- Abramo Basevi
Abramo Basevi (born in
Leghorn in December, 1818 - died inFlorence in November, 1885) was an Italianmusicologist andcomposer . Basevi began as aphysician in Florence (1858) but then devoted himself exclusively to music. His first attempts as a composer failed but in time he composedopera s ("Romilda ed Ezzelino" 1840; and "Enrico Howard", 1847) and other music.Basevi was editor of the musical journal "L'Armonia". He founded the Beethoven Matinées (1859), which developed into the Società del Quartetto, a source of influence upon the musical life of Florence and Italy in general. Basevi offered an annual prize in this connection for the best
string quartet .In 1863 Basevi founded the Concerti Popolari di Musica Classica. He was a frequent contributor to musical periodicals, and was the
author of "Studio sulle Opere di G. Verdi" (1859), "Introduzione ad un Nuovo Sistema d'Armonia" (1862), and "Compendio della Storia della Musica" (1866).ources
* [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=380&letter=B Abramo Basevi article] in Jewish Encyclopedia
* [http://hdl.handle.net/1802/3502 Studio sulle opere di Giuseppe Verdi, di A. Basevi] from the Sibley Music Library Digital Score Collection
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