Luigi Gordigiani, born on June 21, 1806 in Modena, † May 1, 1860 in Florence, received singing lessons from his father and studied harmony with P. Romani and composing with Disma Ugolini in Florence as well as piano with Nicola Benvenuti in Pisa. In 1820 he made his first appearance as a concert pianist and from 1824 to 1828 he was in the service of the russian Count Nicola Demidov as a piano accompanist of the flor. Compagnia di vaudeville. Since 1828 he devoted himself entirely to composition.
Luigi Gordigiani owes his fame above all to the Canti popolari toscani; they are simple and natural, despite the folksy tone still elegant, and served as an example for famous composers of romances of the late 19th century., such as Fr. P. Tosti and especially Ch. Gounod in La Biondina.
[The music in past and present: Gordigiani (family). Music in past and present, p 29046 (see FIG. MGG Vol 16, p. 512) (c) Baerenreiter-Verlag 1986]
