Francesco Aliani

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Francesco Aliani (9 April 1762 – 28 May 1812) was an Italian cellist. He was a major figure in the musical life of Piacenza in the early nineteenth century.

Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. The etymology is long-standing, tracing an origin from the Latin verb placēre, "to please." In French, and occasionally in English, it is called Plaisance. The name means a "pleasant abode", or as James Boswell reported some of the etymologists of his time to have translated it, "comely". This was a name "of good omen."

He was born at Piacenza. He for a time studied the violin under his father, who was first violin in the orchestra, but afterwards devoted studied under Giuseppe Rovelli of Bergamo, then in service to Ferdinand, Duke of Parma.^[1] Five years later, he returned home and was appointed first cellist of the orchestras of church and theatre at Piacenza. In autumn 1803 and carnival 1804, he played at the Teatro Carcano,^[1] but spent most of his career at Piacenza. He became the representative of the Società Filarmonica of Piacenza.

Bergamo is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Milan, and about 30 km (19 mi) from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como and Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Garda and Maggiore. The Bergamo Alps begin immediately north of the city.

Ferdinand was the Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from his father's death on 18 July 1765 until he ceded the duchy to France by the Treaty of Aranjuez on 20 March 1801. He was a member of the Spanish House of Bourbon.

The Teatro Carcano is a theatre in Milan, Italy located at 63 Corso di Porta Romana. Although now exclusively devoted to plays and dance, it served as an opera house for much of the 19th century and saw the premieres of several important operas. Completed in 1803, the theatre was commissioned by the Milanese aristocrat and theatre-lover Giuseppe Carcano and originally designed by Luigi Canonica. Over the succeeding two centuries it has undergone several restructurings and renovations and for time in the mid-20th century functioned as a cinema.

He was celebrated as a teacher of his instrument. He wrote three books of duets for two cellos.

His son, Luigi, born in Piacenza in 1789, was a noted violinist.

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1 2 "Francesco Aliani". Dizionario Della Musica del Ducato di Parma e Piacenza. Retrieved 2016-01-08.

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References

John Denison Champlin, Jr. "Aliani, Francesco." In Cyclopedia of Music & Musicians (Scribner, 1893), 35.
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[DDM-1] 1 2 "Francesco Aliani". Dizionario Della Musica del Ducato di Parma e Piacenza. Retrieved 2016-01-08.