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# Nino Rota

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Giovanni "Nino" Rota Rinaldi was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. He also composed the music for two of Franco Zeffirelli's Shakespeare screen adaptations, and for the first two

##  Quotes by Nino Rota

> [When I’m creating at the piano, I tend to feel happy; but - the eternal dilemma - how can we be happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nino-rota/when-i-m-creating-at-the-piano-i-tend-to-feel-happy-but-the-eternal/)

[Nino Rota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nino-rota/)

[Being happy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-happy/)

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