Ottorino Respighi
09 Jul, 1879 in Bologna, Italy
Ottorino Respighi was an Italian violinist, composer and musicologist, best known for his trilogy of orchestral tone poems: Fountains of Rome (1916), Pines of Rome (1924), and Roman Festivals (1928). His musicological interest in 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century music led him to compose pieces based on the music of these... periods. He also wrote several operas, the most famous being La fiamma.
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