Gaetano Gaspari
Gaetano Gaspari (15 March 1807/1808 in
Bologna – 31 March 1881) was an Italian composer,
bibliographer, and historian of music. He composed mainly liturgical music, including the ''Offertorium'' of the ''
Messa per Rossini''. He studied with
Benedetto Donelli at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna from 1820 to 1827, where he won first prizes in piano and counterpoint. He simultaneously served as the organist at
San Martino, Bologna from 1824 to 1827. From 1828 to 1836 he was conductor of the municipal orchestra and maestro di cappella of the Collegiata at
Pieve di Cento. He also served as chorus master of the
Imola Cathedral and taught vocal exercises at the Liceo Musicale (now the
Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini). His ''Zibaldone musicale'' contains a classification of the collections of the Liceo's music library, and served as the basis for the ''Catalogo della Biblioteca del Liceo musicale di Bologna''.
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