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Diogenio Bigaglia

Venetian Baroque composer

Diogenio Bigaglia

Title-page of the XII Sonate a Violino Solo o sia Flauto, Amsterdam: Le Cène, circa 1722

Bornabout 1676
Murano, Republic of Venice
Diedabout 1745
Venice, Republic of Venice
OccupationBenedictine monk
LanguageItalian
NationalityVenetian

Diogenio Bigaglia (about 1678–1745) was a Venetian monk, and a well-known composer and virtuoso of his time.[1]: 94 

Life

Bigaglia was born on the island of Murano, just north of Venice.

He entered the Benedictine monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice in 1694.

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In 1700 he was ordained a priest, and in 1713 became the prior of the monastery.[2][3]

Works

He composed both sacred and secular vocal works. Of his larger sacred compositions little has survived. His instrumental music includes several polyphonic concerti and solo works, notably his 12 sonatas for violin or recorder (flauto Diogenio Bigaglia - Free sheet music in PDF, MP3 & Midi VAHE