Composer · 1833 – 1871
Luigi Bassi
Biography
Luigi Bassi (1833-1871) was an Italian clarinettist and composer associated with Milan. He studied clarinet and composition at the Milan Conservatory, graduating in 1853, and established himself as an orchestral player and soloist. His virtuoso works, particularly operatic fantasies for clarinet and piano, belong to the nineteenth-century tradition of transforming celebrated vocal melodies into instrumental concert pieces.