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Ottorino Respighi
(1879–1936)
Composer
Kingdom of Italy
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Ottorino Respighi was a composer from the Kingdom of Italy, best known for Belfagor.
Quick Facts About Ottorino Respighi
- Born
- July 9, 1879
- Died
- April 18, 1936
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Profession
- Composer
- Notable works
- Belfagor
- Known for
- Feste Romane, Fountains of Rome, Marie Victoire, Pines of Rome, La campana sommersa
- Spouse
- Elsa Respighi
About Ottorino Respighi
Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer, violinist, teacher, and musicologist and one of the leading Italian composers of the early 20th century. His compositions range over operas, ballets, orchestral suites, choral songs, chamber music, and transcriptions of Italian compositions of the 16th–18th centuries, but his best known and most performed works are his three orchestral tone poems which brought him international fame: Fountains of Rome (1916), Pines of Rome (1924), and Roman Festivals (1928).
Biography source: Wikipedia
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