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Composer

Vincenzo Bellini

Italian opera composer (1801–1835)

1801–1835

221 works in the index

Born
1801
Died
1835
Birthplace
Catania
Citizenship / historical state
Kingdom of Sicily
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

His full name is Vincenzo Salvatore Carmello Francesco Bellini, and he is known as the quintessential “bel canto” stylist. As the phrase (“beautiful singing” in Italian) indicates, this is a style of opera focused on the vocalists rather than the orchestra, giving those vocalists a lot of opportunity to show off their diction, timbre, and vibrato. Bellini’s works include Norma; Adelson e Salvini; Bianca e Gernando; I Capuleti e I Montecchi; and La sonnambula. The best known of these is Norma, the tragic tale of a Druid priestess of that name and of her love for Pollione, the Roman proconsul. Bellini’s music was very influential, well beyond the confines of the bel canto style itself. Berlioz, Chopin, and Wagner were all admirers. Pyotr Tchaikovsky said that there are Bellini melodies that he could not hear without his eyes welling up. Bellini died at the peak of his powers, of an intestinal ailment.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Voice, Piano, Flute, Horn, Clarinet
Genres represented
Classical, Dance, Rock, pop, Pop
Works with composition dates
11 of 221

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 2 of 5

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Tutto e gioia, tutto e festa from La sonnambula — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 7
Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio — —— VoiceClassical 6
Ei tornera — —— VoiceClassical 5
All'udir del padre afflitto from Bianca e Fernando — —— VoiceClassical 5
Meco all'altar di Venere from Norma — —— VoiceClassical 5
Es kleiden die Jungfrau — —— —Classical 4
Dieser Jubel, diese Freude — —— —Classical 4
La Sonnambula - Act I, Scene 2: 'Care compagne' Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— —Classical 4
I Puritani, Act II: 'Cinta di fiori' Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— —Classical 5
Norma e Adalgisa 1831IMSLP —— —Classical 3
I Puritani: Act I, Scene III. "Son vergin vezzosa" (Elvira) — —— Piano, VoiceRock, Dance, Classical 5
Norma 1831Wikidata —— —Classical 4
Concerto per Oboe 1823 ca.IMSLP —— —Classical 2
Quando Incise Su Quel Marmo — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
L'abbandono — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
No, traditor, non curo — —— —Classical 5
Ma la sola, ohime! son io from BEATROCE DI TENDA — —— PianoClassical 4
Norma: 'Fine al rito' (Norma) — —— —Classical 4
Norma: 'Ah! Bello a mi ritorna' (Norma) — —— —Classical 4
A Miei fidi amici tanto amor son grata from Bianca e Fernando — —— PianoClassical 3
"O rendetemi la speme" from I puritani — —— VoiceClassical 3
"Sovra il sen la man mi posa" from La sonnambula — —— VoiceClassical 4
"Casta diva, che inargenti" from Norma — —— VoiceClassical 6
"Ah! bello a me ritorna" from Norma — —— VoiceClassical 4
E serbato a questo — —— VoiceClassical 4
Meco all'altar — —— VoiceClassical 4
Sola, furtiva — —— VoiceClassical 4
Oh non tremare — —— VoiceClassical 4
A una fonte afflitto e solo from I puritani — —— VoiceClassical 4
Deh tu, deh tu, bell' anima — —— PianoClassical 3
AH! LA MORTE A CUI M'APPRESSO — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 3
Immagine gradita from Adelson e Salvini — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 3
O rendetemi la speme... Qui la voce — —— —Classical 4
Theme du Pirate — —— Trombone— 3
Vaga luna che inargenti - Score — —— PianoClassical 1
In Morte — —— —Classical 2
I Puritani 1835IMSLP —— —Classical 2
La farfalletta — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 6
L'allegro Marinaro — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 7
Il Fervido Desiderio — —— Piano, Flute, VoiceClassical 5
Vanne, O Rosa Fortunata — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 7
Almen Se Non Poss'io — —— Piano, Flute, VoiceClassical 6
O crudel che il mio pianto non vedi — —— —Classical 4
Le souvenir present celeste 1835Wikidata —— —Classical 4
Era felice un di — —— —Classical 4
Un grido io sento from LA STRANIERA — —— —Classical 3
Norma: 'Casta Diva' (Norma) — —— —Classical 4
La Sonnambula - Finale: 'Ah! Se una volta sola' (Amina) — —— —Classical 2

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 39560983. Portrait: Pietro Luchini, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.