Giuseppe Acerbi (1773-1846) was a naturalist, explorer and musician from Lombardy, with a formal education in Law and Music. Between 1799 and 1800 he travelled to northern Europe as far as the North Cape, in a kind of reverse Grand Tour. It was a journey to discover people, culture, art and music, all of which Acerbi described in a diary. He transcribed local melodies, drew sketches of traditional instruments and wrote music for special occasions. Acerbi became well-regarded among the local elites. In Finland his quartets were so popular that they are still being broadcast on the radio
Mari, L., The Travels by Giuseppe Acerbi: a special Grand Tour from Italy to Cape North (1799-1800), in Cafiero, R., Lucarno, G., Rizzo, R. G., Onorato, G. (ed.), Turismo Musicale: Storia, geografia, didattica / Musical Tourism: History, Geography and Didactics, Patron, Bologna, Italy 2020: 81- 91 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/169913]
The Travels by Giuseppe Acerbi: a special Grand Tour from Italy to Cape North (1799-1800)
Mari, Licia
2020
Abstract
Giuseppe Acerbi (1773-1846) was a naturalist, explorer and musician from Lombardy, with a formal education in Law and Music. Between 1799 and 1800 he travelled to northern Europe as far as the North Cape, in a kind of reverse Grand Tour. It was a journey to discover people, culture, art and music, all of which Acerbi described in a diary. He transcribed local melodies, drew sketches of traditional instruments and wrote music for special occasions. Acerbi became well-regarded among the local elites. In Finland his quartets were so popular that they are still being broadcast on the radio
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