Teodoro Cottrau

Teodoro Cottrau (7 December 1827, in Naples – 30 March 1879, in Naples) was an Italian composer, lyricist, publisher, journalist and politician. He specialised in "folksy" Neapolitan songs.

His arrangement of Santa Lucia was published in 1850 and recorded among others by Enrico Caruso and Elvis Presley.

French composer and musicologist Guillaume Louis Cottrau was his father.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 7, 1827 (Naples), Died March 30, 1879 (Naples)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, composer

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Recordings (Results 26-30 of 30 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Edison 2333 10-in. 6/16/1913 Farewell to Naples Reed Miller Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5148 10-in. 11/15/1916 Santa Lucia Fernando Guarneri Male vocal solo, with orchestra arranger  
Gramophone 0RA618 10-in. 5/20/1935 Santa Lucia Karl Reich's Aviary Instrumental ensemble, with bird calls arranger  
Gramophone 3525e 10-in. 2/8/1906 Santa Lucia Francesco Daddi Male vocal solo, with piano arranger  
Gramophone 9021b 10-in. 9/20/1906 Addio Napoli Francesco Daddi Male vocal solo, with mandolin orchestra composer  
(Results 26-30 of 30 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cottrau, Teodoro," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110152.

Cottrau, Teodoro. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110152.

"Cottrau, Teodoro." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110152

External Sources

Wikipedia: Teodoro Cottrau

Discogs: Teodoro Cottrau

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Cottrau, Teodoro, 1827-1879 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96001843

Wikidata: Teodoro Cottrau - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q955208

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/64196867

MusicBrainz: Teodoro Cottrau - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c863d1b2-c3bd-488e-b320-7ef4997feaab

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