Alberto Favara

Musical Artist

1863 – 1923

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Who was Alberto Favara?

Alberto Favara Italian enthnomusicologist, one of the pioneers of the scholarly study of Sicilian folk music. Studied at the Palermo music conservatory and later in Milan. In 1895 he became a music professor at the Palermo conservatory. In 1907 he published Canti della terra e del mare di Sicilia, followed in 1921 by an additional collection of Canti popolari siciliani. Favara was also the composer of miscellaneous vocal works and instrumental pieces for orchestra and chamber groups.

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Born
1863
Died
1923

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on July 23, 2013

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