Viktor V. Khairullaev
Talented Italian composer of second half of the 18th – early 19th century, Antonio Salieri is known in the history of music, in
addition to everything else, as an authoritative teacher. Salieri taught several subjects, including declamation, singing, theory of
composition. According to various sources, he had raised from 60 to 80 students, among whom were musicians such as L. van
Beethoven, F. Schubert, Liszt, I. Moscheles, the Mozart’s youngest son Franz Xaver Wolfgang, and many other composers, as
well as prominent vocalists (Catarina Cavalieri, Maria Teresa Gassman). This article describes the teaching methods of Salieri,
who were as close as possible to the methods of Florian Leopold Gassmann, Salieri’ s teacher. In addition, the proposed attempt to
provide a complete image of the teacher-Salieri, including relationships Salieri with his students (known facts some disagreements
between teacher and his wards, who nevertheless did not affect ¸ musicians respect to each other).
Keywords: Antonio Salieri, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, Johann Wolfgang Goethe.
Contacts: E-mail: khairullaev@hotmail.com
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