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Amilcare Ponchielli

Italian composer (1834-1886)
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Summary

Amilcare Ponchielli was born on August 31, 1834[1], in Paderno Ponchielli[2]. He died on January 16, 1886[3], in Milan[4]. He worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], and professor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,705 views/month, #7,196 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: monumental cemetery of Milan[11]
  • Father: Giovanni Ponchielli[12]
  • Mother: Caterina Mora[13]
  • Spouse: Teresina Brambilla[14]
  • Child: Giovanni Ponchielli[15], Annibale Ponchielli[16]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Italy[17], Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia[18]
  • Occupation: organist[19]
  • Field of work: Italian opera[20]
  • Position held: chapelmaster[21]
  • Employer: Milan Conservatory[22], Bergamo Cathedral[23]
  • Educated at: Milan Conservatory[24]
  • Student: Pietro Mascagni[25], Giacomo Puccini[26], Emilio Pizzi[27], Giovanni Tebaldini[28]
  • Notable work: La Gioconda[29]
  • Sex or gender: male[30]
  • Genre: opera[31], classical music[32]
  • Commons category: Amilcare Ponchielli[33]
  • Cause of death: pneumonia[34]
  • Family name: Ponchielli[35]
  • Given name: Amilcare[36]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Amilcare Ponchielli[37]
  • Student of: Alberto Mazzucato[38]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[39]
  • Instrument: organ[40]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[41], Riemann's Music Dictionary[42], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], BEIC Digital Library[45], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[46], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[47], Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[48], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[49]

Why It Matters

Amilcare Ponchielli has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Amilcare Ponchielli born?

Amilcare Ponchielli was born in Paderno Ponchielli[2].

Where did Amilcare Ponchielli die?

Amilcare Ponchielli passed away in Milan[4].

Who were Amilcare Ponchielli's parents?

Amilcare Ponchielli's father was Giovanni Ponchielli[12]. Amilcare Ponchielli's mother was Caterina Mora[13].

Who was Amilcare Ponchielli married to?

Amilcare Ponchielli's spouses include Teresina Brambilla[14].

What did Amilcare Ponchielli do for work?

Amilcare Ponchielli worked as a composer[5], conductor[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], and professor[9].

Where did Amilcare Ponchielli go to school?

Amilcare Ponchielli was educated at Milan Conservatory[24].

Related Entities

Giacomo Puccini Kingdom of Italy Milan Paderno Ponchielli Pietro Mascagni

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [14] ↑ . treccani.it. Retrieved . treccani.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] ↑ . treccani.it. treccani.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . treccani.it. treccani.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [24] ↑ . centrostudiponchielli.it. Retrieved . centrostudiponchielli.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . centrostudiponchielli.it. Retrieved . centrostudiponchielli.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . centrostudiponchielli.it. Retrieved . centrostudiponchielli.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [25] ↑ . centrostudiponchielli.it. Retrieved . centrostudiponchielli.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [26] ↑ . centrostudiponchielli.it. Retrieved . centrostudiponchielli.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [28] ↑ . centrostudiponchielli.it. Retrieved . centrostudiponchielli.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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