Amintore Galli

Amintore Galli
Born
Amyntor Flaminio Claudio Galli

(1845-10-12)12 October 1845
Perticara [it] or Talamello, Legation of Forlì, Papal States
Died8 December 1919(1919-12-08) (aged 74)
Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Kingdom of Italy
Burial placeMonumental Cemetery of Rimini
MonumentsAmintore Galli Theatre
Alma materMilan Conservatory
Occupations
Known for
Children1

Amyntor "Amintore" Flaminio Claudio Galli (12 October 1845 – 8 December 1919) was an Italian music publisher, journalist, historian, musicologist, and composer.

Born in the Marecchia valley, Galli was educated under Alberto Mazzucato at the Milan Conservatory.[1][2] In 1874, he became artistic director of Edoardo Sonzogno's new Casa Musicale Sonzogno [it], for which he directed several magazines.[1] Galli distinguished Sonzogno by publishing renowned operas at affordable prices, and under his direction, it became one of Italy's leading musical publishing houses.[3] He translated several librettos and wrote original recitatives.[1][2] As Director of Il teatro illustrato, Galli oversaw Sonzogno's musical competitions, the second of which notably produced Cavalleria rusticana by his former pupil Pietro Mascagni,[3] to whom Galli was particularly close.[1]

Between 1878 and 1903, Galli was Chair of Counterpoint and Musical Aesthetics at the Milan Conservatory.[1][2] Galli's students included Ruggero Leoncavallo, Umberto Giordano, Marco Enrico Bossi, Giacomo Puccini, and Francesco Cilea.[1] He wrote multiple influential essays and treatises on musicology and music history,[1][4] which are still studied in many Italian music schools today.[4]

Despite his illustrious career as a publisher, journalist, and academic, Galli's operatic compositions received cool receptions, and only two were ever performed in his lifetime.[1][2] Galli is credited with composing the music of Filippo Turati's Workers' Hymn, a popular socialist anthem that was banned by successive governments.[5][6] Galli died in Rimini in 1919.[1][2] In May 1947, the city's semi-destroyed Victor Emmanuel II Theatre was renamed in his honour.[6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Di Cesare, Maria Carmela (1998). "Galli, Amintore". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani [Biographical Dictionary of Italians] (in Italian). Vol. 51. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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