Giulio Briccialdi

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Giulio Briccialdi.
Giulio Briccialdi (1/2 March 1818 – 17 December 1881)[1] was an Italian virtuoso
flautist and composer, a technical innovator on his instrument and a professor of
music.

Briccialdi was born in Terni. His contributions include inventing the B-flat thumb
key for the Boehm flute.[2] He died in Florence.

Contents
1 Biography
2 Works
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Biography

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Briccialdi was born in Terni, Italy, in the Papal States on 2 March 1818 and began
studying flute with his father. After his father’s death, the 14-year-old
Briccialdi moved to Rome to pursue a musical career and avoid family pressure to
join the priesthood. His first appointment was to the Accdemia di Santa Cecilia in
Rome at the age of 17.

While in Rome he studied composition and, in 1835, began teaching flute at the
Accademia di Santa Cecilia. He then moved to Naples, where he was the flute teacher
for the royal family.

Over the next couple of years he worked in Naples and Milan, and was flute teacher
to the King’s brother. Then in 1841 he toured Europe and America, finally settling
in London the following year.

In London he became a director of the instrument making firm Rudall and Rose and
was responsible for several mechanical developments which are still in use today.
He was appointed professor of flute at the Conservatoire in Florence in 1870, and
remained there until his death in 1881. In 1996 the asteroid N. 7714 was named in
his memory.

Briccialdi, known as “the Paganini of the flute,” was a remarkable virtuoso who
toured Europe as a soloist and was responsible for several technical improvements
to the flute—now standard features on the instrument. He ultimately settled in
Florence and taught at the Florence Conservatory.

Works
Andantino con variazioni, after Paganini, for flute & guitar
Ballabile di Concerto, for flute & orchestra
Canzonetta with variations for flute & piano in C major
Capriccio on themes from "Ernani", Op. 28
Capriccio on themes from "I Lombardi", Op. 30
Carnival of Venice for flute & orchestra Op. 78
Character Piece 1865
Duo Concertante for 2 flutes in F major, Op. 100/2
Elegie di Ernst, for flute & piano, Op. 26
Fantasia Dramatica on themes from Aida for flute & piano, Op. 134
Fantasia for flute & piano on themes from Lucrezia Borgia
Fantasia for flute & piano on themes from Verdi's Macbeth, Op. 47
Fantasia for flute & piano on themes from Rigoletto, Op. 106
Fantasia for flute & piano, Op. 108
Fantasia for flute & piano, Op. 57
Fantasia on themes from Il Trovatore
Fantasia for flute & piano after Verdi's la Traviata, Op. 76
Flute Concerto in F major (pub.1850 by Richault)
Flute Concerto No.2 in E♭ major, Op. 19
Flute Concerto (No.3?) in A major, Op. 130
Le Streghe, for flute & piano, Op. 138
Pot-pourri fantastique on themes from Il barbiere di by Rossini for wind quintet,
Series 10, No 4
Pot-pourri Fantastico, for flute & piano, on themes from Donizetti's Lucia di
Lammermoor and 'Lucrezia Borgia, Op. 46
Quintet for winds in B♭ major, Series 10, No 2
Quintet for winds in B♭ major, Series 10, No.3
Quintet for winds in D major, Op. 124
Solo Romantico, Op. 72
Theme and variations for flute & piano "Il carnevale di Venezia", Op. 78