Giovanni Simon Mayr – muzyka w służbie rewolucji?

Przemysław Krzywoszyński Giovanni Simon Mayr – music in the service of revolution

The aim of the article is to present the revolutionary work of Giovanni Simon Mayr. This composer, known mainly as Donizetti’s teacher, was a leading figure in opera at the turn of the 18 th and 19 th centuries. As a witness of the French conquests and their revolutionary exports in Venice, he wrote operas on themes typical of “engaged” works. The best examples are, apart from occasional pieces, his rescue operas Lodoiska and L’amor coniugale, as well as the farce Il segreto. On the other hand, by distancing himself from active political involvement, through his pedagogical and artistic activity, the composer had a significant influence on shaping the operas beyond the Alps, which is even associated with the term “Father of 19th-century Italian Music”.

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