Rione IV Campo Marzio in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)

Giovanni Sgambati

Photographed by James Hulse, February 26, 2024

1. Giovanni Sgambati Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Italian:
Pianista e compositore eminente assertore in Roma della musica strumentale abitò questa casa per trentasette anni e vi morì il XIV dicembre MDCCCCXIV

English Translation:
Eminent pianist and composer, advocate of instrumental music in Rome, he lived in this house for thirty-seven years and passed away here on December 14, 1914.

Erected by La R. Accademia Filarmonica Romana.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is December 14, 1914.

Location. 41° 54.378′ N, 12° 28.888′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione IV Campo Marzio. It is at the intersection of Piazza di Spagna and Via delle Carrozze, on the left when traveling north on Piazza di Spagna. The marker is located along the building wall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Piazza di Spagna 92, Roma, Lazio 00187, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Schengen Area,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire

and specifically also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Franz Ludwig Catel (within shouting distance of this marker); Notturno Romano / Roman Night

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Spanish Steps / La Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti (within shouting distance of this marker); The House Where John Keats Died (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); C'eravamo tanto amati / We All Loved Each Other So Much (about 120 meters away); Church of the Most Holy Trinity of the Mountains (about 120 meters away); Gomez Palace Stables / Scuderie di Palazzo Gomez (about 150 meters away); Chiesa di Sant'Atanasio / Church of St. Athanasius (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

Also see . . . Giovanni Sgambati. Wikipedia

Born in Rome, to an Italian father and an English mother, Sgambati, who lost his father early, received his early education at Trevi, in Umbria, where he wrote some church music and obtained experience as a singer and conductor. In 1860 he settled in Rome, and took up the work of winning acceptance for the best German music, then little known in Italy. The influence and support of Franz Liszt, who was in Rome from 1861, was naturally of great advantage to him, and concerts were
Photographed by James Hulse, February 26, 2024

2. The Giovanni Sgambati Marker above the entrance to the building
given in which Sgambati conducted as well as playing the piano.

(Submitted on January 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Giovanni Sgambati building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 26, 2024

3. The view of the Giovanni Sgambati building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.