Giuseppe Ferrata 1865 - 1928

[giles.enders]

Giuseppe Ferrata  Born 1.1.1865  Gradoli, Romagna – Died 28.3.1928 New Orleans

At fourteen he won a scholarship to the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where he studied under Giovanni Sgambatti and Eugenio Terziani, following which he received a few lessons from Franz Liszt.  He emigrated to the US in 1892 later settling at New Orleans, where  he taught at the Tulane University.

Orchestra

Symphony
Piano Concerto in D minor  1906

Chamber
                     
String Quartet in C  'In Excelsis'  1900
Four episodes for string quartet  1903
String Quartet in G  Op.28  pub. By J Fischer  (awarded 1st Prize by the Pittsburg Arts Society)
Italian Spring Melodies for violin & piano: Berceuse, Valse Gentile, Minuet, Love Song, Gavotte, Dialogue d'Amour, Sol Re La Mi Scherzine, Mazurka, Barcarolle Triste, Tarantella, Elle Danse, Marche Funebre  Op.7  pub. by G Fischer  1902
Suite for violin and piano: Romance, Scherzo, Bolero. Op.31 pub. by Hinds, Noble & Eldredge

Piano

Album Leaves: Gavotte, Minuet, Le Sourire de Pierrette, Polka. Op.11  pub. by G Fischer 1903
Four Humoresques; in A major, G Major, E minor, A Minor.  Op.12  pub. by G Fischer 1904
Minuetto Op.13/2, Intermezzo /3, Petite Traditional Gavotte /4  pub. by J Fischer 1903
Four piano compositions  Op.14  Momento Grazioso /1,  Petite Valse /3,  Gavotte /4  pub. by J Fischer  1903
Lisztiana (scales) Op.19
Three pieces: Petite Fleur, Little Blossom, Romance sans Paroles  Op.24
Two compositions: Romance sans Paroles, Valse de concert,  Op.25
Toccata Chromatique  Op.29
A trio of original dances: Brunette dansante, Minuet, Gavotte. Op.30  pub.by Hinds, Noble & Eldredge.
Polonaise  Op.32  pub. by Hinds, Noble & Eldredge
Four Tone Pictures  Op.33  pub. by Hinds, Noble & Eldredge
Three Poetic Dance Impressions: Sobieski's Court, Mazurian Round, Elfin Revel. Op.34 pub.by Hinds, Noble & Eldredge  1915
Serenata Romanesca
Two studies of Chopin's Minute Waltz  Op.64 pub.by G Scharmer
Bolshevik Jazz for two pianos.

Song

Folk songs from the Spanish.  Words by H Huntington  Op.8  pub.by J Fischer 
Seven lyric melodies  Op.21
Night and the Curtains Drawn  Op.22/1
Seven Songs: Erin, Meteora, On Music. Refrain, Victor or Vanquished, When the Balaika, When the Clover Blooms Again. Op.27  pub.by G Schirmer
The Unseen Garden  words by H Huntington pub.by Bryant Music Co. 1917
Eight Songs  Op.35
In the Pride of May – chorus for mixed voices  words by T Weekles  pub.by T Presser  1921
A Song of Thanksgiving

Organ

Five pieces: Marche Triomphale Op.9/1, Reverie /3, Reverie Triste /4  pub.by J.Fischer
Organ Pieces: Scherzino,   Op.23/1  pub.by G Schirmer
Modern Suite for Organ Op.37

Choral

Sinfonia Chorale  Op.40  pub.by J Fischer

Religious

Messa Solonelle for mixed voices and organ  Op.15  pub.by J Fischer  1905
Messa in honorem of S S Rosari for chorus and orchestra Op.18  pub.by J Fischer
Wedding Suite: Op.20 Cortege Nuptial for violin and organ, Wedding Vow, organ solo, A Song of Thanksgiving soprano solo, Wedding March, organ solo. pub.by J Fischer  1906
Das Irae Op.35

Opera

Akrimane  1894
Il Fuoriuseito 
Nella Steppe  based on story from A S Pushkin  1903

[Mark Thomas]

Thank you, Giles. He was modestly industrious - who knew?

[Alan Howe]

There's a book about him - may be hard to get...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Giuseppe-Ferrata-Pianist-Composer-Composers/dp/0810835002/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1UCVD4AT6ENCK&keywords=Giuseppe+Ferrata&qid=1667564812&s=music&sprefix=giuseppe+ferrata%2Cclassical%2C214&sr=1-1

[eschiss1]

Here is a (Google-USA, may need to adjust) Google Books link with a preview of some pages from this book, which I recall using in the past for some information in it - Eanes: Giuseppe Ferrata: Émigré Pianist and Composer. (The nearby university has what seems to be a borrowable copy of this book; I will put in a request.)

[eschiss1]

Also, there are some 30-odd scores of his digitized by Tulane University (some may have been mirrored at IMSLP, not sure.)

[Gareth Vaughan]

I wonder where his manuscripts are. I would be interested to see the Piano Concerto and the Symphony - if either has survived.

[eschiss1]

If the book arrives by library loan and gives any hint...

[Gareth Vaughan]

Thanks, Eric.

[cypressdome]

Edward Eanes' dissertation that ultimately became his published book is available to download from here.  Eanes had access to the composer's archive held by his son some of which has been deposited at Tulane University (Giuseppe Ferrata papers).  Eanes' work list makes no mention of a symphony.  Ferrata's piano concerto was produced by him as a two-piano score which his publisher J. Fischer & Brother had orchestrated by a New York musician. It isn't clear if what was in the archive was the two-piano score or the full score or both. It appears that Ferrata's son must have held onto his father's music scores as the collection at Tulane consists of correspondence and miscellaneous papers. The few scores Tulane has digitized are printed editions and many of those are in distressed condition.  Those transferred to IMSLP have been cleaned up.

[Mark Thomas]

Thanks, cypressdome, that's all very helpful.

[Gareth Vaughan]

Very helpful indeed. Thank you very much.

[eschiss1]

Book has arrived, will pick up presently (edit: it's being held for my pickup through next Friday, and there's kind of impressive rain, so soon, not as soon as I intended )

[Alan Howe]

Curiosity duly piqued...