Virgilio Mortari
Virgilio Mortari (December 6, 1902 – September 5, 1993) was an Italian composer and teacher.
Biography
Mortari was born in Passirana di Lainate, near Milan in 1902. He studied at the Milan Conservatory with Costante Adolfo Bossi and Ildebrando Pizzetti. He graduated from the Parma Conservatory in 1928, having studied piano and composition. Already in 1924 he had won first prize with his composition Sonata per pianoforte, violino e violoncello at the Società Italiana di Musica Contemporanea competition.[1]
He was professor of composition at the
Teatro La Fenice in Venice
. In 1963 he became vice president of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
Double Bass compositions include: Concerto per Franco Petracchi by Virgilio Mortari. He won the Euterpe, Marzotto and Montaigne prizes.
References
External links
- Biography (in Italian)