Eduardo di Capua (May 12, 1865 – October 3, 1917) was an Italian composer, singer and songwriter.
Biography
editDi Capua was born in Naples in 1865, and he is best known for having composed the song "'O Sole Mio".
In 1897, di Capua bought a collection of 23 melodies from an obscure composer, Alfredo Mazzucchi. He developed the music, and then invited the poet Giovanni Capurro to write lyrics for it. The resulting song has been recorded by many singers, both classical and popular, in both the original Neapolitan and in the English adaptation. His works on Neapolitan songs were published in the music magazine La Tavola Rotonda.[1]
Di Capua also wrote "Marie, Ah Marie" ("O Marie" in English), another Neapolitan song.[citation needed] He died in 1917 in Naples.[2]
References
edit- ^ Giuseppe Sergi (2014). "La canzone napoletana classica ne «La Tavola rotonda» (1891-1921)". Fonti Musicali Italiane (in Italian) (19): 111–150.
- ^ Eduardo di Capua on Dizionario Biografico dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani
External links
edit- Free scores by Eduardo di Capua in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Eduardo di Capua discography at Discogs
- Portrait of di Capua (in German)
- Free scores by Eduardo di Capua at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Eduardo Di Capua recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
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