Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti

Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti (December 23, 1801 – November, 1878) was a classical guitarist and composer.

He was born in Bologna. He began on violin, but switched to guitar at 16. He moved to Paris in 1820 and later to Saint Petersburg before settling in Belgium. He later toured in France, England, Italy, and the United States. Although praised by Hector Berlioz in 1859, as well as by Rossini and Paganini^[1], Zani de Ferranti found the 1850s to be a period of decline and financial difficulty.^[2] He died in Pisa. One of his sons moved to England and was the father of Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti.

Sources

1. ^ Ferranti, Richard de. "The King's Guitarist: M.A. Zani de Ferranti." The Bulletin 2 Aug. 2007: 21.
2. ^ A Concise History of the Classic Guitar By Graham Wade pgs 86-87

External links

Publications

• The King's guitarist: The life and times of Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti by Marcus G.S. Van de Cruys (ISBN 9090202129 , ISBN 9789090202129)
• Zani de Ferranti - a biography by Simon Wynberg (Chanterelle, ECH914)

Sheet music

• Rischel & Birket-Smith's Collection of guitar music 1 Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark
• George C. Krick Collection of Guitar Music Washington University
• Free scores by Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti in the Werner Icking Music Archive (WIMA)

Persondata
Name	Zani De Ferranti
Alternative names
Short description	Italian composer
Date of birth	December 23, 1801
Place of birth
Date of death	1878
Place of death