Handwritten score by Luigi Denza (1902)
Mathias Meyer
Sheet music by the Italian composer of "Funiculì, Funiculà," which became a huge popular hit.
Handwritten sheet music by Luigi Denza who wrote "Spring Love Long" and "London 1/06/1902, L. Denza". 10.2 cm x 6 cm. 1902. Good condition.
Luigi Denza (1846 - 1922) was an Italian composer. He was director of the London Academy of Music and President of the prestigious Royal Academy of Music, both in London. Denza wrote hundreds of songs, sung by the greatest opera singers such as Luciano Pavarotti and Enrico Caruso. The most famous was "Funiculì, Funiculà," which became a great popular success and was mistakenly used by Richard Strauss.
Why is this document rare?
Luigi Denza was a renowned Italian composer, and this small musical score is unusual.
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