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Albisi, Abelardo, 1872-1938
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1872-1938
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Abelardo Ernesto Albisi was born on June 14, 1872, Cortemaggiore, Province of Piacenza, Italy.
He was an Italian flutist, instrument maker, and composer. He studied at Conservatorio di Parma Arrigo Boito (1882-1890). He was the principal flutist of the La Scala orchestra in Milan. In 1910, he invented the Albisiphon baritone flute. In 1913, Albisi had joined forces with Luigi Vanotti, an established maker of woodwind instruments in Milan, to produce his novel, T-shaped vertical flute. He became a flute professor at the Geneva Conservatoire in 1919.
He died on January 11, 1938.
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https://lccn.loc.gov/no2010014821