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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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

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Wikipedia: Alberto Favara

LCNAR: Favara, Alberto, 1863-1923 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92091428

Wikidata: Alberto Favara - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3608285

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ISNI: 0000 0001 1557 008X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000011557008X

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/309668

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