Marianna Bottini

Marianna Bottini née Motroni-Andreozzi (7 Nov 1802 - 25 Jan 1858) was an Italian composer and harp teacher. She was born in Lucca, daughter of the nobleman Sebastiano Motroni-Andreozzi and his wife Eleonora Flekestein.^[1][2]

She studied counterpoint with Domenico Quilici and was admitted to the Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna in 1820 as an 'honorary master composer'. In 1823 she married the Marquis Lorenzo Bottini, a prominent political figure. She was one of the few women whose music was played for the traditional festival in honor of St. Cecilia. She died in Lucca.^[3]

Works

Bottini composed most of her works between the ages of 13-20, including music for salons and sacred works. Selected compositions include:

• Elena and Gerardo, unperformed opera, 1822
• In sacred hymns for three voices, wind instruments, basso continuo, 1819
• Briseis (C. Moscheni) for 3 voices, chorus, orchestra, 1820
• We sing, sing for 5 voices, orchestra
• Motet for one voice, orchestra, 1818
• Here Tollis for one voice, chorus, orchestra, 1818
• Messa da Requiem for 4 voices, orchestra, 1819
• Motet for one voice, orchestra, 1819
• Quoniam for one voice, orchestra, 1819
• Here Tollis for one voice, orchestra, 1819
• Stabat Mater for 3 voices, 1819
• Te Deum for 3 voices, 1819
• Stabat Mater for voices 3, 1820
• Mass for 4 voices, orchestra, 1822
• Motet for one voice, orchestra, 1822
• Mag for 4 voices, orchestra, after 1823
• Miserere for 3 voices, basso continuo, 1824
• Crucifixus for 2 voices, continuo
• Dixit Dominus for 5 voices, orchestra
• Domino adjuvandum for 4 voices, orchestra^[4]

References

1. ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994) (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. http://books.google.com/books?id=IvoQQU1QL_QC&pg=PA77&dq=Marianna+Bottini+(1802%E2%80%931858)&hl=en&ei=o3FITeLxDIXG8ASLtszXCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Marianna%20Bottini%20(1802%E2%80%931858)&f=false. Retrieved 4 October 2010. 
2. ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1981). International encyclopedia of women composers. 
3. ^ Marianna Bottini: una musicista lucchese dell'Ottocento (1802-1858). Istituto storico lucchese. 2007. 
4. ^ La Pusata, Maria Sabrina. "Bottini, Marianna". http://www.intreccifemminili.com/Eng/Bottini_E.html. Retrieved 1 February 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Bottini, Marianna
Alternative names
Short description	Composer
Date of birth	7 November 1802
Place of birth	Lucca, Italy
Date of death	25 January 1858
Place of death	Lucca, Italy