Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Mascagni's Organ

Mascagni's organ, church of San Benedetto, Livorno
Inside the church of San Benedetto we can still see the organ used by the young Pietro Mascagni to practice music. A plaque remembering this is set in the wall below the instrument.

Dio sapienza infinita
Creatore delle divine armonie
Rivelò in questa chiesa
Il genio musicale
di
Pietro Mascagni
Che giovinetto a quest'organo
Trasse ispirazione e provò le sue prime melodie		(God infinite wisdom
Creator of the celestial harmonies
Revealed in this church
The musical genius
of
Pietro Mascagni
Who as a young man at this organ
Was inspired and played his first melodies)

See also: San Benedetto
External links: Pietro Mascagni (Wikipedia)

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10 comments:

  1. William KendallJuly 8, 2014 at 12:44 AM

    What a beautiful setting for such an organ!

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  2. RevrunnerJuly 8, 2014 at 2:02 AM

    I wasn't familiar with Mascagni's work. Just listened to the Intermezzo from his Cavalleria rusticana. Lovely.

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  3. RandyJuly 8, 2014 at 2:42 AM

    I'll bet it sounds great.

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  4. DinaJuly 8, 2014 at 8:39 AM

    I can understand how he was inspired by such an organ.

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  5. cieldequimperJuly 8, 2014 at 8:46 AM

    It's a lovely little organ, is it still in use?

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  6. MerisiJuly 8, 2014 at 11:04 AM

    What beautiful home for a great organ!

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  7. Luis GomezJuly 8, 2014 at 5:22 PM

    This is so beautiful VP.

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  8. HalcyonJuly 8, 2014 at 5:23 PM

    Neat that he got his own plaque there!

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  9. JackJuly 9, 2014 at 4:02 AM

    This organ seems to hide most of the pipes. The owners of big organs over here seem to want to show off the pipes.

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  10. UnknownJuly 16, 2014 at 7:50 PM

    Beautifully composed shot, VP.

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