Anna Trombetta

Anna Trombetta

I am guided by the words of Norberto Bobbio
The task of cultured women is to sow doubts, not to harvest certainties.

Musicologist

Writer, specialized teacher and trainer.

She divides her time between research, teaching and popularization,
with a special commitment to school inclusion.

Black and white portrait photo of Anna Trombetta. You see her face, torso, and a light elegant floral dress.

Among the pleasures of life, music comes second only to love. But love itself is music.

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Traetta International Prize

After twelve years, the Traetta Prize returns to Italy!
A recognition for the most courageous research.

The Traetta Society awarded in 2022 the 14th International Traetta Prize (Traetta Award) to Anna Trombetta
for her passionate musicological research on primary sources of European musical repertoire, with significant contributions to the redefinition of the historiography of eighteenth-century music.

Poster of the fourteenth Traetta Week, held in Seville, Spain, in March and April 2022

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A new way of doing musicology:
with rigour and no compromises.

I let the sources speak: the reader must be able to think for themselves.

Black cover of the book 'Goethe, Mozart, and Mayr – Illuminati Brothers' by Luca Bianchini and Anna Trombetta. In the center, a golden esoteric symbol with compass and concentric circles on a nebulous background.
Cover of the book Mozart in Italy. Ochre background with a central color illustration in eighteenth-century engraving style: a carriage with figures in period dress stops in front of a rustic building. Classic layout, brown serif font.
Cover of the English version of the book Mozart - The Construction of a Genius. In the center, an incomplete puzzle with the image of a young Mozart in a red coat, sitting at the harpsichord. Some pieces of the puzzle are missing, suggesting the idea of partial construction. The title is white, with the number 626 vertically on the left. The lower right corner has a blue tag with 'Salzburger'.
Book cover 'Goethe, Mozart e Mayr – Illuminati Brothers' in light green with black, elegant type. The title is in centered small caps, with no decorative images, sober and academic. At the bottom the words 'Presentation by Alberto Basso' and the publisher Arché.
English version of the book Mozart - The Fall of the Gods, Part I. Blue-pink faded background and classical statue in the foreground of a dying Gaul. In the background, the ruins of a Greek temple can be glimpsed.
Cover of the book Mozart - La caduta degli dei, part II. Aqua green textured background with circular prints, in the center a classical marble sculpture of a dying Gaul on the ground, leaning on one arm. The title stands out at the top in black, with a sober and powerful composition.
Black cover of the book 'Mozart – The Magic Flute' by Luca Bianchini and Anna Trombetta. In the center a triangle with eye, masonic square, and a lit candle on an open book.
Pastel-colored cover of the book Teresina Tua - The Angel of the Violin. A female figure with angel wings in a long yellow dress plays the violin, seen from behind. The twilight sky stands out in the background. The title is deep blue, with a lyrical and poetic atmosphere.
Cover of the book Mozart in Italy with a period illustration recalling the Grand Tour style. Classic layout, brown serif font.
Elegant and sober cover of the LIM book titled , two columns: light gray on the right and darker gray on the left. On the left the series title: 'Corona di delizie musicali'. On the right, the title of the work in black, with subtitle 'Opera in two acts' and author 'Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni'. At the bottom, the publisher 'Libreria Musicale Italiana'. In the bottom left a colored figure of an actor in eighteenth-century costume, probably a character from the opera.
Turquoise-green background cover of the book Mozart - La caduta degli dei, part I. Drawing-style illustration of the ruins of a classical temple in the background. In the foreground, a male statue lying down, inspired by classical art. The title is in black at the top, with the authors' names 'Luca Bianchini - Anna Trombetta' in small.
Cover of the book Mozart - L'Aria della contessa. Geometric red and pink background with abstract motifs. In the center, a white frame with a portrait by Boldini of a woman in an evening dress. The title is in white at the top, while the authors are at the bottom, in elegant white cursive.
Brick red background of the book Mozart - The Construction of a Genius. In the center, an incomplete puzzle with the image of a young Mozart in a red coat, sitting at the harpsichord. Some puzzle pieces are missing, giving the idea of partial construction. The title is in white, with the number 626 vertically on the left. The lower right corner has a blue tag with 'Salzburger'.

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CD recordings of my music editions

CD cover of Armida Immaginaria by Domenico Cimarosa, Teatro Bellini di Catania orchestra conducted by Eric Hull, Dynamic, edition by Luca Bianchini and Anna Trombetta
CD cover of the Cantata In Filanda by Pietro Mascagni, Orchestra e Coro dei Solisti di Napoli conducted by Susanna Pescetti, Dynamic, edition by Luca Bianchini and Anna Trombetta
CD cover of Cantatas by Johann Simon Mayr, Ensemble Vox Aureae conducted by Pierangelo Pelucchi, performed by Simone Alaimo, Agorà, edition by Luca Bianchini and Anna Trombetta
CD cover of Piano Concertos by Johann Simon Mayr, Orchestra da Camera dell'Etruria conducted by Paolo Ponziano Ciardi, soloist Piero Barbareschi, Tactus, edition by Luca Bianchini and Anna Trombetta
CD cover of the Oratorio Tre ore dell'agonia by Niccolò Zingarelli, Collegium Musicum conducted by Pierangelo Pelucchi, Agorà, edition by Luca Bianchini and Anna Trombetta
CD cover of Opera Symphonies by Johann Simon Mayr, Orchestra stabile di Bergamo conducted by Donato Renzetti, FonitCetra, edition by Luca Bianchini and Anna Trombetta
CD cover of Verter by Johann Simon Mayr, Czech Chamber Soloists conducted by Paul Terracini, Bongiovanni, edition by Luca Bianchini and Anna Trombetta
CD cover of Medea by Giovanni Pacini, Opera Giocosa di Savona Festival, conductor Richard Bonynge, Arkadia, edition by Luca Bianchini and Anna Trombetta
CD cover of Semiramide in Villa by Giovanni Paisiello, Giovanni Paisiello Festival Orchestra conducted by Giovanni Di Stefano, Bongiovanni, edition by Luca Bianchini and Anna Trombetta
CD cover of Gli Zingari in fiera by Giovanni Paisiello, ICO Orchestra della Magna Grecia conducted by Giovanni Di Stefano, Bongiovanni, edition by Luca Bianchini and Anna Trombetta
Editions that reveal the hidden side of history Icon representing a catalogue with a bookmark sticking out
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