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Maria Luigia Pizzoli

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Maria Luigia Pizzoli
Born(1817-02-10)10 February 1817
Died13 January 1838(1838-01-13) (aged 20)
Occupation(s)Pianist and composer

Maria Luigia Pizzoli (10 February 1817 – 13 January 1838) was an Italian pianist and composer. She posthumously received the honour of Maestro di Contrappunto.

Personal life

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Pizzoli was born in Bologna, Italy, on 10 February 1817.[1] Her parents had her educated well, and she became known for her intelligence. She was fluent in Italian and French, and she enjoyed history including art history.[2] She studied music under the teacher Giuseppe Pilotti [fr; ca]. After being taught by Pilotti for 18 months, she wrote her first prelude. Gaetano Magazzari [ca; es; nl; ru] also taught Pizzoli the piano.[1]

Career

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Pizzoli was a well-known pianist in Bologna, and she later began to compose her own pieces. She wrote an overture, and later a symphony in 1836.[1] Her first public appearance was in 1837 when she was invited to the Società del Casino di Bologna headquarters to perform on the piano with a well-regarded harpist. At the festival, Pizzoli played one of her works with the support of Gaetano Corticelli [ca; it; ru].[2] She suffered from a heart disease.[1]

Death

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Pizzoli's father, with approval from his daughter during her last year, gave money as a prize to students who composed the best fugue.[1] The prize was considered to be innovative because women could also receive it.[2] She died on 13 January 1838, at 20 years old, and she was buried in Bologna.[2] In February 1838, professors played Pizzoli's music at the Teatro del Corso [it]. Her obituary in the music periodical Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung stated that she "was close to being accepted into the Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna as Maestro di Contrappunto (master of counterpoint)".[1] She posthumously received the honour on 16 October 1840.[1] Pizzoli's music was collected and published in Milan in 1840.[1] Some of Pizzoli's compositions are at the Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Pizzoli, Maria Luigia". Sophie Drinker Institut (in German). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Pizzoli Maria Luigia". Storia e Memoria di Bologna (in Italian). Retrieved 7 June 2024.