Alfredo Casella

Italian composer, pianist and conductor (1883-1947)

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Alfredo Casella was a composer, conductor, pianist and musicologist, born on 25 July 1883 in Turin. He held citizenship of Italy and the Kingdom of Italy, and was educated at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied under Gabriel Fauré and Louis Diémer. He played piano and worked in the genres of opera and symphony, and was employed by the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and the Conservatoire de Paris. Casella was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and his own students included Irma Kolassi and Nino Rota. He spoke Italian and French, and was related to Daria Nicolodi. He died on 5 March 1947 in Rome and was buried at Campo Verano.

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Italy
Active from: 1883
Active to: 1947

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Born: ( 1883-07-25 ) 25 July 1883, Turin , Kingdom of Italy
Died: 5 March 1947 (1947-03-05) (aged 63), Rome, Italy
Occupations: Composer Classical pianist Conductor

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Instance of: human
Given name: Alfredo
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth: Turin
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: musicologist
Educated at: Conservatoire de Paris
Employer: Conservatoire de Paris
Languages spoken: French
Student of: Gabriel Fauré
Genre: symphony
Instrument: piano
Image: Photo Portrait of the musician Alfredo Casella 1955 - Touring Club Italiano 11 5238.jpg
Work location: Rome

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date of birth: 1883-07-25
date of death: 1947-03-05
member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Commons category: Alfredo Casella
place of burial: Campo Verano
student: Nino Rota
writing language: Italian
name in native language: Alfredo Casella
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Commons Creator page: Alfredo Casella

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19 objects attributed to Alfredo Casella, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Orange; Long/Box, accordion; Falcone, banjo; Santonocito, guitar

Passeggiando per villa Bellini ; Mattino di sole / Casella, Falcone, Santocino ... [et al.] ; Complesso caratteristico siciliano

Saltellando ; Tarantella per fischietto / Casella, Falcone, Santonocito ; Complesso caratteristico Siciliano ; [1. brano eseguito anche da] Di Giovanni