Stanislao Gastaldon
Martino Stanislao Luigi Gastaldon (8 April 1861 – 6 March 1939) was an Italian composer, primarily of salon songs for solo voice and piano. However, he also composed instrumental music, two choral works, and four operas. Today, he is remembered almost exclusively for his 1881 song "Musica proibita" ("Forbidden Music"), still one of the most popular pieces of music in Italy. Gastaldon also wrote the lyrics for some of his songs, including "Musica proibita", under the pseudonym Flick-Flock. He was born in Turin and after a peripatetic childhood studied music there and in Florence. By 1900, he had settled permanently in Florence, where he died at the age of 77. In his later years, he also worked as a voice teacher, music critic, and art dealer. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Turin (city and commune in Italy), Died March 6, 1939 (Florence (Italian city and commune, located in Tuscany) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | C-9778 | 12-in. | 1/9/1911 | Musica proibita melodia | Luisa Ardizzoni-Tosi | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | C-11308 | 12-in. | 11/27/1911 | Musica probita | Emma Eames | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-13518 | 12-in. | 7/3/1913 | Forbidden music | Alberto Amadi | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-13719 | 10-in. | 4/18/1916 | Musica proibita | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | C-13719 | 12-in. | 9/3/1913 | Musica proibita | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | C-15480 | 12-in. | 12/10/1914 | Musica proibita | Enrico Caruso | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-25392 | 10-in. | 7/12/1921 | Mamma | Renato Zanelli | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CVE-38988 | 12-in. | 7/7/1927 | Musica proibita | Giovanni Morelli | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | CVE-64390 | 12-in. | 12/4/1930 | Musica proibita | Beniamino Gigli | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | CS-88985 | 12-in. | 6/11/1935 | Musica prohibita | Max de Schauensee | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1917-06-04-06] | Not documented | 6/4/1917 | Musica proibita | Umberto Baroni | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 30265 | 12-in. | 5/13/1909 | Musica proibita | Giuseppe Campanari | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 5660 | 10-in. | 1907 | Incantatrice | Banda Española ; Charles Adams Prince | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 06025 | 10-in. | approximately 1907 | Encantadora | Banda Española | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 10179 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | Musica proibita | Francesco Daddi | Tenor vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 10517 | 10-in. | approximately 1903 to 1908 | Musica proibita | Umberto Sacchetti | Tenor vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 44882 | 10-in. | approximately 1917 | Musica proibita | Umberto Baroni | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 4988 | 10-in. | 9/13/1916 | Forbidden music | Ida Gardner | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 7865 | 10-in. | 3/23/1921 | Musica proibita | Mario Laurenti | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 8565 | 10-in. | 8/8/1922 | Forbidden music | Venetian Instrumental Quartet | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
| Gramophone | 4451ah | 10-in. | 10/27/1920 | Musica proibita | Inocencio Navarro | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Gramophone | 0EA6752 | 10-in. | 9/9/1938 | Musica proibita | Enrico Caruso | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CB9112 | 10-in. | 1/3/1939 | Musica proibita | Carlo Buti | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gastaldon, Stanislao," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110342.
Gastaldon, Stanislao. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110342.
"Gastaldon, Stanislao." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Gastaldon, Stanislao, 1861-1939 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96046778
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