Benedetto Ghiglia (27 December 1921 – 4 July 2012) was an Italian composer, conductor and pianist.[1]
Benedetto Ghiglia | |
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 Benedetto Ghiglia (2008) | |
| Born | 27 December 1921 |
| Died | 4 July 2012 (aged 90) Rome, Italy |
Life and career
editBorn 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
edit- Adiós gringo (1965)
- Six Days a Week (1965)
- Espionage in Tangier (1965)
- I Knew Her Well (1965)
- Balearic Caper (1966)
- Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966)
- 4 Dollars of Revenge (1966)
- A Stranger in Town (1967)
- The Strange Night (1967)
- Pigsty (1969)
- Corbari (1970)
- Tulips of Haarlem (1970)
- Lover of the Great Bear (1971)
- St. Michael Had a Rooster (1972)
- Trevico-Turin: Voyage in Fiatnam (1973)
- To Forget Venice (1979)
References
edit- ^ Paolo Patrizi (2003). "GHIGLIA, Benedetto". Enciclopedia del Cinema. Treccani.
- ^ a b c d e f Enzo Giannelli. "Benedetto Ghiglia". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
- ^ Andrea Pirrello (14 July 2012). "Addio al compositore Benedetto Ghiglia lavorò con Pasolini e i Taviani". Paese Sera.
External links
edit- Benedetto Ghiglia at IMDb
- Benedetto Ghiglia discography at Discogs