Domenico Bellando (1868-1922) was an Italian organist, teacher and composer, best known as a composer of music for church services, piano pieces and songs.
Life edit
Domenico Bellando was born in Genoa in 1868. Details of his early musical education are obscure. At the age of 17 he was appointed organist of Genoa's Metropolitan Cathedral, a post he retained for 27 years. In 1904 he was appointed the head of organ studies at Genoa's Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini.[1]
Selected work edit
Choral edit
- 18?: Mass in the 6th tone, with interludes in F for organ/harmonium.[2]
- 1908: Mass for two equal voices and organ/harmonium.[2]
- 1911: 3 'O salutaris hostia' : soprano or tenor, solo.[2]
- 1911: 6 'Tantum ergo' : 3 male voices.[2]
- 1911: 'Tantum ergo' : medium voice, solo.[2]
Orchestra edit
- 1916?: Inni [for small orchestra].[2]
Organ edit
- (n.d.): Notturnino.[2]
- 189?: Élévation.[2]
- 1896: Offertory in G.[2]
- 1897: Toccata.[2]
- 19?: 6 pieces.[2]
Organ/harmonium edit
- 18?: 40 versetti in various keys.[2]
- 189?: 30 Interludes (20 in G, 10 in Gm).[2]
- 19?: Andantino pastorale.[2]
Organ/Piano edit
- 192?/repr.1931: Bethleem! : pastorale.[2]
Piano edit
- (n.d.): Characteristic pieces (incl: Canzonetta; In sogno; L'arcolaio).[2]
- (n.d.): Fiori di nozze : melody.[2]
- (n.d.): Fogli d'album : 3 pieces.[2]
- (n.d.): Fra i Monti : a sketch.[2]
- (n.d.): Melodia romantica.[2]
- 18?: A chiaroscuro : notturno.[2]
Vocal edit
- 19? Amor novo : song, words by Mario Panizzardi.[2]
External links edit
- A postcard image of Domenico Bellando. Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Genoa. Online resource. Accessed 3 September 2023.
- Free scores by Domenico Bellando at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP). 0nline resource. Accessed 15 September 2023.
References edit
- ^ 'Notices biographiquea et bibliographiques: Domenico Bellando’ in Les Maitres contemporains de l’orgue. Vol. 3. Paris: Senart & Co, 1912. Online resource, accessed 1 September 2023
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Works by Domenico Bellando listed in OPAC SBN Catalogo del Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale [Italy]. Online resource. Accessed 1 September 2023.