After a short period of activity as a composer (including writing music for the 1942 film Musica proibita directed by his uncle Carlo Campogalliani),[2] and as a pianist, he dedicated himself to teaching. He taught piano at the Liceo Musicale of Piacenza and singing at the conservatories of Parma and Milan. He then went on to coach vocal technique and interpretation at the opera school of La Scala in Milan.
In 1946, to honour his father Francesco, Ettore Campogalliani founded the Accademia Teatrale Francesco Campogalliani, a theatre and drama academy.
Selected compositions
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano (1932)
Sarabanda and Minuetto for piano Op. l (1934)
Sonata in e Minor for Violin and Piano
'L'arrivo' (1935) for voice and piano to a text by Amadeo Pinelli
'Castello in aria' (1936) for voice and piano to a text by Sergio Corazzini
'Piangete occhi' (1935) for voice and piano to a text by Angelo Poliziano
Books
Campogalliani, Ettore, Dal libro di ieri: Storie di voci sacre e pensieri profani, Bongiovanni, 1982
Cadonici, Paola and Campogalliani, Ettore, Il linguaggio della voce: Voce, parola, musica, CRO, 1987
Sources
^ abComuzio, Ermanno (2004). "Campogalliani, Ettore". Musicisti per lo schermo: dizionario ragionato dei compositori cinematografici. Vol. 1. Ente dello spettacolo. p. 139. ISBN8885095232.