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Giovanni Rota Rinaldi (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni ˈrɔːta riˈnaldi]; 3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979), 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) 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. From 1950 to 1978 he served as director of the Liceo Musicale, a conservatory in Bari.
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Nino Rota is best known for his many film scores—in particular for the seminal Fellini films La Strada (1954), La Dolce Vita (1960), 8 1/2 (1963), Juliet of the Spirits (1965), and Amarcord (1974). He also wrote the scores for Franco Zeffirelli 's Romeo and Juliet (1968), Luchino Visconti 's The Leopard , and Francis Ford Coppola 's The ...
Album Title & SelectionsConductor/artist(s)LabelYearThe Ultimate Best of Fellini & Rota Lo ...Original recordings, composed and ...CAMCat No: CAM 5153483 February 2006Silva ...2006Nino Rota: Music for Fellini, Part 1 1952 ...Franco Ferrara (conductor) Fernando ...EL RecordsCat No: 19219 August 20102010Dialogue highlights and the original ...CapitolCatalog No: 29937 October 19681968Nino Rota: Film Music Masterworks The ...SilvaCatalog No: SILCD200723 July 20072007- 13
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Nino Rota (1911-1979) was an Italian composer of opera, ballet, orchestra and film music. He collaborated with many directors, especially Federico Fellini, and won an Oscar for The Godfather Part II.
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Giovanni “Nino” Rota, commonly referred to as Nino Rota, was an Italian composer and pianist, born on 3rd December 1911. In a career that spanned close to 46 years, Rota was known mostly for his tremendous capacity to produce large number of film scores in a relatively short period of time.
Nino Rota was a prolific and acclaimed Italian film composer, best known for his collaborations with Federico Fellini and The Godfather trilogy. Explore his life, works and achievements on AllMusic, the online music database and guide.
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Giovanni Rota Rinaldi ( Italian: [dʒoˈvanni ˈrɔːta riˈnaldi]; 3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979), better known as Nino Rota ( IPA: [ˈniːno] ), 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.