Amendola, Hugo

Hugo Amendola ( Italian: Ugo Amendola ; August 28, 1917 - February 20, 1995 ) is an Italian composer.

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He graduated from the Venice Conservatory as a pianist ( 1938 ) with Gino Tagliapietra , then as a composer ( 1946 ) with Gabriele Bianchi ; He also studied conducting with Hermann Scherchen .

The author of a symphony for a string orchestra, two piano concerts, seven piano sonatas, a string quartet (first prize of the National Quartet Competition in Milan, 1948 ), other chamber and vocal music, as well as exercises, etudes, solfeggio; The premiere of the last work by Amendola, Concerto for oboe and bassoon and orchestra, took place at the La Fenice Theater on May 21, 1994. From 1951 he taught at the Venice Conservatory, in 1973 - 1985 . its director.