Mario Braggiotti Collection 1902-2001 1937-1986

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Mario Braggiotti Collection 1902-2001 1937-1986

Mario Braggiotti (1905-1996) was a pianist, composer, lecturer, and linguist. He performed various solo piano recitals and duo-piano concerts, including at NYCs Town Hall, with the Community Concerts Association, at various Womens clubs, and in France, Italy, and Spain. Braggiotti also founded the Braggiotti Music School in Italy and transcribed many pieces, including classical pieces, popular songs, and musicals. This collection consists of scores, manuscripts, programs, articles, correspondence, flyers, scrapbooks, recordings, photographs, and memorabilia related to Braggiottis performances, his original transcriptions, and the colleagues that he had close relationships with, including pianists Jacqués Fray, Walter Shaw, and Jack Chaikin, as well as his wife, Susan Braggiotti. Mario Braggiotti (1905-1996) was a pianist, composer, lecturer, and linguist. He performed various solo piano recitals and duo-piano concerts, including at NYCs Town Hall, with the Community Concerts Association, at various Womens clubs, and in France, Italy, and Spain. Braggiotti also founded the Braggiotti Music School in Italy and transcribed many pieces, including classical pieces, popular songs, and musicals. This collection consists of scores, manuscripts, programs, articles, correspondence, flyers, scrapbooks, recordings, photographs, and memorabilia related to Braggiottis performances, his original transcriptions, and the colleagues that he had close relationships with, including pianists Jacqués Fray, Walter Shaw, and Jack Chaikin, as well as his wife, Susan Braggiotti. Mario Braggiotti (1905-1996) was a pianist, composer, lecturer, and linguist. He performed various solo piano recitals and duo-piano concerts, including at NYCs Town Hall, with the Community Concerts Association, at various Womens clubs, and in France, Italy, and Spain. Braggiotti also founded the Braggiotti Music School in Italy and transcribed many pieces, including classical pieces, popular songs, and musicals. This collection consists of scores, manuscripts, programs, articles, correspondence, flyers, scrapbooks, recordings, photographs, and memorabilia related to Braggiottis performances, his original transcriptions, and the colleagues that he had close relationships with, including pianists Jacqués Fray, Walter Shaw, and Jack Chaikin, as well as his wife, Susan Braggiotti. Mario Braggiotti (1905-1996) was a pianist, composer, lecturer, and linguist. He performed various solo piano recitals and duo-piano concerts, including at NYCs Town Hall, with the Community Concerts Association, at various Womens clubs, and in France, Italy, and Spain. Braggiotti also founded the Braggiotti Music School in Italy and transcribed many pieces, including classical pieces, popular songs, and musicals. This collection consists of scores, manuscripts, programs, articles, correspondence, flyers, scrapbooks, recordings, photographs, and memorabilia related to Braggiottis performances, his original transcriptions, and the colleagues that he had close relationships with, including pianists Jacqués Fray, Walter Shaw, and Jack Chaikin, as well as his wife, Susan Braggiotti.

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Braggiotti, Mario, 1905-1996

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Summary: Mario Braggiotti was born in Florence, Italy. He formed the first piano duo to play both classical and popular music on the same program and created over two hundred original transcriptions. Braggiotti also founded the Braggiotti Music School in Italy. He died in 1996. Full History: Mario Braggiotti, a pianist, composer, lecturer and linguist, was born in Florence, Italy. Braggiotti studied at the New England Conservatory of Music, as well as the Paris Conservat...

Fray, Jacques

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Braggiotti, Susan

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