Onestina Ricotti

Onestina Ricotti (19th century; published 1858)[1] was an Italian author,[2] composer,[3] and music educator[4] who was the director of the National Music Institute of Turin, Italy.[5]

Little is known about Ricotti’s education or personal life. She wrote at least one book and one play. Her piano[6] and vocal compositions[7] number through at least opus 20, and were published by A. Romei and Giudici e Strada.[1][8] Her publications included:

Books

  • La Musica e i Suoi Cultori (Music and Its Devotees)[9]

Piano

  • Douce Esperance[5]
  • La Fiancee au Cheveux d’Or[5]
  • Le Reve d’un Ange[5]
  • Le Sponde del Po[5]

Plays

  • Fra le Tombe: Commedia in Tre Atti (From the Tomb: Comedy in Three Acts) (1858)[1]

Vocal

  • “Amina” (voice, piano, violin or flute)[5]
  • “Ida, opus 20” (soprano or mezzo-soprano)[8]
  • “Il Linguaggio del Cor”[5]
  • Les Petits Tambours (chorus)[5]
  • “Lo t’Amo”[5]
  • “Ti Vidi”[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Onestina Ricotti (1858). Fra le tombe commedia in tre atti di O. Ricotti (in Italian). National Library of Naples. A. Romei.
  2. ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers: a handbook. Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-8108-1138-6.
  3. ^ Laurence, Anya (1978). Women of Notes: 1,000 Women Composers Born Before 1900. New York: Richards Rosen Press Inc. p. 79.
  4. ^ Wier, Albert E. (1938). The MacMillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: The MacMillan Company. p. 1543.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). p. 585. ISBN 978-0-9617485-1-7.
  6. ^ Elson, Albert (1903). Woman’s Work in Music. L. C. Page & Company. p. 216.
  7. ^ Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers: A checklist of works for the solo voice. A reference publication in women's studies. Boston, Mass: Hall. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-8161-8498-9.
  8. ^ a b Ricotti, Onestina (1874). Ida, barcarola per soprano o mezzo soprano, op.20 (in Italian). Giudici e Strada.
  9. ^ Ricotti, Onestina. "La Musica E I Suoi Cultori". ThriftBooks. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
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