Goffredo Petrassi
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Goffredo Petrassi
Goffredo PetrassiPetrassi was born at Zagarolo, Italy. At the age of 15 he began to work at a music shop to supply his family's financial needs, and became fascinated by music. In 1928, he entered the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome to study organ and composition. In 1934, composer Alfredo Casella conducted Petrassi's Partita for orchestra at the ISCM festival in Amsterdam.Later, Petrassi became musical director of the opera house La Fenice, and from 1959 ... Read More