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Cyclopedia of music and musicians, 1888
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1bouffe; Le maître danseur, Bouffes-Parisiens, 1869; La Marocaine, opéra-comique, Théâtre Lyrique; Andrea del Sarto, lyric drama.—Fétis, Supplément, ii. 372.
3PUGNANI, GAETANO, born in Turin in 1727, died there in 1803. Virtuoso on the violin, one of the best representatives of the Piedmontese school; pupil of Somis, who had studied under Corelli, then in Padua of Tartini. He combined the prominent qualities of style and technique of both these great masters. He was first violin in the court orchestra at Turin in 1752; he travelled in 1754-70, playing at the Concerts Spirituels in Paris, and spending several years in London, where he was for a time leader in the orchestra of the Italian opera. In 1770 he returned to Turin, became maestro di cappella of the royal theatre, and opened a violin school which became famous for its pupils, among whom were Viotti, Conforti, Buini, and Pollledro. To him may be said to be due the preservation of the grand style of Corelli, Tartini, and Vivaldi, and its transmission to the next generation of violinists. Works—Operas: Tamas Koulikan, Turin, 1772; Adone e Venere, Naples, 1784. Nanetta e Lubino, opera buffa, Turin, 1784; Achille in Sciro, ib., 1785; Demetrio a Rodi, 1789; Coreso e Calliroë, ballet, 1792. Two cantatas: Issea, 1771, and l’ Aurora, 1775. Nine concertos for violin; 12 octets (symphonies) for string quartet, 2 oboes, and 2 horns; 6 quintets for 2 violins, 2 flutes, and bass; 6 quartets for strings; 3 sets of trios, 2 do. of duos, for violins.—Fétis; Mendel; Schilling; Wasielewski, Die Violine, 103; Hart, The Violin, 226; Dubourg, The Violin, 87.
5PUGNI, CESARE, born in Milan in 1805 died at St. Petersburg in January, 1870.
7Dramatic composer, pupil in 1815-22 of Asioli at the Milan Conservatorio. About 1840 he went to St. Petersburg, where for thirty years he composed ballets almost exclusively. Works: Il disertore svizzero, o la nostalgia, Milan, 1831; La vendetta, ib., 1832; Ricciardo di Edimburgo, Trieste, 1832; Il contrabandiere, Milan, 1833; Un episodio di San Michele, ib., 1834. Among his ballets are: Le fucine di Vulcano, Parma, 1826; Eutichio della Castagna, Pelia e Mileto, Milan, 1827; Esmeralda, ib., 1845; La fille de marbre, Paris, 1847; Edoardo, ib., 1848; La vivandière, ib., 1848; Le violon du diable, ib., 1849; Stella, ou les contrebandiers, ib., 1850; Le marché des innocents, ib., 1861; Diavolina, ib., 1863; Gli elementi, ib., 1866; La momie, St. Petersburg, 1862; etc.—Fétis; do., Supplément, ii. 373.
9PUIG, BERNARDO CALVÓ, born at Vich, Spain, Feb. 22, 1819, still living (?), 1890. Organist and singer, pupil of José Gallés, and in composition of Francisco Bonamich; then at Barcelona pupil of José Rosé’s and of Juan Quintana, the latter of whom he succeeded as organist of Nuestra Dama del Pino. He resigned this post to become contralto in the Chapel of Santa Maria del Mar, and afterwards at the cathedral. In 1853 he was appointed maestro de capilla of the Church de la Merced. Works: Carlo il temerario, opera; L’ astro-nomo, comic opera; Un novio en dos personas, zarzuela; Don Gumersindo; Don Francisco de Quevedo; 2 oratorios; Stabat Mater; Miserere; Service for the month of May; About 200 hymns, motets, psalms, etc.—Fétis, Supplément, ii. 374.
11PUITS D’AMOUR, LE (The Well of Love), opéra-comique in three acts, text by Scribe and de Leuven, music by Balfe, first represented at the Opéra Comique, Paris, April 20, 1843. A young king, Édouard, lives a gay life with his noblemen, and forces them to throw him into the puits d’amour. This leads into a subterranean hall, a rendezvous for the adventurous lords.
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