Benedetto Ghiglia

Benedetto Ghiglia
Benedetto Ghiglia (2008)
Born27 December 1921 (1921-12-27)
Fiesole, Florence, Italy
Died4 July 2012 (2012-07-05) (aged 90)
Rome, Italy

Benedetto Ghiglia (27 December 1921 – 4 July 2012) was an Italian composer, conductor and pianist.[1]

Life and career

Born in Fiesole, Ghiglia graduated in composition and piano from the Florence Conservatory.[2] He then started an activity as a chamber musician, both as solo and in couple with cellist Pietro Grossi.[2]

Since the early 1950s Ghiglia focused his career on composing film scores, often working in the documentary genre.[2][3] In 1976 he formed the stage company "Teatro-Canzone" with his wife Adriana Martino.[2] He also composed incidental music for all the stage plays by Mario Missiroli.[2] Between 1980 and 1985 he was vice-president of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.[2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Paolo Patrizi (2003). "GHIGLIA, Benedetto". Enciclopedia del Cinema. Treccani.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Enzo Giannelli. "Benedetto Ghiglia". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
  3. ^ Andrea Pirrello (14 July 2012). "Addio al compositore Benedetto Ghiglia lavorò con Pasolini e i Taviani". Paese Sera.