Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni
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Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni (January 28, 1757 – August 6, 1821) was an Italian
violin
ist, composer
and conductor
. Bruni was born and died in Cuneo
, Italy. During most of his life he resided, played and composed in Paris
.
c.1791 (at the height of the French 'terror'). He is the author of 'Un Inventaire sous la terreur' which lists musical instruments recovered from noble households. This inventory was published: J. Gallay, ed. (Paris: Georges Chamerot, 1890). According to the scholarly work 'The Hurdy-Gurdy in Eighteenth-Century France' by Robert E. Green ( Indianna University Press, 1995) where the Bruni text is footnoted, the author says of Bruni inventory " from 111 noble households ( it ) lists six which possessed vielles (hurdy-gurdies)." p.17. More light is (perhaps) shed in the fictional novel The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason where this affair is again referred to thus: "A Temporary Comission of Arts was set up and ... Bruni ... was named Director of the Inventory. For fourteen months he collected the instruments of the condemmed. In all, over three hundred were gathered, and each carries its own tragic tale." He goes on to say that 64 were pianofortes.
Claudine, ou Le Petit Commissionnaire (1794)
La rencontre en voyage (Comédie en un acte) (1798)
L'auteur dans son ménage (Opéra-comique en un acte)(1799)
6 Concertant Trios for 2 Violins and Viola or Cello, Op.1
6 String Trios, Op.2
6 Duets for Violin and Viola Op.4
6 String Trios, Book 4 (Op.4)
6 Duets for Violin and Viola, Op.25
6 Duettini, Op.34
6 String Trios, Op.34
6 Trios for 2 Violins and Viola, Op.36 (La petite conversation)(6th Book of Trios)
6 duos concertants pour 2 altos,
6 Quatuors pour 2 Violons, Alto et Basse
6 String Quartets
Italy
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violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
. Bruni was born and died in Cuneo
Cuneo
Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
, Italy. During most of his life he resided, played and composed in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
c.1791 (at the height of the French 'terror'). He is the author of 'Un Inventaire sous la terreur' which lists musical instruments recovered from noble households. This inventory was published: J. Gallay, ed. (Paris: Georges Chamerot, 1890). According to the scholarly work 'The Hurdy-Gurdy in Eighteenth-Century France' by Robert E. Green ( Indianna University Press, 1995) where the Bruni text is footnoted, the author says of Bruni inventory " from 111 noble households ( it ) lists six which possessed vielles (hurdy-gurdies)." p.17. More light is (perhaps) shed in the fictional novel The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason where this affair is again referred to thus: "A Temporary Comission of Arts was set up and ... Bruni ... was named Director of the Inventory. For fourteen months he collected the instruments of the condemmed. In all, over three hundred were gathered, and each carries its own tragic tale." He goes on to say that 64 were pianofortes.
Works
Metodo per viola seguito da 25 studiClaudine, ou Le Petit Commissionnaire (1794)
La rencontre en voyage (Comédie en un acte) (1798)
L'auteur dans son ménage (Opéra-comique en un acte)(1799)
6 Concertant Trios for 2 Violins and Viola or Cello, Op.1
6 String Trios, Op.2
6 Duets for Violin and Viola Op.4
6 String Trios, Book 4 (Op.4)
6 Duets for Violin and Viola, Op.25
6 Duettini, Op.34
6 String Trios, Op.34
6 Trios for 2 Violins and Viola, Op.36 (La petite conversation)(6th Book of Trios)
6 duos concertants pour 2 altos,
6 Quatuors pour 2 Violons, Alto et Basse
6 String Quartets