Alfonso Gibilaro

Alfonso Gibilaro
Born(1888-09-28)28 September 1888
Porto Empedocle, Sicily
Died5 January 1957(1957-01-05) (aged 68)
Wandsworth, London
Other namesFofo, Fof
OccupationsPianist, composer
Known for"Ave Maria", "Carrettieri"
Notable workFour Sicilian Miniatures

Alfonso Vinzenzo Giuseppe Gibilaro (28 September 1888, Porto Empedocle, Sicily – 5 January 1957, Wandsworth, London)[1][2][3] was a pianist,[4] opera coach[2] and composer.[5][4] Two of his compositions—an Ave Maria and a Sicilian dialect song entitled "Carrettieri"[6]—were popularized by the interpretation and sound recordings made by the Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli for His Master's Voice.[7]

Works

  • Sicilian Wagoners. (Carrettieri) [Song.]. Musical score, text in Sicilian dialect (English version included), alternative title: Four Sicilian Miniatures, No 3. London: Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. 27 April 1949. pp. 70. OCLC 497489166. EP36559.
  • "Alfonso Gibilaro: 'Ave Maria'". Catalog of Copyright Entries. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. Vol. 7. Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. August 1953. p. 597. EF0-2263253. A setting for tenor or soprano solo with chorus, ad lib., score, with piano acc; includes part for optional chorus: TB or Smz
  • Fantasia on British Airs for oboe and strings, Oxford University Press
  • Burlesque Serenade
  • Menuet de la Poupie
  • Rondo des Marionettes

References

  1. ↑ David Lindsey Clark (1999). Appraisals of Original Wind Music: A Survey and Guide. Music reference collection. Vol. 77. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 517. ISBN 031330906X. ISSN 0736-7740. LCCN 98051908.
  2. 1 2 Robert Bagar; Louis Biancolli (1947). "Tomaso Antonio Vitali". The Concert Companion. p. 808–809. Mr. Gibilaro, a pianist, composer, and opera coach, was born in Porto Empedocle, Sicily. In 1897, at the age of nine, he entered the Palermo Conservatory, where he was later a fellow pupil of Gino Marinuzzi. He came to London in 1911 and has since resided there. On [3 May] 1916, he married John Barbirolli's sister Rosa. Mr. Gibilaro has several published compositions to his credit.
  3. ↑ "Alfonso Vincenzo Giuseppe Gibilaro (1888–1957)". agibilaro.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 Kennedy 1971, p. 31: "In May 1916 Tita's sister Rosa had married Alfonso 'Fofo' Gibilaro, a Sicilian pianist, and they now had a daughter, Maria."
  5. ↑ Kennedy 1971, p. 32: "The family were delighted by their new member, Rosie's pianist husband Alfonso Gibilaro. He had left Palermo for England in pursuit of better opportunities. He began in a pier orchestra at Weston-super-Mare but soon went to London where he played at the Ritz and then became pianist for David de Groot's famous orchestra at The Piccadilly Hotel. After their marriage he and Rosie stayed in Marchmont Street, and 'Fofo' or 'Fof,' as he was called by the family, ..."
  6. ↑ 'Carrettieri' – Gigli (audio) on YouTube
  7. ↑ Alfonso Gibilaro : 'Ave Maria', sung by Beniamino Gigli on YouTube

Sources

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