Luigi Cherubini

Luigi Cherubini
Luigi Cherubini
	Portrait of Cherubini with a bust of his mentor, Giuseppe Sarti, by François Dumont (1792).
Born	Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini; September 8, 1760; Florence
Died	March 15, 1842 (aged 81); Paris
Era	Classical, Romantic

Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini (/ˌkɛrʊˈbiːni/ KERR-uu-BEE-nee; Italian: [luˈiːdʒi keruˈbiːni]; 8 or 14 September^[1] 1760 – 15 March 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic^[2]^[3] composer. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the greatest living composer of his era. Cherubini's operas were heavily praised and interpreted by Rossini.^[4]

^ Willis, in Sadie (Ed.), p. 833
^ "Luigi Cherubini | Biography, Compositions, & Facts | Britannica". 10 September 2023.
^ "There are clearly Romantic characteristics in his opera Médée, e.g. in many daring harmonic progressions." Sohlmans Musiklexikon
^ Holden, p. 174

[Sadie_p._833-1] Willis, in Sadie (Ed.), p. 833

[2] "Luigi Cherubini | Biography, Compositions, & Facts | Britannica". 10 September 2023.

[3] "There are clearly Romantic characteristics in his opera Médée, e.g. in many daring harmonic progressions." Sohlmans Musiklexikon

[4] Holden, p. 174

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