Gary Nichols - Unbroken Ground

GALLIGNANI (Gallignani) Guido (b. 23 III 1880, Lugo, region Emilia-Romagna) - Italian. double bass player, composer. He studied music in his native city, then at the Philharmonic. Lyceum in Bologna. Since 1905 he taught at the Conservatory of Malmo (Sweden). Concerted in the largest cities of Zap. Europe, Asia, Africa, South. and North. America. G.'s game was distinguished by temperament, virtuoso technique, and artistry. G.'s repertoire included his own. compositions for double bass - preludes, concert pieces (solo, with fp. and with orchestra). That means. of interest are his "24 Melodic Etudes for Double Bass" (published in 1961, Milan). The author of works on the art of playing the double bass. B.V. Dobrokhotov.