Abelardo Albisi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abelardo Albisi

Italian flautist and composer

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1872

Place of Birth: Cortemaggiore, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 11-Jan-1938

Profession: composer, musical instrument maker, flautist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Abelardo Albisi (1872-1938) was an Italian flutist and instrument maker.
He was first flutist of the orchestra at La Scala for many years.
In 1910 he invented the albisiphone, a type of bass flute.
The instrument achieved some popularity in Italy and was notably included in the scores of several operas by Riccardo Zandonai and Pietro Mascagni, and in symphonic music by Friedrich Klose among other composers.