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BERGAMO ITALY City Plan ,1894 Antique Colour Map
BERGAMO ITALY City Plan ,1894 Antique Colour Map
HISTORICAL ROUTE AND RAIL MAP CHART
Bergamo (in Lombard: Bčrghem) is a town in Lombardy, Italy, about 40km northeast of Milan. The foothills of the Alps begin immediately north of the town. Bergamo occupies the site of the ancient town of Bergomum, which was a Roman municipality. It was destroyed by Attila in the 5th century. Between 1264 and 1428 the town was ruled by Milan, but passed to Venetian control until 1797; the Venetians fortified the higher portion of the town. Bergamo has a prominent place in music history. The large Romanesque church of Santa Maria Maggiore, begun in 1137, had a continuous and well-documented tradition of music teaching and singing for more than eight hundred years. Since the town was under Venetian control, the musical style of the Venetians was imported as well; in particular, a large instrumental ensemble grew up to support the choral singing. Composers such as Gasparo Alberti produced polychoral music with two organs, brass and viols, a style usually associated with Venice, but which flourished in the fine acoustical environment of S Maria Maggiore. Prominent musicians born in Bergamo include Gaetano Donizetti, Pietro Locatelli, and Antonio Lolli. Alessandro Grandi, one of the most progressive composers of the early 17th century after Monteverdi, was maestro di cappella there until his death in the plague of 1630; Tarquinio Merula, an even more progressive composer, and one of the founders of the early sonata, took over his post. A famous musician that lived in Bergamo was maestro Gianandrea Gavazzeni.
1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map
Approximate Overall Size: 6 X 9 1/2 inches
CONDITION: Book Plate Map - Excellent Condition. As Scanned. German Text. Beautiful with excellent detail. Text on the back
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