Ferdinando Provesi (20/04/1770 - 26/07/1833), an Italian composer, born in Parma. He was a charismatic musician from Busseto, organist, choirmaster, municipal maestro di cappella, teacher at the music school and leader of the amateur Philharmonic Society orchestra. He was Verdi's first teacher.
Messa da requiem
| Period: | Early Romanticism |
| Composed in: | 1830c |
| Musical form: | mass |
| Text/libretto: | Latin mass |
Provesi wrote one Messa da requiem, which has been played at his own
funeral.
| Source: | Dizionario Della Musica E Dei Musicisti Dei Territori Del Ducato Di Parma E Piacenza |
| Contributor: | Tassos Dimitriadis |