Gesualdo Coggi 1915-2005. Teen-ager has begun the study of the clarinet and the composition immediately revealing strong musical dowries. In instrumentation is graduated for band and Composition (10° year) to the conservatory "G.Rossini" of Pesaro, Italy, under the guidance of the Maestro Dante Di Ambrosi. Subsequently he has achieved the diploma of clarinet to the conservatory "U.Giordano" in Foggia, Italy, of Manner and the qualification in music and choral song. 

In 1992 he has been conferred the qualification of Partner of the Society Italian Authors and Publishers. 

Its professional run develops him in the field of the direction of band and composition. He has developed, besides, an intense didactic activity as teacher in the government schools and in the town progress of music, transmitting to many young people his enthusiasm and the passion for the music. He has been commissioner to the examinations of composition to the conservatory "L. D’Annunzio" of Pescara and in different contests. 

Winner of the national contest for titles related to the direction of the big musical concert "City of Soaked", he has directed, besides, famous Abbruzzo’s bands’ complex as: Lanciano, Chieti, Region Of Abbruzzo, Bellante, Avezzano, Sulmona, Introdacqua, etc. 

Its artistic production spaces from the original music for band of camera’s, chorale’s and orchestra’s music. 

He has composed over one hundred compositions for bands among symphonic and military marches, some of which winning in national contests. 

In the 1981 prize "silver Diapason" to the contest of Gonzaga to the symphonic composition "Primavera", the same prize has been assigned in 1986 to the symphonic march "Concordia" that he has also been performed by the National Band of the Watch of Department of Internal Revenue. 

In 1987 the symphonic march "Dolci Ricordi" he has gotten the prize in the contest of Gonzaga. 

In other contests they have been winning the compositions: "Nel Sentiero", "Introdacqua", "Deliziosa", "Acerra." 

The marches are regularly performed with success by a lot of Italian bands and foreigners. They have been played besides by the Complex of tools to breath of Radio Rome getting a tall index of listening, from the band of the Policemen, of the Department of Internal Revenue and of the Police of State. 

The production also includes symphonic poems and original symphonies for band what "Cieli D’Italia" and "Saluto all’Alba." 

The symphonic poem "Risplende il dì" winning with the 2° prize in 1969 to the contest in Rome and it has also been performed by the Band of the Police of State. Among the religious compositions it detaches the solemn Mass to 4 mixed voices with organ, devoted to St. Pio Father and performed in first absolute June 26 th 1999. 

For the room music numerous are the compositions for Quintet of breaths and other formations, performed by important musical groups as the Quintet of Breaths in Rome. 

 

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