Luigi Mozzani

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Mozzani in New York, 1896 (2nd from right)

Luigi Mozzani (born March 9, 1869 in Faenza , † August 12, 1943 in Rovereto ) was an Italian guitarist , lutenist , composer and luthier .

Life

Mozzani comes from a poor family in Ancona . His parents worked as a cobbler and weaver. He received trumpet lessons from a neighbor . He later played the clarinet in the local orchestra. Out of interest, he switched to the guitar . Until 1891, however, he studied oboe at the Conservatory in Bologna for financial reasons . In the following years he played in Africa, Asia and Europe. From 1894 to 1896 he was oboist with the New York Philharmonic under Arturo Toscanini . In 1896 he published the "Mozzani Method", summarized in "Studies for guitar". At the turn of the century he lived in Paris , where he met Miguel Llobet (his teacher), Alfred Cottin and Lucien Gélas . There he made his first compositions (in 1906 he received a composition prize) and began to turn to guitar making. Back in Italy, several models of guitars were created that, contrary to traditional construction, have a two-part bridge inlay . At the same time he gave concerts in France, Germany, Austria and Great Britain. He had longer stays in Munich (overnight at Fritz Buek ) and in Vienna, where he came into contact with the guitar harp , whereupon he also used corresponding instruments (also as lyra guitar or semi-lyra guitar ), such as those used by the guitarists Reginald Smith Brindle and Blas Sanchez be played, built. In Cento he founded the "Italian Lute School Luigi Mozzani", which was then relocated to Bologna and closed in 1934 by the Italian fascists. In 1942 he reopened it in Rovereto . After his death it was continued by his widow until 1947. Jakob Ortner and Romolo Ferrari were among his students .

Sound recordings

In 1939 Luigi Mozzani recorded three records (78rpm) for the La Voce del Padrone label with the following works

  • Dolore of Mozzani (La Voce del Padrone; GW 1753 A)
  • Carmela, Melodia Sorrentina by De Curtis - Mozzani (La Voce del Padrone; GW 1753 B)
  • Danza Spagnola n.5 by Granados ( La Voce del Padrone; GW 1754 A )
  • Granada by Albeniz ( La Voce del Padrone; GW 1754 B )
  • Andante by Haydn - Tarrega (La Voce del Padrone; GW 1773 A)
  • Tema e variazioni by Mozart - Sor (La Voce del Padrone; GW 1773 B)
  • Sogno by Schumann - Mozzani (La Voce del Padrone; GW 1774 A)
  • La Molinara by Paisiello - Mozzani (La Voce del Padrone; GW 1774B)

literature

  • Maurice J. Summerfield: The Classical Guitar. Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800 . 5th Edition, Ashley Mark Publishing Company, Newcastle upon Tyne 2002, ISBN 1-872639-51-8 , p. 203.
  • Hannu Annala, Heiki Mätlik: Handbook of Guitar and Lute Composers . Mel Bay, Pacific 2007, ISBN 0-7866-5844-4 , p. 107.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Giampiero de Giorgi: About guitar making. (Translated by Wolf Andres) In: Guitar & Laute 5, 1983, Heft 2, p. 136 f.
  2. ↑ Josef Klima: Luigi Mozzani's Lyra Guitar. In: Guitar & Laute 10, 1988, issue 4, p. 48 f.
  3. ^ Reginald Smith Brindle: Variations and Interludes. Fifty years with the guitar. In: Guitar & Laute 9, 1987, Issue 1, pp. 29–45; here: p. 29 f. and 33.
  4. ↑ Blas Sanchez with guitar harp on YouTube, accessed on October 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ Romolo Ferrari e la chitarra in Italia nella prima metà del Novecento (edited by Simona Boni)

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personal data
SURNAME Mozzani, Luigi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian guitarist, lutenist, composer and luthier
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Faenza
DATE OF DEATH August 12, 1943
Place of death Rovereto