Diogenio Bigaglia

Diogenio Bigaglia (about 1678–1745) was a Venetian monk, and a well-known composer and virtuoso of his time.

Life

Bigaglia was born on the island of Murano, just north of Venice. He entered the Benedictine monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice in 1694. In 1700 he was ordained a priest, and in 1713 became the prior of the monastery.

Works

He composed both sacred and secular vocal works. Little survives of his larger sacred compositions. His instrumental music includes several polyphonic concerti and solo works, notably his Opera Prima, ('12 sonatas for violin or recorder and violoncello or basso continuo'), published by Le Cène in Amsterdam in about 1722 or 1723.