Diogenio Bigaglia (about 1678–1745) was a Venetian monk, and a well-known composer and virtuoso of his time.[1]: 94 

Diogenio Bigaglia
Title-page of the XII Sonate a Violino Solo o sia Flauto, Amsterdam: Le Cène, circa 1722
Title-page of the XII Sonate a Violino Solo o sia Flauto, Amsterdam: Le Cène, circa 1722
Bornabout 1676
Murano, Republic of Venice
Diedabout 1745
Venice, Republic of Venice
OccupationBenedictine monk
LanguageItalian
NationalityVenetian

Life

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Bigaglia was born on the island of Murano, just north of Venice. He entered the Benedictine monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice in 1694. In 1700 he was ordained a priest, and in 1713 became the prior of the monastery.[2][3]

Works

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He composed both sacred and secular vocal works. Of his larger sacred compositions little has survived. His instrumental music includes several polyphonic concerti and solo works, notably his 12 sonatas for violin or recorder (flauto) and basso continuo Opus 1, published by Le Cène in Amsterdam in about 1722[2] or 1723.[4]: 700 

References

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  1. ^ Johann Gottfried Walther (1732). Musicalisches Lexicon Oder Musicalische Bibliothec (in German). Leipzig: Deer.
  2. ^ a b Sven Hansell, Olga Termini. Bigaglia, Diogenio. Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.03066. (subscription required).
  3. ^ Thiemo Wind (1984). Bigaglia's Sonata in A minor, a new look at its originality. The Recorder and Music Magazine. 8 (2): 49-54.
  4. ^ Sven Hansell (1980). 'Bigaglia, Diogenio'. In: Stanley Sadie (editor) (1980). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, sixth printing, volume 2 (Back to Bolivia). London: Macmillan Publishers Limited. ISBN 0333231112.