Vincenzo Scaramuzza
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Vincenzo Scaramuzza -in spanish: Vicente Scaramuzza- (1885 – 1968) was an Italian Argentine
pianist
and music teacher.
Scaramuzza was born in Crotone
, Italy
, on June 19, 1885. Introduced to the piano by his father, Francesco, he was a concert performer by age seven, and enrolled in the prestigious San Pietro a Maiella Conservatory
, in Napoli. He emigrated to Argentina in 1907, and pursued further training at the Santa Cecilia Academy of Music, in Buenos Aires
. He married a student, Sara Bagnati, and with her, established the Scaramuzza Academy of Music in 1912. He resumed his career as a concert pianist, performing not only in Argentina, but also in Europe.
Scaramuzza devoted himself to teaching from 1923 onwards, and he taught numerous well-known Argentine and international classical pianists such as Martha Argerich
, Michèle Boegner
, Bruno Gelber, Daniel Levy
, Mauricio Kagel
, Fausto Zadra, Alberto Portugheis as well as Enrique Barenboim, conductor Daniel Barenboim
's father. He also taught renowned tango pianists Horacio Salgán
and Atilio Stampone
.
Among his few compositions were Bosco Incantato and Hamlet, both chamber music
works. He left no record of his teaching system in book form, but a student of his, Maria Rosa Oubiña de Castro, reconstructed it from material he wrote down in his lifetime. The resulting book is called "Enseñanzas de un gran maestro", and was published in 1977. Scaramuzza continued to teach even during health problems in his later years, having his piano moved to his bedroom. He died in Buenos Aires in 1968.
Italian Argentine
An Italian Argentine is a person born in Argentina of Italian ancestry. It is estimated up to 25 million Argentines have some degree of Italian descent...
pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and music teacher.
Scaramuzza was born in Crotone
Crotone
Crotone is a city and comune in Calabria, southern Italy, on the Ionian Sea. Founded circa 710 BC as the Achaean colony of Croton , it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until 1928, when its name was changed to the current one. In 1994 it became the capital of the newly established...
, Italy
Italy
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, on June 19, 1885. Introduced to the piano by his father, Francesco, he was a concert performer by age seven, and enrolled in the prestigious San Pietro a Maiella Conservatory
Music Conservatories of Naples
The Music Conservatory of Naples is a music institution in Naples, southern Italy. It is currently located in the complex of San Pietro a Majella.-San Pietro a Majella:...
, in Napoli. He emigrated to Argentina in 1907, and pursued further training at the Santa Cecilia Academy of Music, in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. He married a student, Sara Bagnati, and with her, established the Scaramuzza Academy of Music in 1912. He resumed his career as a concert pianist, performing not only in Argentina, but also in Europe.
Scaramuzza devoted himself to teaching from 1923 onwards, and he taught numerous well-known Argentine and international classical pianists such as Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich
Martha Argerich is an Argentine pianist.-Early life:Argerich was born in Buenos Aires and started playing the piano at age three...
, Michèle Boegner
Michèle Boegner
Michèle Boegner is an French concert pianist.At the Paris Conservatory she studied the piano with Vlado Perlemuter and chamber music with Jacques Février. She won her award at the age of fifteen. Thereupon she started an international career and won the Second Grand Prix at the George Enesco...
, Bruno Gelber, Daniel Levy
Daniel Levy (classical pianist)
Daniel Levy is a classical pianist from Argentina. In addition to being a highly successful musician, Levy has created a career for himself as an author, radio broadcaster and educator.- Early life :Daniel Levy was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
, Mauricio Kagel
Mauricio Kagel
Mauricio Kagel was a German-Argentine composer. He was notable for his interest in developing the theatrical side of musical performance .-Biography:...
, Fausto Zadra, Alberto Portugheis as well as Enrique Barenboim, conductor Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim, KBE is an Argentinian-Israeli pianist and conductor. He has served as music director of several major symphonic and operatic orchestras and made numerous recordings....
's father. He also taught renowned tango pianists Horacio Salgán
Horacio Salgán
Horacio Adolfo Salgán is an Afro-Argentine pianist, composer, orchestra leader, and arranger who specializes in tango music....
and Atilio Stampone
Atilio Stampone
Atilio Stampone is an Argentine pianist, composer and arranger prominent in the Tango genre.-Life and work:He was born to Romana Zangone, from Calabria, and Antonio Stampone, a pasta maker from Napoli, in the middle-class San Cristóbal section of Buenos Aires...
.
Among his few compositions were Bosco Incantato and Hamlet, both chamber music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
works. He left no record of his teaching system in book form, but a student of his, Maria Rosa Oubiña de Castro, reconstructed it from material he wrote down in his lifetime. The resulting book is called "Enseñanzas de un gran maestro", and was published in 1977. Scaramuzza continued to teach even during health problems in his later years, having his piano moved to his bedroom. He died in Buenos Aires in 1968.