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Trevi in Roma in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
 

Pietro Raimondi

 
 
Pietro Raimondi Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 28, 2024
1. Pietro Raimondi Marker
Inscription.  Italian:
In questa casa abito e mori nell'anno MDCCCLIII, Pietro Raimondi, romano celebrato compositor e di musica sacra e teatrale per incredibili combinazioni nell arte del contrappunto miracolo novissimo del secolo decimonono.

Demolita la casa dicontro dove mori Pietro Raimondi l'iscrizione fu qui traslocata l'anno 1895.

English Translation:
In this house, Pietro Raimondi, a Roman, lived and died in the year 1853. He was a celebrated composer of both sacred and theatrical music, with incredible combinations in the art of counterpoint, a most marvelous miracle of the nineteenth century.

The house across from here, where Pietro Raimondi died, was demolished. The inscription was moved here in the year 1895.
 
Erected 1876 by SPQR - City of Rome.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.
 
Location. 41° 53.963′ N, 12° 28.923′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Cittΰ
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metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Trevi. It is at the intersection of Piazza dell'Oratorio and Via dell'Umiltΰ on Piazza dell'Oratorio. The marker is located along the upper wall of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Piazza dell'Oratorio 68, 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: Oratorio del SS. Crocifisso / Oratory of the Holy Crucifix (within shouting distance of this marker); Chiesa di Santa Rita delle Vergini / Church of Santa Rita of the Virgins (within shouting distance of this marker); Palazzo Sciarra-Colonna / Sciarra-Colonna Palace (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Trevi (about 90 meters away); Benedetto Brin (about 90 meters away); Gaetano Donizetti (about 120 meters away); Trevi-Pantheon Route (about 120 meters away); a different marker also named Trevi-Pantheon Route (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.
 
Also see . . .  Pietro Raimondi. Wikipedia
Pietro Raimondi (December 20, 1786, Rome – October 30, 1853) was an Italian composer, transitional between the Classical and Romantic eras. While he was famous at the time as a composer of operas and sacred music, he was also as an innovator in contrapuntal technique as well as in creation of gigantic musical simultaneities. He was the director of the Palermo
The view of the Pietro Raimondi Marker along the street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 28, 2024
2. The view of the Pietro Raimondi Marker along the street
Conservatory from 1833-1852
(Submitted on February 10, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 107 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 10, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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