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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 5 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
Il zeffiro — —— VoiceClassical —
Norma: 'Fine al rito' Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— —Classical —
Norma: 'Ah! Bello a mi ritorna' Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— —Classical —
I Puritani: 'Qui la voce sua soave' Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— —Classical —
I Puritani: 'Vien, diletto' Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— —Classical —
La Sonnambula - Act I, Scene 2: 'A te, dileta, tenera madre' Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— —Classical —
La Sonnambula - Act I, Scene 2: 'Come per me sereno' Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— —Classical —
La Sonnambula - Act I, Scene 2: 'Sovra il sen' Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— —Classical —
La Sonnambula - Finale: 'Ah! Se una volta sola' Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— —Classical —
La Sonnambula - Finale: 'Ah! Non giunge' Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— —Classical —
Grand Concert Fantasy from Sonnambula — —— PianoClassical 1
Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni from LA SONNAMBULA — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
Ah! non credea... Ah! non giunge — —— VoiceClassical 2
La Sonnambula - Act I : 'Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni' Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— —Classical 1
La Sonnambula - Act I : 'Tu non sai con quei begli occhi' Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— —Classical 1
Dormono entrambi from NORMA — —— VoiceClassical —
Casta Diva Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— PianoClassical, pop —
Qui la voce sua soave Performed by Vincenzo Bellini — —— VoiceClassical —
Scombra e la sacra selva/Deh! Proteggimi — —— —Classical 1
Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni — —— —Classical —
Son vergin vezzosa from I Puritani - Score — —— —— —
Il Fervido Desirio — —— —Classical —
Per pieta, bell' idol mio — —— —Classical 1
OH! S'IO POTESSI DISS PAR LE NUBI — —— Voice— 1
AMO, ED AMATA IO SONO — —— Voice— 1
Concert Pour Hautbois — —— —— 1
Keusche Gšttin im silbernen Glanze — —— Piano— 1
Ciel pietoso, in s — —— Piano, Vocal— 1
Ah! la pena in lor piomb — —— Piano, Vocal— 1

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.