Alfonso Gibilaro

Biographie
Naissance	28 septembre 1888; Porto Empedocle
Décès	5 janvier 1957 (à 68 ans)
Surnom	Fofo ou Fof
Nationalité	Italie
Activité	pianiste, chef de chant, arrangeur musical, compositeur
Conjoint	Rosa, surnommée Rosie
Enfant	Maria, Richard
Parentèle	beau-frère, par mariage, du chef d'orchestre John Barbirolli, surnommé Tita
Instrument	piano
Label	His Master's Voice
Partenaire	John Barbirolli ; Evelyn Barbirolli (en) ; Beniamino Gigli
Genre artistique	musique
	Ave Maria, Carrettieri

Alfonso Gibilaro, né le 28 septembre 1888 à Porto Empedocle et mort le 5 janvier 1957^[Où ?], est un pianiste, chef de chant, arrangeur musical et compositeur sicilien. Deux de ses pièces maîtresses — un Ave Maria ainsi qu'un chant en dialecte sicilien intitulé Carrettieri — ont été popularisées par l’interprétation et les enregistrements sonores effectués par le célèbre ténor italien Beniamino Gigli pour le compte de la firme His Master's Voice.

Biographie

Alfonso Gibilaro naît le 28 septembre 1888^[2] à Porto Empedocle^[1]^,^{[H 3]}.

En 1897, à l'âge de neuf ans, il se rend à Palerme pour entrer au conservatoire de musique Vincenzo-Bellini (it) où il côtoie Gino Marinuzzi comme camarade de classe^[1]^,^{[H 3]}.

Au début des années 1910, il quitte Palerme, direction l'Angleterre, en quête de meilleures opportunités de travail destinées à favoriser le développement de sa carrière artistique^{[H 2]}.

Après une brève incursion au sein d'une formation musicale œuvrant en bordure de plage à Weston-super-Mare^{[H 2]}, il se rend ensuite à Londres en 1911^[1] où il joue au Ritz, puis devient pianiste au Méridien Piccadilly Hotel^{[H 2]} dans l'orchestre du violoniste et compositeur David De Groot^[6].

En mai 1916, il devient, par mariage, le beau-frère du chef d'orchestre John Barbirolli^{[H 7]}^,^[7] (alias Tita) lorsqu'il épouse la sœur de ce dernier, la pianiste Rosa (Rosie) Barbirolli^[1]^,^{[H 2]}.

Le couple qui, entre temps, a donné naissance à un heureux événement, emménage avec leur fille Maria^{[H 1]} à Marchmont Street^{[H 2]}. L'entente, cordiale voire quasi « clanique », entre les « Barbirolli » — Alfonso (Fofo) et John (Tita) ainsi que la belle famille — est au beau fixe, scellée par une franche camaraderie et une solide amitié sur fond d'affinités musicales prolixes^{[H 2]}. Alfonso dédiera d'ailleurs l'une de ses compositions^[8] à l'épouse de Tita, la hautboïste Evelyn Barbirolli (en)^[9] : l’œuvre sera donnée en création mondiale en 1948 sous la baguette de John Barbirolli^[9]^,^[8].

Il meurt le 5 janvier 1957^[2]^[Où ?].

Œuvres

Compositions

1919 : Burlesque serenade^{[H 5]} (version pour piano seul)
c1937 en concert^{[H 3]}, publié en 1947^[3] : Fantasia on British Airs, pour hautbois et orchestre à cordes^[3]^,^{[H 3]}
1948 : Ronde des marionnettes^[5]^,^[10]
1948 : Burlesque serenade^{[H 5]} (version orchestrale)
1948 : Four Sicilian Miniatures^[9]^,^[8]
1949 : Carrettieri^{[H 8]}^,^[11]^,^[12]
1950 : Alba e tramonto^{[H 9]}^,^[13]
1950 : Menuet de la poupée^[6]^,^[4]^,^[14]^,^{[H 6]}^,^[10]
1952 : Fête d'enfants^[10], suite pour orchestre
1. - Ouverture
2. - ^{[réf. incomplète]}
3. - Parade des Pierrots^{[H 10]}^,^[10]
1952 : A woodland madrigal^{[H 11]}^,^[15]
1952 : Amicu ventu^[16] [The Lone Sailor]
1953 : Ave Maria^{[H 12]}^,^[17]^,^{[H 13]}

Arrangements musicaux

c1930 — Richard Wagner : Tannhäuser^{[H 4]}^,^[18]^,^[19]
c1930/32 — Malcolm Sargent : Fantasia on Sea Shanties^{[H 14]}^,^[20]
19?? — Niccolò Paganini : Moto perpetuo^[21]
1946 — John Field : Nocturne^[22]

Bibliographie

(en) Catalog of Copyright Entries, vol. 14, t. 3, U.S. Government Printing Office (n^o 2), 1919 (lire en ligne), p. 1266, 1696
[ID: 2724)] (en) Young People's Concert : Barbirolli (programme de concert), Carnegie Hall / Manhattan, NY, New York Philarmonic, Levy Digital Archives (en), 18 décembre 1937, Alfonso Gibilaro, Italian composer, born at Porto Empedocle, Sicily, 1888-, now living at London (présentation en ligne, lire en ligne), « Fantasia on old Scottish melodies », p. 6
(en) Catalog of Copyright Entries : third series, vol. 2, t. 5 A : Published Music, Washington 25 DC, Copyright entries, Library of Congress (n^o 1), janvier-juin 1948 (présentation en ligne, lire en ligne), pp. 333, 452, 607, 624, 628
(en) Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, 1950 (lire en ligne), pp. 88, 139, 267, 312, 367, 391, 490, 642, 698, 721
(en) Catalog of Copyright Entries : third series, vol. 7, Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 31 décembre 1953, 994 p., ce contenu est protégé par DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) (présentation en ligne, lire en ligne), pp. 105, 425, 427, 458, 597
(en) Michael Kennedy, Barbirolli, conductor laureate : The authorised biography, MacGibbon & Kee, 1971, 2^e éd., 416 p. (ISBN 978-0-261-63336-0, LCCN 75879781, lire en ligne), pp. 31, 32, 33, 146, 409
(en) Philippe Stuart, The World’S Most Recorded Orchestra, The LSO Discography, août 2018 (lire en ligne [PDF]), pp. 6, 267 270

Notes et références

Références

↑ ^{a b c d e et f} (en) Robert Bagar et Louis Biancolli, The Concert Companion, 1947 (lire en ligne), Tomaso Antonio Vitali, p. 809
« Mr. Gibilaro, a pianist, composer, and opera coach, was born in Porto Empedocle, Sicily. In 1897, at the age of nine, he entered the Palermo Conservatory, where he was later a fellow pupil of Gino Marinuzzi. He came to London in 1911 and has since resided there. In 1916, he married John Barbirolli's sister Rosa. Mr. Gibilaro has several published compositions to his credit. »
↑ ^{a et b} (en) David Lindsey Clark, Appraisals of Original Wind Music : A Survey and Guide, Greenwood Publishing Group, coll. « Music reference collection » (n^o 77), 1999, 555 pages (ISBN 978-0-313-30906-9 et 9780313309069, ISSN 0736-7740, LCCN 98051908, présentation en ligne), Gibilaro, Alfonso. 1888-1957, référence R34, p. 517
↑ ^{a b et c} (en) Fantasia on British airs [music] : for oboe and string orchestra / A. Gibilaro (printed music edition, score (14 p.) and 6 parts ; 31 cm.), Londres, Oxford University Press, coll. « Oxford orchestral series » (n^o 0142), c1947, Libraries Australia ID : 23259211 NLA 23259211, 40304183 et 25494399 (OCLC 221888164)
↑ ^{a et b} (en) Alfonso Gibilaro, Menuet de la poupée... Piano conductor, Londres, Noel Gay, 1950, partition musicale, 4 pages (OCLC 497489147)
↑ ^{a et b} (en) Alfonso Gibilaro (piano conductor only, 4 pages, 28 cm), Ronde des marionnettes (partition musicale), Londres, Noel Gay Music Co., ©1948, 1 conductor (OCLC 498277869)
↑ ^{a et b} (en) Philip L. Scowcroft, A seventieth garland of British light music composers, MusicWeb International: Classical Music Reviews & Resources, janvier 2000 (lire en ligne)
« Finally there was Alfonso Gibilaro, who was of Italian extraction and apparently related to the conductor Sir John Barbirolli, who from time to time, programmed his orchestral music (I seem to remember Three Sicilian Miniatures, or some similar title, appearing in Hallé programmes during the 1940s and early 1950s). Gibilaro was a pianist in small orchestras and ensembles (he regularly appeared and recorded with the violinist/composer David de Groot). Others among Gibilaro's lightish compositions included Burlesque Serenade^{[H 5]}, a Fantasia on British Airs^[3] (for oboe and strings), Menuet de la poupée^{[H 6]}^,^[4] and the Ronde des marionnettes^[5]. »
↑ (en) Charles Reid, John Barbirolli : A biography, 1971 (présentation en ligne), p. 141
« [...] On neither occasion did the programme mention that Alfonso Gibilaro was John Barbirolli’s brother-in-law. »
↑ ^{a b et c}
(en) Solomon Aronowsky (“Gibilaro, Alfonso” “Four Sicilian Miniatures” “Oboe and Orchestra”), Performing times of orchestral works, E. Benn, 1959, 802 p. (lire en ligne), pp. 273 (15), 277 (29)
1. Préambule, Opus 52, No. 1: 3^1/2
2. Marionnettes, Opus 52, No. 2: 1^1/2
3. Mazurka, Opus 52, No. 4: 2
4. Scherzino, Opus 52, No. 4: 2
5. Pas d'action, Opus 52, No. 5: 4
↑ ^{a b et c} (en) Gibilaro, A. (Alfonso), Four Sicilian miniatures : for oboe & pianoforte (suites (oboe and piano), scores and parts), London, Francis, Day & Hunter, Mills Music, New York, N.Y., edited by Evelyn Rothwell, ©1948, (OCoLC)23273083, electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL, 23 pages + part (7 pages), contenu: Capricceto.--Song at morning.--Sicilian wagoners.--Sicilian pipers, autres titres: Sicilian miniatures (OCLC 681288310 et 5638448), œuvre dédiée à la hautboïste Evelyn Barbirolli (en), création par John Barbirolli en 1948.
↑ ^{a b c et d} (en) British Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Times, vol. 134, G. Newnes, 1957 (lire en ligne), p. 24
« Reports and comments Local news Today's sport Nocturne BBC, West of England Light Orchestra (Leader, Frederick Lunnon), Conductor, Frank Cantell [...] Suite : Fête d'enfants, by Alfonso Gibilaro: Ronde des marionnettes ; Menuet de la poupée; Parade des Pierrots. »
↑ [EP36559] Sicilian Wagoners. (Carrettieri) [Song.], Londres, Francis, Day & Hunter, 27 avril 1949, partition musicale, texte en dialecte sicilien (avec version anglaise adjacente), titre alternatif : Four Sicilian Miniatures, n^o 3 (OCLC 497489166, LCCN 48021950, présentation en ligne), p. 70
↑ (scn) Alfonso Gibilaro, Carrettieri, England, His Master’s Voice (La voix de son maître), Gramophone, mai 1949, interprété par Beniamino Gigli, orchestre placé sous la direction de Vito Carnevali (en), (OCLC 725769546 et 276938077) (BNF 37905173, écouter en ligne)
↑ (en) Alfonso Gibilaro, Alba e tramonto (Ninna nanna). Sunrise to Sunset (Lullaby). [Song.] English words by Josephine Anderson. Italian words by Franca Lenardon & A. Gibilaro. It. Eng. (partition musicale), Londres, Francis, Day & Hunter, 1950, 7 p. (OCLC 497489080)
↑ (en) Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980, Gibilaro, Alfonso. Menuet de la poupée. (RE 7-957) (lire en ligne), pp. 106, 214
↑ (en) Alfonso Gibilaro, A Woodland Madrigal. (Madrigale villereccio.) Words by Michele Palminteri. English version by Lydia Bramwell. It. & Eng. (partition musicale), Londres, Francis, Day & Hunter, 1952, 8 p. (OCLC 497489179)
↑ (it + en) Alfonso Gibilaro, Amicu ventu (The Lone Sailor) (partition musicale)), London, Francis, Day & Hunter, 1952, 5 p., words by Vincenzo Tumminello, English version by Lydia Bramwell (OCLC 497489137)
↑ (la) [vidéo] « Alfonso Gibilaro : Ave Maria, chanté par Beniamino Gigli », sur YouTube, orchestre placé sous la direction du maestro Enrico Sivieri, Matrix No. 2EA 17314 (HMV DB 21597, 11/53), enregistré en novembre 1953
↑ Wagner, Tannhäuser, extraits symphoniques (vers 1930), arr. Gibilaro ; London Symphony Orchestra ; cond. by John Barbirolli, Plademærke: HMV. Forlagsnummer: C 2293 (OCLC 478347497)
↑ (en) Damian's 78s (and a few early LPs) Historic recordings remastered, Queen’s Hall, London, His Master’s Voice C 2293, matrices 2B 1102-1, 1103-1 (32-2441, 32-2442), recorded 25th september 1931 (écouter en ligne), Wagner – Tannhäuser – selection – LSO, Barbirolli (arr Alfonso Gibilaro), London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli
↑ (en) Malcolm Sargent (arrangement : Alfonso Gibilaro), Fantasia on sea shanties (Orchestral music, Sea songs), Sydney, NSW, His Master's Voice, 1932, HMV: C.2452 (32-2966 (matrix) -- 32-2967 (matrix)). Date stamps of internal ABC loan and possible broadcast appear on most sleeves of this collection. ABC catalogue n°: M.713A (OCLC 781561445), London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by D^r Malcolm Sargent
↑ (en) Rediscover : Alfred Lengnick & CO : A Heritage of 20th Century British Music, Universal Music Publishing Classical, Riccordi, 2015 (lire en ligne [PDF]), Paganini Niccolò (1782-1840), Moto Perpetuo op. 11, Arrangement: Alfonso Gibilaro (1888–1957), 2.2.2.2 – 4.3.3.1 – timp.glock – hp – str, Duration: 4’, p. 32
↑ (en) John Field, transcription pour hautbois effectuée par Evelyn Barbirolli (en), arrangement musical de l'accompagnement orchestral d'Alfonso Gibilaro, Nocturne, Londres, J. & W. Chester, coll. « Classical scores library » (n^o 3), 1946, Title from HTML t.p. (viewed Jan. 6, 2015). 1 full score + 1 part. For oboe and piano. Alternative title: Nocturnes (OCLC 900895946)

Références bibliographiques

↑ ^{a et b} Kennedy 1971, p. 31
In May 1916 Tita's sister Rosa had married Alfonso 'Fofo' Gibilaro, a Sicilian pianist, and they now had a daughter, Maria.
↑ ^{a b c d e f g h et i} Kennedy 1971, p. 32
The family were delighted by their new member, Rosie's pianist husband Alfonso Gibilaro.* He had left Palermo for England in pursuit of better opportunities. He began in a pier orchestra at Weston-super-Mare but soon went to London where he played at the Ritz and then became pianist for De Groot's famous orchestra at the Piccadilly Hotel. After their marriage he and Rosie stayed in Marchmont Street, and 'Fofo' or 'Fof', as he was called by the family, learned the Venetian dialect. From the first Tita loved him, and since Rosie too was a pianist and sometimes played with her father at the Queen's^{[H 4]} - as did Tita on occasions - the musical camaraderie was consolidated. It was this close-knit circle that Tita left when he joined the Army. 52537 Private G. B. Barbirolli joined up on 2 February 1918, going first to Hounslow Barracks from Whitehall.
↑ ^{a b c et d} Levy 1937, p. 6
Alfonso Gibilaro was a fellow pupil of Marinuzzi when they were both studying at the Conservatory of Palermo (it). He is now an operatic coach in London. He compiled this group of Scottish airs for concerts which Mr. Barbirolli conducted in Glasgow, Scotland. They are played every New Year's Eve in Glasgow. The last time is always Auld Lang Syne, as it has long been a sacred tradition to sing or play this tune at New Year.
↑ ^{a et b} Stuart 2018, p. 267
[2B1102] Wagner-Gibilaro Tannhäuser : orchestral selection, Queen’s Hall, HMV: His Master's Voice, 25 septembre 1931 (lire en ligne), p. 267
↑ ^{a b et c} Catalog of Copyright Entries 1919, p. 1266, 1696
(en) Burlesque serenade (musical score for orchestra with conductors for piano and 1st violin), Londres, Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, 1948 (1^re éd. 1919 en version pour piano), Pl. n^o 11966. Publ. n° Sel. n^o 167. 2 conductors ; 30 cm + 1 set of parts (OCLC 497693248 et 498212021)
↑ ^{a et b} Catalog of Copyright Entries 1950, p. 490, Gibilaro, Alfonso, 1888-, Menuet de la poupée; by Alfonso Gibilaro, [Piano-conductor score: orchestra] © Noel Gay Music Co., ltd., London; 10 October 1950; EF0-4915.
↑ Kennedy 1971, p. 33 Tita was able to get sheet music from Lorenzo and a composition from his brother-in-law Gibilaro.
↑ Gibilaro 1949
↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries 1950, p. 88, Gibilaro, Alfonso, 1888-, Alba e tramonto; ninna nanna. Sunrise to sunset; lullaby. English words by Josephine Anderson. Italian words by Franca Lenardon & A. Gibilaro, music by Alfonso Gibilaro. 2/- © Francis, Day & Hunter, ltd., London, 9 May 1950; EF0-3407.
↑ Copyright Office, Library of Congress 1953, p. 105
[EF0-17606] (en) Fête d'enfants : parade des Pierrots (from the suite. Fête d'enfants [by] Alfonso Gibilaro), Londres, Noel Gay Music Co., (n^o 3), 31 octobre 1952
↑ Copyright Office, Library of Congress 1953, p. 105
[EF0-17342] (en) A woodland madrigal : madrigale villereccio, Londres, Francis, Day h Hunter,, 15 septembre 1952, words by Michele Palminteri, English version by Lydia Bramwell, music by Alfonso Gibilaro
↑ Copyright Office, Library of Congress 1953, p. 597
[EF0-2263253] (en) Alfonso Gibilaro (Ave Maria : cantata in latino / A. Gibilaro ; con orchestra diretta da Enrico Sivieri), Catalog of Copyright Entries :, vol. 7, Francis, Day & Hunter (en) (n^o 3), 1953 (1^re éd. 25 août 1953), Copyright Office, Library of Congress (BNF 38075627, lire en ligne), A setting for tenor or soprano solo with chorus, ad lib., score, with piano acc; includes part for optional chorus: TB or Smz, « Ave Maria », p. 105
↑ Gibilaro 1953
↑ Stuart 2018, p. 270
[2B2058] Malcolm Sargent, arrangement musical : Alfonso Gibilaro, HMV: His Master's Voice, Abbey Road Studio 1, 16 décembre 1931 (lire en ligne), p. 270

Liens externes

Notices d'autorité :
- VIAF
- ISNI
- BnF (données)
- LCCN
- Italie
- Pologne
- Israël
- WorldCat
(en) « Alfonso Gibilaro » (fiche artiste), sur Discogs
Ressources relatives à la musique :
- Discography of American Historical Recordings
- Muziekweb

[Bagar-3] {a b c d e et f} (en) Robert Bagar et Louis Biancolli, The Concert Companion, 1947 (lire en ligne), Tomaso Antonio Vitali, p. 809
« Mr. Gibilaro, a pianist, composer, and opera coach, was born in Porto Empedocle, Sicily. In 1897, at the age of nine, he entered the Palermo Conservatory, where he was later a fellow pupil of Gino Marinuzzi. He came to London in 1911 and has since resided there. In 1916, he married John Barbirolli's sister Rosa. Mr. Gibilaro has several published compositions to his credit. »

[Lindsey-4] {a et b} (en) David Lindsey Clark, Appraisals of Original Wind Music : A Survey and Guide, Greenwood Publishing Group, coll. « Music reference collection » (n^o 77), 1999, 555 pages (ISBN 978-0-313-30906-9 et 9780313309069, ISSN 0736-7740, LCCN 98051908, présentation en ligne), Gibilaro, Alfonso. 1888-1957, référence R34, p. 517

[Fantasia-8] {a b et c} (en) Fantasia on British airs [music] : for oboe and string orchestra / A. Gibilaro (printed music edition, score (14 p.) and 6 parts ; 31 cm.), Londres, Oxford University Press, coll. « Oxford orchestral series » (n^o 0142), c1947, Libraries Australia ID : 23259211 NLA 23259211, 40304183 et 25494399 (OCLC 221888164)

[menuet-10] {a et b} (en) Alfonso Gibilaro, Menuet de la poupée... Piano conductor, Londres, Noel Gay, 1950, partition musicale, 4 pages (OCLC 497489147)

[Marionnettes-11] {a et b} (en) Alfonso Gibilaro (piano conductor only, 4 pages, 28 cm), Ronde des marionnettes (partition musicale), Londres, Noel Gay Music Co., ©1948, 1 conductor (OCLC 498277869)

[Scowcroft-12] {a et b} (en) Philip L. Scowcroft, A seventieth garland of British light music composers, MusicWeb International: Classical Music Reviews & Resources, janvier 2000 (lire en ligne)
« Finally there was Alfonso Gibilaro, who was of Italian extraction and apparently related to the conductor Sir John Barbirolli, who from time to time, programmed his orchestral music (I seem to remember Three Sicilian Miniatures, or some similar title, appearing in Hallé programmes during the 1940s and early 1950s). Gibilaro was a pianist in small orchestras and ensembles (he regularly appeared and recorded with the violinist/composer David de Groot). Others among Gibilaro's lightish compositions included Burlesque Serenade^{[H 5]}, a Fantasia on British Airs^[3] (for oboe and strings), Menuet de la poupée^{[H 6]}^,^[4] and the Ronde des marionnettes^[5]. »

[Reid-14] (en) Charles Reid, John Barbirolli : A biography, 1971 (présentation en ligne), p. 141
« [...] On neither occasion did the programme mention that Alfonso Gibilaro was John Barbirolli’s brother-in-law. »

[Aronowsky-15] {a b et c} (en) Solomon Aronowsky (“Gibilaro, Alfonso” “Four Sicilian Miniatures” “Oboe and Orchestra”), Performing times of orchestral works, E. Benn, 1959, 802 p. (lire en ligne), pp. 273 (15), 277 (29)
Préambule, Opus 52, No. 1: 3^1/2

Marionnettes, Opus 52, No. 2: 1^1/2

Mazurka, Opus 52, No. 4: 2

Scherzino, Opus 52, No. 4: 2

Pas d'action, Opus 52, No. 5: 4

[9] Préambule, Opus 52, No. 1: 3^1/2

[10] Marionnettes, Opus 52, No. 2: 1^1/2

[11] Mazurka, Opus 52, No. 4: 2

[12] Scherzino, Opus 52, No. 4: 2

[13] Pas d'action, Opus 52, No. 5: 4

[Four_Sicilian_miniatures_OCLC-16] {a b et c} (en) Gibilaro, A. (Alfonso), Four Sicilian miniatures : for oboe & pianoforte (suites (oboe and piano), scores and parts), London, Francis, Day & Hunter, Mills Music, New York, N.Y., edited by Evelyn Rothwell, ©1948, (OCoLC)23273083, electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL, 23 pages + part (7 pages), contenu: Capricceto.--Song at morning.--Sicilian wagoners.--Sicilian pipers, autres titres: Sicilian miniatures (OCLC 681288310 et 5638448), œuvre dédiée à la hautboïste Evelyn Barbirolli (en), création par John Barbirolli en 1948.

[Radio-17] {a b c et d} (en) British Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Times, vol. 134, G. Newnes, 1957 (lire en ligne), p. 24
« Reports and comments Local news Today's sport Nocturne BBC, West of England Light Orchestra (Leader, Frederick Lunnon), Conductor, Frank Cantell [...] Suite : Fête d'enfants, by Alfonso Gibilaro: Ronde des marionnettes ; Menuet de la poupée; Parade des Pierrots. »

[Carrettieri-19] [EP36559] Sicilian Wagoners. (Carrettieri) [Song.], Londres, Francis, Day & Hunter, 27 avril 1949, partition musicale, texte en dialecte sicilien (avec version anglaise adjacente), titre alternatif : Four Sicilian Miniatures, n^o 3 (OCLC 497489166, LCCN 48021950, présentation en ligne), p. 70

[Carrettieri_Gigli-20] (scn) Alfonso Gibilaro, Carrettieri, England, His Master’s Voice (La voix de son maître), Gramophone, mai 1949, interprété par Beniamino Gigli, orchestre placé sous la direction de Vito Carnevali (en), (OCLC 725769546 et 276938077) (BNF 37905173, écouter en ligne)

[Alba-22] (en) Alfonso Gibilaro, Alba e tramonto (Ninna nanna). Sunrise to Sunset (Lullaby). [Song.] English words by Josephine Anderson. Italian words by Franca Lenardon & A. Gibilaro. It. Eng. (partition musicale), Londres, Francis, Day & Hunter, 1950, 7 p. (OCLC 497489080)

[Catalogue-23] (en) Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980, Gibilaro, Alfonso. Menuet de la poupée. (RE 7-957) (lire en ligne), pp. 106, 214

[Madrigale_villereccio-26] (en) Alfonso Gibilaro, A Woodland Madrigal. (Madrigale villereccio.) Words by Michele Palminteri. English version by Lydia Bramwell. It. & Eng. (partition musicale), Londres, Francis, Day & Hunter, 1952, 8 p. (OCLC 497489179)

[Amicu_ventu-27] (it + en) Alfonso Gibilaro, Amicu ventu (The Lone Sailor) (partition musicale)), London, Francis, Day & Hunter, 1952, 5 p., words by Vincenzo Tumminello, English version by Lydia Bramwell (OCLC 497489137)

[Gigli_Ave_Maria-29] (la) [vidéo] « Alfonso Gibilaro : Ave Maria, chanté par Beniamino Gigli », sur YouTube, orchestre placé sous la direction du maestro Enrico Sivieri, Matrix No. 2EA 17314 (HMV DB 21597, 11/53), enregistré en novembre 1953

[Wagner-31] Wagner, Tannhäuser, extraits symphoniques (vers 1930), arr. Gibilaro ; London Symphony Orchestra ; cond. by John Barbirolli, Plademærke: HMV. Forlagsnummer: C 2293 (OCLC 478347497)

[Wagner_audio-32] (en) Damian's 78s (and a few early LPs) Historic recordings remastered, Queen’s Hall, London, His Master’s Voice C 2293, matrices 2B 1102-1, 1103-1 (32-2441, 32-2442), recorded 25th september 1931 (écouter en ligne), Wagner – Tannhäuser – selection – LSO, Barbirolli (arr Alfonso Gibilaro), London Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Barbirolli

[Sargent-34] (en) Malcolm Sargent (arrangement : Alfonso Gibilaro), Fantasia on sea shanties (Orchestral music, Sea songs), Sydney, NSW, His Master's Voice, 1932, HMV: C.2452 (32-2966 (matrix) -- 32-2967 (matrix)). Date stamps of internal ABC loan and possible broadcast appear on most sleeves of this collection. ABC catalogue n°: M.713A (OCLC 781561445), London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by D^r Malcolm Sargent

[Lengnick-35] (en) Rediscover : Alfred Lengnick & CO : A Heritage of 20th Century British Music, Universal Music Publishing Classical, Riccordi, 2015 (lire en ligne [PDF]), Paganini Niccolò (1782-1840), Moto Perpetuo op. 11, Arrangement: Alfonso Gibilaro (1888–1957), 2.2.2.2 – 4.3.3.1 – timp.glock – hp – str, Duration: 4’, p. 32

[Field-36] (en) John Field, transcription pour hautbois effectuée par Evelyn Barbirolli (en), arrangement musical de l'accompagnement orchestral d'Alfonso Gibilaro, Nocturne, Londres, J. & W. Chester, coll. « Classical scores library » (n^o 3), 1946, Title from HTML t.p. (viewed Jan. 6, 2015). 1 full score + 1 part. For oboe and piano. Alternative title: Nocturnes (OCLC 900895946)

[Kennedy_p.31-1] {a et b} Kennedy 1971, p. 31
In May 1916 Tita's sister Rosa had married Alfonso 'Fofo' Gibilaro, a Sicilian pianist, and they now had a daughter, Maria.

[Kennedy_p.32-2] {a b c d e f g h et i} Kennedy 1971, p. 32
The family were delighted by their new member, Rosie's pianist husband Alfonso Gibilaro.* He had left Palermo for England in pursuit of better opportunities. He began in a pier orchestra at Weston-super-Mare but soon went to London where he played at the Ritz and then became pianist for De Groot's famous orchestra at the Piccadilly Hotel. After their marriage he and Rosie stayed in Marchmont Street, and 'Fofo' or 'Fof', as he was called by the family, learned the Venetian dialect. From the first Tita loved him, and since Rosie too was a pianist and sometimes played with her father at the Queen's^{[H 4]} - as did Tita on occasions - the musical camaraderie was consolidated. It was this close-knit circle that Tita left when he joined the Army. 52537 Private G. B. Barbirolli joined up on 2 February 1918, going first to Hounslow Barracks from Whitehall.

[Levy-5] {a b c et d} Levy 1937, p. 6
Alfonso Gibilaro was a fellow pupil of Marinuzzi when they were both studying at the Conservatory of Palermo (it). He is now an operatic coach in London. He compiled this group of Scottish airs for concerts which Mr. Barbirolli conducted in Glasgow, Scotland. They are played every New Year's Eve in Glasgow. The last time is always Auld Lang Syne, as it has long been a sacred tradition to sing or play this tune at New Year.

[Stuart_p.267-6] {a et b} Stuart 2018, p. 267
[2B1102] Wagner-Gibilaro Tannhäuser : orchestral selection, Queen’s Hall, HMV: His Master's Voice, 25 septembre 1931 (lire en ligne), p. 267

[Catalog_of_Copyright_Entries_pp.1266_1696-7] {a b et c} Catalog of Copyright Entries 1919, p. 1266, 1696
(en) Burlesque serenade (musical score for orchestra with conductors for piano and 1st violin), Londres, Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, 1948 (1^re éd. 1919 en version pour piano), Pl. n^o 11966. Publ. n° Sel. n^o 167. 2 conductors ; 30 cm + 1 set of parts (OCLC 497693248 et 498212021)

[Catalog_1950_p.490-9] {a et b} Catalog of Copyright Entries 1950, p. 490, Gibilaro, Alfonso, 1888-, Menuet de la poupée; by Alfonso Gibilaro, [Piano-conductor score: orchestra] © Noel Gay Music Co., ltd., London; 10 October 1950; EF0-4915.

[Kennedy_p.33-13] Kennedy 1971, p. 33 Tita was able to get sheet music from Lorenzo and a composition from his brother-in-law Gibilaro.

[Carrettieri-18] Gibilaro 1949

[Catalog_1950_p.88-21] Catalog of Copyright Entries 1950, p. 88, Gibilaro, Alfonso, 1888-, Alba e tramonto; ninna nanna. Sunrise to sunset; lullaby. English words by Josephine Anderson. Italian words by Franca Lenardon & A. Gibilaro, music by Alfonso Gibilaro. 2/- © Francis, Day & Hunter, ltd., London, 9 May 1950; EF0-3407.

[Copyright_Office_p.105b-24] Copyright Office, Library of Congress 1953, p. 105
[EF0-17606] (en) Fête d'enfants : parade des Pierrots (from the suite. Fête d'enfants [by] Alfonso Gibilaro), Londres, Noel Gay Music Co., (n^o 3), 31 octobre 1952

[Copyright_Office_p.105c-25] Copyright Office, Library of Congress 1953, p. 105
[EF0-17342] (en) A woodland madrigal : madrigale villereccio, Londres, Francis, Day h Hunter,, 15 septembre 1952, words by Michele Palminteri, English version by Lydia Bramwell, music by Alfonso Gibilaro

[Copyright_Office_p.597-28] Copyright Office, Library of Congress 1953, p. 597
[EF0-2263253] (en) Alfonso Gibilaro (Ave Maria : cantata in latino / A. Gibilaro ; con orchestra diretta da Enrico Sivieri), Catalog of Copyright Entries :, vol. 7, Francis, Day & Hunter (en) (n^o 3), 1953 (1^re éd. 25 août 1953), Copyright Office, Library of Congress (BNF 38075627, lire en ligne), A setting for tenor or soprano solo with chorus, ad lib., score, with piano acc; includes part for optional chorus: TB or Smz, « Ave Maria », p. 105

[Ave_Maria_score-30] Gibilaro 1953

[Stuart_p.270-33] Stuart 2018, p. 270
[2B2058] Malcolm Sargent, arrangement musical : Alfonso Gibilaro, HMV: His Master's Voice, Abbey Road Studio 1, 16 décembre 1931 (lire en ligne), p. 270

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Naissance	28 septembre 1888 Porto Empedocle^[1]
Décès	5 janvier 1957 (à 68 ans)
Surnom	Fofo^{[H 1]} ou Fof^{[H 2]}
Nationalité	Italie
Activité	pianiste, chef de chant, arrangeur musical, compositeur
Conjoint	Rosa^[1], surnommée Rosie^{[H 2]}
Enfant	Maria^{[H 2]}, Richard
Parentèle	beau-frère, par mariage, du chef d'orchestre John Barbirolli, surnommé Tita