Gaetano Gaspari

He composed mainly liturgical music, including the Offertorium of the Messa per Rossini.

He studied with Benedetto Donelli at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna from 1820 to 1827, where he won first prizes in piano and counterpoint.

He simultaneously served as the organist at San Martino, Bologna from 1824 to 1827.

He also served as chorus master of the Imola Cathedral and taught vocal exercises at the Liceo Musicale (now the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini).

His Zibaldone musicale contains a classification of the collections of the Liceo's music library, and served as the basis for the Catalogo della Biblioteca del Liceo musicale di Bologna.