Alberto Favara

Alberto Favara (1863-1923), an Italian ethnomusicologist, is one of the pioneers of the scholarly study of Sicilian folk music. He 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 (Songs of the land and sea of Sicily), followed in 1921 by an additional collection of Canti popolari siciliani (Sicilian Folk Songs). Favara was also the composer of miscellaneous vocal works and instrumental pieces for orchestra and chamber groups.


Birth and Death Data: Born March 1, 1863 (Salemi), Died September 29, 1923 (Palermo)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone BF3569 10-in. 10/29/1930 La sagghiata di Pantiddaria Masino La Puma Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble arranger  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Favara, Alberto," accessed November 17, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/363062.

Favara, Alberto. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/363062.

"Favara, Alberto." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/363062

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