He relinquished his position of director at Santa Cecilia in 1925, preferring to concentrate on composing rather than teaching.
He relinquished his position of director at Santa Cecilia in 1925, preferring to concentrate on composing rather than teaching. A master of descriptive music, he invokes images of doves, hens, nightingales, and cuckoos in his work The Birds. His operas include Belfagor and Lucrezia, completed by his wife. However, his most famous works paint images of various fountains at different times of the day, trees in different locations, and several holidays, all occurring within Rome. FTP, identify this composer of The Fountains of Rome, The Pines of Rome, and Roman Festivals.
He relinquished his position of director at Santa Cecilia in 1925, preferring to concentrate on composing rather than teaching.
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