Composer

Luigi Cherubini

Italian Classical and Romantic composer (1760–1842)

1760–1842

91 works and musical collections

Born: 1760
Died: 1842
Birthplace: Florence
Place of death: Paris
Citizenship / historical state: France; Grand Duchy of Tuscany; United Kingdom
Period (estimated from birth year): Classical

Biography

Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini ( KERR-uu-BEE-nee; Italian: [luˈiːdʒi keruˈbiːni]; 8 or 14 September 1760 – 15 March 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the greatest living composer of his era. Cherubini's operas were heavily praised and interpreted by Rossini.

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Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; conductor; musicologist; music educator; music theorist
Teachers: Giuseppe Sarti
Career institutions / employers: Conservatoire de Paris
Recorded memberships: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences; Académie des beaux-arts
Genres: opera
Notable works: Les Abencérages; Médée; Ave Maria; Les deux journées, ou Le porteur de l'eau; Requiem in C minor
Awards: Commander of the Legion of Honour
Birth name: Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini
Languages used: French; Italian
VIAF ID: 88663809
ISNI: 0000000121428442
GND ID: 118520377
Library of Congress ID: n79046131
MusicBrainz ID: 375d52ad-5b7a-4f96-80e2-6d9ad13f5160

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Choir, Piano, Orchestra, Voice, percussion
Genres represented: Classical
Source entries with composition dates: 10

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.

Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title	Work details	Listed instruments	Sheet music
String Quartet No.4	Year composed 1834-35	Cello Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
5. Sanctus	See work details	Voice Choir Timpani 1 more instruments percussion Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Requiem Aeternam	See work details	Choir Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Aria (From Medee Act 2)	See work details	Bassoon Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Der Wassertrager	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ha, segne, Gottheit	See work details	Low Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Messe solennele breve - Violin 1	See work details	Orchestra Choir Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Messe solennele breve - Score	See work details	Orchestra Choir Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Messe solennele breve - Flutes 1 & 2	See work details	Orchestra Choir Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Messe solennele breve - Violin 2	See work details	Orchestra Choir Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ave Maria - Score	See work details	Piano Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Messe solennele breve - Oboes 1 & 2	See work details	Orchestra Choir Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Messe solennele breve - Viola	See work details	Orchestra Choir Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Messe solennele breve - B-flat Clarinets 1 & 2	See work details	Orchestra Choir Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Messe solennele breve - Cello	See work details	Orchestra Choir Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Messe solennele breve - Bassoons	See work details	Orchestra Choir Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Messe solennele breve - Double Bass	See work details	Orchestra Choir Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Like as a Father	See work details	Choir Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
1. Introitus	See work details	Voice Choir Timpani 1 more instruments percussion Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Scherzo -aus: Streichquartett Es-Dur op. 12-	Catalogue / opus op. 12	Cello violin Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Guide mes pas	See work details	Low Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
In The Fields	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Scherzo from Quartet in E-Flat Major	Key in title E-Flat major	Cello violin Viola Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Aria Performed by Luigi Cherubini	See work details	Piano Bassoon Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Requiem in c Performed by Luigi Cherubini	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Dei tuoi figli la madre from MEDEA	See work details	Voice Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Andantino	See work details	Oboe Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Ave Maria in F major	Key in title F major	Piano Tenor Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Two Sonatas For French Horn And String Orchestra	See work details	See edition details Classical	View sheet music Work & edition details
Mass in C, Part I - Kyrie	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Mass in C, Part I - Gloria	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Mass in C, Part I - Credo	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Mass in C, Part II - Offertorium	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Mass in C, Part II - Sanctus	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Mass in C, Part II - O Salutaris	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Mass in C, Part II - Agnus Dei	See work details	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Requiem Mass in C Minor, Part I - Introit	Key in title C minor	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Requiem Mass in C Minor, Part I - Graduale	Key in title C minor	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Requiem Mass in C Minor, Part I - Dies Irae	Key in title C minor	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Requiem Mass in C Minor, Part II - Offertorium	Key in title C minor	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Requiem Mass in C Minor, Part II - Sanctus	Key in title C minor	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Requiem Mass in C Minor, Part II - Pie Jesu	Key in title C minor	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details
Requiem Mass in C Minor, Part II - Agnus Dei	Key in title C minor	See edition details	View sheet music Work & edition details

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 88663809. Portrait: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.