Vedasto Vecchietti
Concerto in F major for Horn
Vedasto Vecchietti was born in 1842 in Pollenza near Macerata, Italy. He showed his talent for the horn at an early age. In 1862 he is said to have already played first horn in an orchestra in Athens. After completing his studies with Bucchi in Tolentino, he went on a concert tour. In 1867 Rossini heard him in Paris together with the clarinettist Liverani.
In 1869 he came to Rome and took a position at the Teatro Apollo. In 1877 he took his examination at the Liceo di Santa Cecilia in Rome and subsequently became a teacher of brass instruments there. Vecchietti died in Rome on 18 December 1922.
Vecchietti composed mainly works for horn, including studies, chamber music, a horn method and concertos. The present concerto was published around 1880 as
“Concerto in Fa in tre Tempi per Corno a Macchina od Oboe con accomp.to di Pianoforte”.
On the title page Vecchietti is described as “Primo Corno dell’Orchestra primaria di Roma e Professore insegnante per gli instrumenti d’ottone a Liceo della R. Accademia di S. Cecilia”.
He dedicated the concerto to his pupil and friend Giulio Mamayra. It was printed on commission by Luigi Sciabilli in Florence and distributed through the author.
Only the piano version of this concerto could be found, and it is unclear whether an orchestral version was composed at all. The oboe part mentioned in the title has likewise not been traced.
