Guillaume Louis Cottrau (10 August 1797 in Paris – 31 October 1847 in Naples) was a French composer and music publisher. Arrived in Naples with his father who served

Joachim Murat Joachim Murat ( , also ; ; ; 25 March 1767 – 13 October 1815) was a French Army officer and statesman who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Under the French Empire he received the military titles of Marshal of the ...

, the King of Naples, Cottrau undertook the publication of , a collection of Neapolitan songs, some of his compositions. Thanks to this, the genre crossed the borders of the kingdom and reached great diffusion and popularity abroad. One of his themes was taken up by

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic music, Romantic period. With a diverse List of compositions by Franz Liszt, body of work spanning more than six ...

for his included in the . Guglielmo was the father of composer

Teodoro Cottrau Teodoro Cottrau (7 December 1827 – 30 March 1879) was an Italian composer, lyricist, publisher, journalist and politician. He specialised in "folksy" Neapolitan songs. His arrangement of " Santa Lucia" was published in 1850 and recorded among ...

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''La ricciolella'' (Cottrau, Guillaume Louis)
on IMSLP
''Lu rammaglietto'' (Cottrau, Guillaume Louis)
on IMSLP
Guillaume Louis Cottrau
on Musopen
Guillaume Louis Cottrau
on Associated Chamber Music Players {{DEFAULTSORT:Cottrau, Guillaume-Louis Musicians from Paris 1797 births 1847 deaths 19th-century French musicologists 19th-century French composers Musicians from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 19th-century French male musicians French male composers