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Giovanni Rota Rinaldi (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni ˈrɔːta riˈnaldi]; 3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979), [1] better known as Nino Rota (IPA:), 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.
Nino Rota (born December 3, 1911, Milan, Italy—died April 10, 1979, Rome) was an Italian composer of film scores. Rota had composed an oratorio and an opera by age 13. After studies at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute he began writing film scores.
Composer Nino Rota (1911 – 1979) was born into a family of musicians in Milan. He was initially a student of Giacomo Orefice and Ildebrando Pizzetti until he moved to Rome while still a child and completed his studies under Alfredo Casella at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in 1929.
Rota composed music for more than 170 films, including The Godfather Parts I and II and Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet.
May 12, 2016 · The 10 Best Film Scores of Nino Rota. The score to any film is just as important as the story itself. Without music, the film has no life. Throughout Nino Rota’s career, he has brought a unique approach to each of his films through the clever use of instruments and the music he’s created around the characters.
Nino Rota. Composer: The Godfather. Born in Milan in 1911 into a family of musicians, Nino Rota was first a student of Orefice and Pizzetti. Then, still a child, he moved to Rome where he completed his studies at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in 1929 with Alfredo Casella.
Nino Rota. Nino Rota, all'anagrafe Giovanni Rota Rinaldi (Milano, 3 dicembre 1911 – Roma, 10 aprile 1979), è stato un compositore italiano, tra i più influenti e prolifici della storia del cinema. Nel corso della sua lunga carriera collaborò con numerosi registi di fama internazionale come Luchino Visconti, King Vidor, Eduardo De Filippo ...
May 23, 2018 · Italian composer Nino Rota, best known for his prolific composition of film scores, was also an esteemed music teacher and classical composer who worked on operas, ballets, masses, and orchestral and chamber pieces.
Nino Rota. Italian composer best known for his heart-rending score for 1972's The Godfather and the Academy Award-winning music for its 1974 sequel.
The Italian composer’s bitter-sweet style graces many classic films; perhaps the time is ripe to discover his concert music, says Mervyn Cooke
