Composers

Paolo Tosti

Voice
Piano
Violin
Cello
Song
Romance
Canzoni
Serenade
Dance
Waltz
Religious music
Barcarolle
Nocturne
Arietta
by popularity

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2 Chansons2 Little Songs2 Melodie2 Mélodies2 petites mélodies2 Piccoli notturni4 Canzoni d'Amaranta

A

A GreyswoodA seraA Song of a LifeA Song of RestA Tale of TwilightA VucchellaAddio fanciullaAdieu, My DearAdieux à SuzonAi Bagni di LuccaAimez quand on vous aime!Allons voirAltre pagine d'albumAmate!Amore!Amour! amour!Ancora!Ange d'amourApri!AprileArcanoAsk Me No MoreAt the Convent GateAt VespersAu temps du grand Roi!Ave Maria

B

Baciami!Back to the Old LoveBarcarolleBeauty's EyesBecause of YouBid Me Good-ByeBonjour, Suzon!

C

CantaCanta la Serenata!Canti popolari abruzzesiCanto napoletanoCanzone VenezianaCarmelaCercando te!Chanson d'automneChanson de FortunioCharitas!Chi sa!Chi tardi arriva - male alloggia!Chitarrata abruzzeseCome to My Heart!Comme va?Consolazione

D

Deh! ti destaDemain!Dis-moi donc!Donna, vorrei morirDopo!Dreams of the Summer Night

E

En HamacEntra!Ever Yours Sincerely

F

Falling LeavesFar AwayFedeFirst WaltzFor Ever and For Ever!Forse!

G

Good-Bye

H

Help Me to Pray

I

I Am Not FairI Dare to Love TheeIci-basIdealeIfIl canarioIl pescatore canta!Il pescatore di coralliIn mareIn the Hush of the NightInfidélitéInvano!Inverno triste!Io mi domandoIo son l'amore!Io ti sento!It Came with the Merry May, Love

L

La Dernière feuilleLa Fille d'O-TaïtiLa mia canzone!La mia mandola è un amoLa seraLa SerenataLamento d'amoreL'attesa!Le papillon et la fleurLe rose che mi destiLe temps d'un rêveLes filles de CadixLes PapillonsLet It Be SoonLet Love AwakeLontan dagli occhiLove Me To-dayLove Me!Love TiesLove's GiftLove's ReturnLove's WayLuce d'amore!L'Ultima CanzoneL'ultimo bacioLuna d'estate!LungiLutto

M

MagìaMalgré moiMalìaMalinconiaM'amasti mai?MarechiareMarinaMattinataMay-TimeMélodiesMemorie d'amor!Mio povero amor!Mon cœur qui t'aime!More and MoreMy DarlingMy DreamsMy Love and IMy Memories

N

NapoliNapoli dorme, Napoli canta!Napule!Ne me le dites pas!Neapolitan SongNel mio segretoNella notte d'april!Nell'aria della seraNever!Ninna nannaNinonNon chiedermi se t'amo!Non domando più nulla!Non m'ama piùNon m'amate più!Non mentire!Non mi guardare!Non senti tuNon t'amo più!Nonna, sorridi?Notte biancaNotti di maggioNovembreNovena profanaNow!

O

O dolce meraviglia!O dolce sera!O ma charmanteOblio!Oh! quanto io t'amereiOhè! Mammà!On dit!On Lido WatersOnce More!

P

Pagine d'albumParla!PartedParting-TimePatti chiari!Penso!PepitaPer leiPer morirePerdutamente!Petite SérénadePianto di monacaPierrot's LamentPlaintes d'AmourPlenilunioPour un baiser!Povera Mamma!Povera Maria!PreghieraPrièrePrime melodie

Q

Quando cadran le foglieQuando tu sarai vecchiaQuattro melodie

R

RegretRemembered StillRêveRicordati di me!Ride bene chi ride l'ultimo!Ridonami la calma!RitournelleRosaRose d'Automne

S

Saprò morir!Se avessi l'ale!Se tu cantiSe tu non torni!Seconda mattinataSegretoSenza di te!Senza l'amore!Serenata allegraSerenata d'un angeloShall We ForgetSignorina: Letterina amorosaSleep, and Remember, BelovedSogni d'oro!SognoSola tu manchi!Solo!Song of a RoseSpeak!Spes, ultima DeaSpringStarlightStranaSu la sogliaSull'albaSummerSuzon

T

T'affrettaT'amo ancora!T'amo!Te soloTe souviens-tu?Tell Me to Stay!Tell Them!That Day!The Allies March to FreedomThe Love that Came Too LateThe Silver LiningTi rapirei!Tormento!Toujours l'aimer!Triste ritornoTristezzaTutto se scorda!Two

U

Un bacio

V

Venetian SongVieille ChansonVieniVisione!Voi dormite, Signora!VorreiVorrei morire!Vos yeuxVous et moi!Vuol piovere!

W

We Have LovedWe Watch and WaitWhile We Are YoungWho Knows?Who?Why Beatest So, O Heart?Winged Echoes

Y

Yesterday

È

È morto Pulcinella!
Wikipedia
Francesco Paolo Tosti KCVO (9 April 1846 – 2 December 1916) was an Italian, later British, composer and music teacher.
Francesco Paolo Tosti received most of his music education in his native Ortona, Italy, as well as the conservatory in Naples. Tosti began his music education at the Royal College of San Pietro a Majella at the age of eleven. He studied violin and composition with Saverio Mercadante, who became so impressed with Tosti that he appointed him student teacher, which afforded the young man a meagre salary of sixty francs a month. Poor health forced Tosti to leave his studies and return home to Ortona. He was confined to his bed for several months. During this time he composed several songs, two of which he submitted to the Florentine Art Society, and two others he submitted for publication to Ricordi. All four were rejected.
Once recovered from his illness, Tosti moved to Ancona, where his poverty was such that for weeks at a time he subsisted on nothing but oranges and stale bread. His travels brought him to Rome, where his fortunes turned. He met the pianist and composer Giovanni Sgambati, who became his patron. Sgambati arranged for Tosti to give a concert at the Sala Dante at which the Princess Margherita of Savoy (who later became Queen of Italy) was present. She was so impressed with his performance that she appointed him her singing professor. She later appointed him curator of the Musical Archives of Italy at the Court.
In 1875 Tosti travelled to London, England. He made several powerful friends who introduced him to the highest levels of English society. Tosti was a staple in fashionable drawing rooms and salons, and in 1880, he was made singing master to the Royal Family. His fame as a composer of songs grew rapidly while he was in England. One of his compositions, For Ever and For Ever was introduced by Violet Cameron at the Globe Theatre. This song became a favourite overnight, and there was an enormous demand for his compositions. By 1885 he was the most popular composer of songs in England. His publishers paid him a staggering retaining fee for twelve songs a year.
In 1894 Tosti joined the Royal Academy of Music as a professor. In 1906, he became a British citizen and was knighted (KCVO) two years later by his friend, King Edward VII. A memorial plaque on his former home at 12 Mandeville Place, Marylebone (now the Mandeville Hotel) was unveiled on 12 June 1996.
In 1913 he returned to Italy to spend his last years there. He died in Rome on 2 December 1916.
Tosti is remembered for his light, expressive songs, which are characterised by natural, singable melodies and sweet sentimentality. He is also known for his editions of Italian folk songs entitled Canti popolari Abruzzesi.
His style became very popular during the Belle Époque and is often known as salon music. There is, however, much evidence (albeit fleeting) of a more serious composer particularly in the Canti popolari Abruzzesi, particularly in the introduction to "No. 8 First Waltz".
His most famous works are "Serenata" (lyrics: Cesareo), "Good-bye!" (lyrics: George Whyte-Melville) which is sometimes performed in Italian as "Addio" (lyrics: Rizzelli), and the popular Neapolitan song, "Marechiare", the lyrics of which are by the prominent Neapolitan dialect poet, Salvatore Di Giacomo. "Malia", "Ancora" and "Non t'amo piu" were and remain popular concert pieces.
Tosti wrote well for the voice, allowing, indeed encouraging, interpretation and embellishment from operatic singers. Most artists, therefore, specialising in the classical Italian repertoire have performed and recorded Tosti songs; yet Tosti never composed opera. Notable examples on record include Alessandro Moreschi (the only castrato who ever recorded) singing "Ideale", Mattia Battistini singing "Ancora", Nellie Melba singing "Mattinata" and Enrico Caruso singing "A vuchella" and "L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra".