Francesco tosti biography

Sir Paolo Tosti (April 9, 1846 – December 2, 1916) was an Italian, later British, composer and music teacher.

Life

Francesco Paolo Tosti received most of his music education in his native Ortona, Italy, as well as the conservatory in Naples.

Tosti began his music education at the Royal College of San Pietro a Majella at the age of eleven.^[1] He studied violin with Pinto and composition with Saverio Mercadante,who became so impressed with Tosti that he appointed him student teacher, which afforded the young man a meagre salary of sixty francs a month.

Poor health forced Tosti to leave his studies and return home to Ortona.

Francesco tosti biography

He was confined to his bed for several months. During this time he composed several songs, two of which he submitted to the Florentine Art Society, and two others he submitted for publication to Ricordi. All four were rejected.^[2]

Once recovered from his illness, Tosti moved to Ancona, where his poverty was such that for