Ottorino Respighi
Known For: Sound
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 9, 1879
Day of Death: April 18, 1936 (57 years old)
Place of Birth: Bologna, Italy
Ottorino Respighi was an Italian violinist, composer and musicologist, best known for his trilogy of orchestral tone poems: Fountains of Rome (1916), Pines of Rome (1924), and Roman Festivals (1928). His musicological interest in 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century music led him to compose pieces based on the music of these periods. He also wrote several operas, the most famous being La fiamma.
