Pasini was born in
Ferrara and studied first in his native city under Padre Francesco Zagagnoni (1767–1844), a former monk, then in Rome under
Basili and in Naples under
Mercadante. He was the chief conductor at the Teatro Comunale in Ferrara for many years as well as teaching singing there. In 1870 he was named the first director of the city's newly established music conservatory. He left that post in 1874 when he went to
Montevideo to conduct operas at the
Teatro Solis. He eventually settled in
Buenos Aires where he continued to teach and compose until his death at the age of 59. He composed two operas which were successful in their day, but are now forgotten. ''Imelda de' Lambertazzi
(libretto by Camillo Boari) premiered in 1850 at the Teatro Bonacossi in Ferrara. Giovanna Grey'' (libretto by Giovanni Pennacchi) premiered in 1853 at Ferrara's Teatro Comunale. He also composed two Masses and many pieces of church music, marches, songs,
fantasias, and piano transcriptions. In Argentina, he composed a funeral march for
Giuseppe Garibaldi which was first played in Buenos Aires on 18 June 1882 by a 200 piece band. ==References==