Marianna Bottini

Marianna Bottini

Marianna Bottini née Motroni-Andreozzi (7 November 1802 25 January 1858) was an Italian composer and harp teacher. She was born in Lucca, daughter of the nobleman Sebastiano Motroni-Andreozzi and his wife Eleonora Flekestein.[1][2]

She studied counterpoint with Domenico Quilici and was admitted to the Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna in 1820 as an 'honorary master composer'. In 1823 she married the Marquis Lorenzo Bottini, a prominent political figure. She was one of the few women whose music was played for the traditional festival in honor of St. Cecilia. She died in Lucca.[3]

Works

Bottini composed most of her works between the ages of 13-20, including music for salons and sacred works. Selected compositions include:

References

  1. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  2. Cohen, Aaron I. (1981). International encyclopedia of women composers.
  3. Marianna Bottini: una musicista lucchese dell'Ottocento (1802-1858). Istituto storico lucchese. 2007.
  4. La Pusata, Maria Sabrina. "Bottini, Marianna". Retrieved 1 February 2011.

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