Gustavo Carulli (15 June 1801 – 27 October 1876),[1] called Gustave Carulli in French publications, was a composer, musician (pianist, singer, guitarist) and music teacher.
Born at Livorno, he was the son of guitarist, singer[2] and composer Ferdinando Carulli and the French Marie-Josephine Boyer. Gustavo learned the guitar and singing from his father, Ferdinando who, besides his well-known guitar works (such as his Méthode complette pour guitarre, op. 27, composed expressly for the instruction of his son[3]), also published and arranged works for singers[4] [5] [6] and even a method of singing[7] and accompaniment of singing[8] .[9]
Young Gustavo went to Paris with his father, where he studied piano under the polish Mirecki, harmony with Nicolo Isouard and composition with Ferdinando Paer.[10]
In 1825 his opera I tre mariti was performed in La Scala in Milan.[11] [12] [13]
In 1838 Gustavo Carulli published his Méthode de chant dedicated to Gilbert Duprez.[14][15][16][17] Numerous of the teaching methods therein, were incorporated into Solfège des solfèges where he collaborated with Henri Lemoine; later Adolphe-Léopold Danhauser augmented Solfège des solfèges with additional lessons.[18][19]
Carulli is said to also have been fluent in an earlier style "the galant phraseology of the 1780s".[20]
He gave singing classes in his dwelling Rue de Provence 63 bis.,[21][22] living only 2 numbers away from Franz Liszt.[23]
In 1847, two of Gustavo Carulli's songs were awarded prices in a Concours des chants populaires.[24][25]
Later he moved to Boulogne-sur-Mer, where he remained and died. There one of his students was Alexandre Guilmant whom he taught harmony, counterpoint and fugue.
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