was born in Murano in the lagoon of Venice, during the brief Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. Career Piave's career spanned over twenty years working with many of th ...

* '' Il Figliuol Prodigo'', Opera in 4 acts (1868); libretto by Achille de Lauzières ;Orchestral * ''Sinfonia'' ;Chamber music * ''Andante e Fuga'' for string quartet * ''Elegia'' for violin (or cello) and piano * ''Minuetto'' for harp or piano ;Choral * ''Requiem'' for mixed chorus and orchestra * ''Gli Ortonesi in Sciò'', Oratorio

Sources

Arthur Eaglefield Hull Arthur Eaglefield Hull (10 March 1876 – 4 November 1928) was an English music critic, writer, composer and organist.

, ''A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians'' (Dent, London 1924).

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