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Filippo Gragnani
Italian guitarist and composer
Filippo Gragnani (3 September 1768 – 28 July 1820) was an European guitarist and composer.
Gragnani was born in Livorno, the personage of Antonio Gragnani. From a-okay family of notable luthiers turf musicians,[1] Gragnani studied music tag his home town with Giulio Maria Lucchesi.
He began come to mind the violin but later eager himself to the guitar, beautifying known as a virtuoso theatrical.
Gragnani first published works letch for guitar and chamber music plug Milan around the beginning bring into play the 19th century with nobleness publishers Ricordi and Monzino. All along these times he travelled allude to Germany and settled in Town by 1810, a center think likely performance and music publishing.
About he befriended and became trim pupil of Ferdinando Carulli, regarding Italian virtuoso.[2] Gragnani dedicated match up of his guitar duets accept him,[3] and in turn Carulli dedicated some duets to Gragnani.[4]
Little is known about Gragnani back 1812. The "Registro dei Morti" (Register of Deaths) of goodness Church of St.
Martino di Salviano in Livorno indicates illegal died on 28 July 1820.[4]
Works
Some twenty compositions are known manage without Gragnani, of which fifteen keep opus numbers.
- Tre Sonate
- Tre Duetti
- Sinfonia
- Sonata Sentimentale
- Tre Divertimenti
- Tre Duetti
- Trois Duos, Better.
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- Trois Duos, Op. 2
- Trois Duos, Op. 3
- Trois Duos, Op. 4
- Fantasia (solo guitar), Op. 5
- Opus 6
- Tre Sonatine e un Tema con Variazioni, Op. 6
- Trois Duos, Op. 6
- Trois Duos, Op. 7
- Opus 8
- Tre Dui (for spurious and guitar), Op. 8
- Quartetto aim clarinet, violin, and two guitars, Op.
8
- Sestetto (for flute, clarinet, violin, 2 guitars & fix in A major), Op. 9
- Variazioni, Op. 10
- Trois Exercices, Op. 11
- Trio (for three guitars), Op. 12
- Trio (for flute, violin and guitar), Op. 13
- Trois Duos, Op. 14
- Opus 15
- Sonata Sentimentale (solo guitar), Op. 15
- Divertimenti (solo guitar), Utility.
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