Allessandro Besozzi

Allessandro Besozzi (22 July 1702-1775) was an Italian composer and virtuoso oboist.He lived at the court of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia in Turin and played concerts in various European cities with his brothers Antonio and Girolamo. He wrote many concertos, but only one of them was published in his lifetime. Besozzi is also the author of about a hundred of chamber works, composed for various groups of instruments. He had many students that became successful musicians themselves, like Johann Christian Fischer and Georg Druschetzky.

Works

* Six Trio sonatas for flute, viola with basso continuo for harp or cello (London, 1747)
* 12 Sonatas for two oboas (composed together with the brother Gerolamo)
* Six pieces for flute, oboa and viola, op. 2 (Paris, 1740)
* Six pieces for flute, oboa or viola, with basso continuo for harp or cello, op. 3 (London, 1750)
* Six sonatas for 2 violas and basso continuo for harp, op. 4 (London, 1760)
* Six sonatas for 2 violas or 2 flutes with basso continuo, op. 5 (London, 1764)
* Six Suonate mises au jour per Canavasse
* Six sonatas for viola solo and basso continuo
* 12 Trio for 2 transverse flutes and harpsichord
* Sonata a 2 for oboe and basso
* Trii delli Sig.ri Fratelli Besuzzi di Torino for 2 flutes con basso
* Sonata a tre for transverse flute, viola and basso
* 8 Sonatas for 2 violas and cello
* Trio for 2 violas with basso
* Six Trios for 2 violas and cello
* Sonata da camera for 2 violas and basso
* Six Sonatas for 2 violas and basso
* Canzonette for soprano with basso
* Sonata a tre for 2 violas and basso
* Trio for 2 transverse flutes or viola and basso
* Two Sonata da camera
* Six Trios for 2 violas or oboa instead of the first violin and basso

External links

* [http://biblioteche2.comune.parma.it/dm/271.htm Biography of the Besozzi musicians in Italian]