Anthony Gigliotti (May 13, 1922December 3, 2001) was an American clarinetist and music teacher. He was one of the world's most famous and most accomplished classical

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players for most of the second half of the 20th century.''Ex-family feared for youth.'' Michael Kruse and John Frank. February 15, 2009. St. Petersburg Times. Gigliotti grew up in South Philadelphia and lived in

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"Anthony Gigliotti, 79, Philadelphia Clarinetist and Teacher"
'' The New York Times'', December 19, 2001. Accessed January 3, 2018. "Anthony Gigliotti, a mainstay of the Philadelphia Orchestra sound as principal clarinetist for 47 years and a polymath of the instrument who trained generations of colleagues, died on Dec. 3 at a hospital in Camden, N.J. He was 79 and lived in Cherry Hill, N.J." He joined the

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as its principal clarinetist in 1949 and continued in this position for 47 years. He was the designer of a unique clarinet and saxophone ligature that is named for him. During his tenure with the orchestra, Gigliotti was a founding member of the Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet, and appeared on a television program called "200 Years of Woodwinds", performing with the quintet and interviewing guests such as

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and

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. Maintaining a heavy teaching and recording schedule upon his 1996 retirement, Gigliotti died on December 3, 2001, at a hospital in

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. Since 1982, his son Mark has been a bassoonist in the Philadelphia Orchestra.

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Anthony Gigliotti, 79, Philadelphia Clarinetist and Teacher
* 1922 births 2001 deaths American classical clarinetists American people of Italian descent People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey 20th-century American musicians 20th-century classical musicians Musicians from Philadelphia Classical musicians from Pennsylvania Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra {{US-clarinetist-stub