author
Gabriele Fantoni
1833–1913
An Italian historian and man of letters from the age of the Risorgimento, he wrote with a strong interest in national history, culture, and the arts. His books range from patriotic historical works to an ambitious history of singing, showing a writer drawn to both civic memory and artistic life.
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Storia universale del canto, Vol. 2 (of 2)
by Gabriele Fantoni
Storia universale del canto, Vol. 1 (of 2)
by Gabriele Fantoni
About the author
Born in Vicenza on February 16, 1833, and later dying in Venice on September 30, 1913, Gabriele Fantoni was an Italian historian and writer active in the later 19th century. Sources consistently identify him as a historian, and library and public-domain records preserve a substantial body of his work.
His surviving books suggest broad interests. Alongside writings connected to Italian history and the Risorgimento, he is also known for Storia universale del canto, a large work on the history of singing that points to a lasting interest in music and performance as well as history.
Some biographical details appear on library and literary archive pages, including that he studied under Giacomo Zanella, but the strongest points confirmed here are his dates, places, and the range of subjects he published on. Taken together, his work presents him as a serious 19th-century cultural writer who moved comfortably between historical narrative, education, and the arts.