Giovanni Bolzoni was born in Parma, Italy, on May 14, 1841. He attended
the Parma Conservatory, then achieved recognition as a conductor of
operas in Perugia and Turin. In 1887 he became director of the Liceo
Musicale in Turin. Bolzoni wrote five operas, a symphony, overtures, and
chamber music, but all are now in discard. He died in Turin on February
21, 1919.
About the only piece of music by Bolzoni to survive is a beguiling
little Minuet which comes from an unidentified string quartet and which
has achieved outstanding popularity in various transcriptions, including
many for salon orchestras with which it is a perennial favorite.