Life
Trained at the height of Neoclassicism, his long career led him to reach full artistic maturity in the Romantic period, representing a linking figure between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Giovanni Bianchi was born in Gorgonzola in 1758. From a young age he approached music, following the studies that led him to an activity as a composer esteemed and recognized in the Lombard context.
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A citizen musician
The community of Gorgonzola remembered Giovanni Bianchi for years as "the town musician," capable of bringing prestige to the small city with his works.Works
Bianchi composed theatrical works that were performed in Lombardy, distinguished by a direct and immediate style. Some of his works staged stories of a light and popular character, enjoying good success.
He also wrote masses and sacred pieces for the local liturgy, which made him a point of reference for religious celebrations. His sacred music, sober but intense, spread through the churches of the region.
The catalog is completed by instrumental compositions, designed for small ensembles, which enriched the musical life of the time.
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The woman journalist
In 1778, Elisabetta Caminer took over the direction of the "Giornale Enciclopedico," a periodical distributed throughout Europe founded by her father. When she moved to Vicenza, which she described as idle, malicious and full of prejudice, in contrast to free Venice, she had to face increasingly pressing censorship. Her modern and prodding editorial line, pushed by her collaborator Scola, was considered too bold; thus, to continue publishing after several local printers withdrew for fear of controls, Elisabetta, with her husband's support, decided to perform an extreme and courageous act for the time. By opening her own personal printing shop in 1779, she successfully and independently managed the trade of printer in order to guarantee the freedom of her newspaper.
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