{"id":1068,"date":"2017-11-13T18:38:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T18:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ripm.org\/cnc\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2017-11-15T17:05:22","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T17:05:22","slug":"the-musical-press-laments-the-death-of-rossini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnc.ripm.org\/?p=1068","title":{"rendered":"The Musical Press Laments the Death of Rossini"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"L\u2019Illustration, <\/em>Vol. L (5 October 1867): 212, published in\u00a0Les Gravures Musicales dans L\u2019Illustration,<\/em>\u00a0Vol. 1\u00a0 (Quebec: Presses del\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval, 1982): 603.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n

A portrait by Adolphe Mouilleron of Rossini, one year before his passing<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

On today’s date in 1868, 149 years ago, Gioachino Rossini\u2014composer of more than three dozen operas, including the ever-popular\u00a0opera buffa<\/em>, The Barber of Seville<\/em><\/a>\u2014died in Paris at the age of seventy-six.\u00a0 Though retiring from opera composition in 1829, nearly four decades before his passing, the success of Rossini\u2019s prolific early years made him a widely renowned public figure.\u00a0 This popularity is reflected in the attention given to his death in the musical press, with many journals reporting the news on their front pages. Here are some examples.<\/p>\n

\"\"L’Art musical,\u00a0<\/em>Vol. 8 No. 51 (19 November 1868): 401.<\/h6>\n
\"\"The Musical Standard,\u00a0<\/em>Vol. 9 No. 225 (21 November 1868): 197.<\/h6>\n
\"\"Gazzetta musicale di Milano,\u00a0<\/em>Vol. 23 No. 47 (22 November 1868): 377.<\/h6>\n
\"\"Neue Berliner Musikzeitung,\u00a0<\/em>Vol. 22 No. 47 (18 November 1868): 373.<\/h6>\n

 <\/p>\n

As eulogies of the composer appeared in the press, the Parisian illustrated newsweekly, L\u2019Illustration, <\/em>visually documented Rossini\u2019s funeral proceedings.\u00a0 As indicative of his widespread adoration, much of Paris attended.<\/p>\n

\"\"L\u2019Illustration, <\/em>Vol. LII (28 November 1868): 340, published in\u00a0Les Gravures Musicales dans L\u2019Illustration,<\/em>\u00a0Vol. 1\u00a0(Quebec: Presses de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval, 1982): 619.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

The sprinkling\u00a0of holy water in the Church of the Holy Trinity<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"L\u2019Illustration, <\/em>Vol. LII (28 November 1868): 341, published in\u00a0Les Gravures Musicales dans L\u2019Illustration,<\/em>\u00a0Vol. 1\u00a0(Quebec: Presses de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval, 1982): 620.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

The funeral procession leaving Church of the Holy Trinity<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"L\u2019Illustration, <\/em>Vol. LII (28 November 1868): 344, published in\u00a0Les Gravures Musicales dans L\u2019Illustration,<\/em>\u00a0Vol. 1\u00a0(Quebec: Presses de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval, 1982): 620.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Lowering of the coffin into \u00a0the vault of the city, in P\u00e8re-Lachaise Cemetery<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Rossini was sought out and courted, not merely on account of his fame as a composer, but for his wit, his humour, his amiability, and general goodness. With him has departed one of the most remarkable geniuses and one of the kindliest spirits of the nineteenth century.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Musical World, <\/em>Vol. 46 No. 47 (21 November 1868): 789.<\/p>\n

<\/h6>\n

 <\/p>\n

RIPM search tip<\/u>: For more on Rossini\u2019s death, first, in both RIPM\u2019s Retrospective Index and e<\/em>-Library of Music Periodicals, set the span of years in the \u201cDate\u201d field from \u201c1868 to 1869\u201d.\u00a0 This limits one\u2019s search to the year of his death and one year following.\u00a0 Then, search \u201cRossini\u201d as a keyword.<\/p>\n

Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0subscribe to RIPM\u2019s\u00a0Curios, News, and Chronicles!<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

When is our next posting? To find out, follow us on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

L\u2019Illustration, Vol. L (5 October 1867): 212, published in\u00a0Les Gravures Musicales dans L\u2019Illustration,\u00a0Vol. 1\u00a0 (Quebec: Presses del\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval, 1982): 603.\u00a0 A portrait by Adolphe Mouilleron of Rossini, one year before his passing   On today’s date in 1868, 149 years ago, Gioachino Rossini\u2014composer of more than three dozen operas, including the ever-popular\u00a0opera buffa, The Barber […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-curioschronicles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc.ripm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc.ripm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc.ripm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc.ripm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc.ripm.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1068"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc.ripm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1098,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc.ripm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1068\/revisions\/1098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc.ripm.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc.ripm.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnc.ripm.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}