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May 1, 2024 · 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. From 1950 to 1978 he served as director of the Liceo Musicale, a conservatory in Bari.
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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, 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 .
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 ...
