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| Ottorino Respighi
(1879 - 1936)
| Timeline |
| 1879 |
Born in Bologna, Italy, 9 July; the son of a teacher at the local Liceo Musicale |
| 1891 |
Enters his father's Liceo, studying the violin and composition |
| 1900 |
Visits Russia, plays in the St. Petersburg Opera orchestra, and is taught orchestration by Rimsky-Korsakov |
| 1908 |
Studies under composer Max Bruch, in Berlin |
| 1913 |
Appointed professor of composition at the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome |
| 1917 |
His symphonic poem The Fountains of Rome is admired by Toscanini and makes him famous |
| 1919 |
Marries a pupil, the singer Elsa Oliveri-Sangiacomo |
| 1925 |
Embarks on the first of several successful concert tours of the U.S. |
| 1932 |
Nominated to the Italian Royal Academy |
| 1936 |
Dies in Rome 18 April |
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