An examination of the archival of Joseph Perrotta Musumeci, guarded by his nephew, the late prof. Joseph Perrotta Coco, has allowed the reconstruction of human and artistic journey of the musician Catania until now entrusted to the biography of Joseph Guardione (1911) established the emotional wave of suicide of the artist, and the recent essay by Francesco and Elisa Branciforti Ferrata (2003) on the occasion of the discovery of the original manuscript of the Overture to Cavalleria Rusticana by Verga, donated to the library of the Conservatory of Music G. Verdi heirs Milan the musician.
close friend of De Roberto, Verga and Capuana, Perry enlisted the cooperation of the latter for the poetic composition of valuable Romance chamber. Currently eight are known, made between 1875 and 1888. Two of them are new: A Fasma found among the papers reviewed, and the moon round the face, another, Aura kind, is part of the album Romances "Next to Etna, whose score is in the hands to the heirs of Catania.
With this work, Elio Miccichè adds a further element in human knowledge and artistic Perrotta through the analysis of correspondence with the life-long friend Generoso Risi, which are conserved among a hundred letters and postcards written over twenty years. Do not miss the match with his brother Agatino, dialect poet and friend of Nino Martoglio: a slice of daily life that sheds light on the dashed expectations of an artistic journey full of difficulties that has a negative impact on relations with the closest relatives to the tragic ending February 16th 1910.
A rich documentary appendix contains unpublished letters from friends and relatives in addition to the reproduction of unpublished manuscripts, sheet music or data but absent from the printed catalog, OPAC SBN. (Ed. Agora)
album of vocal music and chamber
Mario Spinnicchia (piano), Stephen Pistone (soprano),
Alessandra Toscano (piano)
G. Perrotta (portrait)
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