Giuseppe Besozzi
Giuseppe Besozzi (born 1686 in
oboist. In the eighteenth century the Besozzi family produced several important oboists who worked in Turin, Naples, London, Paris and Dresden. Giuseppe's brothers Alessandro Besozzi and Paolo Girolamo Besozzi lived in Turin, and his sons Antonio Besozzi in Naples and Gaetano Besozzi in Paris and London.[1] Antonio Besozzi's son Carlo Besozzi worked in Dresden and Gaetano's son Girolamo Besozzi, the grandfather of the composer Louis Désiré Besozzi, worked in Paris.[2]
The eldest son of
Antonio Farnese, Duke of Parma,[1] on 1 June 1711.[n 1][3] In 1728 he was appointed virtuoso suonatore di oboe di SAS at the court of the prince.[2] In 1734 he was assigned to the court of the King of Naples,[2] where he worked until 1738 at the age of 52,[2] probably leaving due to problems with his eyes.[1] Thereafter, he devoted himself to teaching.[1]
Notes
- ^ His file in the archives of the Guardia in Parma reads: "1 June 1711 Giuseppe di Cristoforo Besozzi Milanesi, 25 years old, brown eyes, beard."
References
- ^ ISBN 019-816-646-X.
- ^ ISBN 147-091-694-0.
- OCLC 797406828.
- Attribution
- This article is based on the translation of the corresponding article of the German Wikipedia. A list of contributors can be found there at the History section.
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