Corri, Dussek, & Co.

Biographical info

Composer, musician and publisher Domenico Corri (1746-1825) was born in Rome, and worked in Edinburgh between c.1771-90, playing for the Edinburgh Musical Society (for whom his wife also sang), and managing Edinburgh's Vauxhall pleasure gardens and Theatre Royal. He moved to London c.1790. In 1794 he entered partnership with his son in law, the Bohemian singer, pianist and harpist Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812), publishing music and acting as Edinburgh agent for Broadwood pianos. (Grove; Alburger)

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