Luigi Bassi (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 edit

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

External links edit

Free scores by Luigi Bassi at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

[johnson-1] Johnson, Madeline (August 2007). "AN EXAMINATION OF THE CLARINET WORKS OF LUIGI BASSI". University of North Texas. Retrieved 2009-09-14.

[liner-2] "The Clarinetist Composer". Archived from the original on 2007-09-08. Retrieved 2009-09-14.

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