Luigi_Bassi_(clarinetist)

Luigi Bassi (clarinetist)

Luigi Bassi (clarinetist)

Italian composer and clarinetist

Luigi Bassi (1833–1871) was an Italian composer and clarinetist.

Bassi was born in Cremona and studied at the Milan Conservatory under Benedetto Carulli from 1846 to 1853.[1] He was the principal clarinetist of La Scala in Milan.[2] He composed a total of 27 works for clarinet.[1] He wrote 15 operatic fantasies for clarinet, most notably Fantaisie brillante on Verdi's 'Rigoletto'.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Johnson, Madeline (August 2007). "AN EXAMINATION OF THE CLARINET WORKS OF LUIGI BASSI". University of North Texas. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  2. [2]
    "The Clarinetist Composer". Archived from the original on 2007-09-08. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
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