Nino Rota
Like many fine concert music composers, such as Serge Prokofiev, Toru Takemitsu, and Bernard Herrmann, Rota created a unique film soundtrack style for which he became known worldwide.
Rota was born into a musical family: one of his grandfathers was the pianist-composer Giovanni Rinaldi (1840-1895), and he studied the piano, on which he was to become known as a gifted improviser, with his mother. He also studied solfège and began to compose at the early age of eight. His oratorio L'infanzia di S. Giovanni Battista (The Infancy of Saint John the Baptist) for soloists, chorus, and orchestra was performed in Milan and Lille in 1923, when he was only 12.
Rota entered the Milan Conservatory in 1923 and wrote his (unperformed) first opera Il principe porcaro in 1925, basing his original libretto on Hans Christian Andersen's tale. About this time he established a lifelong friendship with Igor Stravinsky. He studied privately with Pizzetti and Casella, and received his diploma at the Accademia di S. Cecilia in Rome in 1930. In the U.S., he studied at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia from 1931-32, and received an arts degree at Milan University (1937). During this time he composed several minor chamber works.
He became a teacher of harmony, solfège, and composition at the Taranto music school (1937-1938) and the Bari Conservatory (1939-1950) where he became director (in 1950).
Rota's first film score was for Renato Castellani's Zazà in 1944. He then went on to create music for many classic films by Luchino Visconti (Rocco and his Brothers), Franco Zeffirelli (The Taming of the Shrew and Romeo and Juliet), Mario Monicelli, H. Cass (The Glass Mountain), Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather, which received an Oscar for best score), King Vidor (War and Peace), René Clément (Plein soleil), Edward Dmytrik, C. Borghesio, M. Soldati (Le miserie del signor Travat), L. Zampa (Anni facili), M. Monicelli (La grande guerra), S.F. Bondarchuk (Waterloo), and Eduardo de Filippo (Napoli milionairia). His 80 scores for Federico Fellini extended from The White Sheik (1952) to The Orchestra Rehearsal (1979). He also composed the music for many theater productions by Visconti, Zeffirelli, and de Filippo. These film scores have a distinctive "Rota" sound made from clear, directly expressive melodies and rhythms, unusual progressions of tonal chords, and often an earthy humor.
Of Rota's 10 operas, the exciting Il capello di paglia di Firenze (1946) and the philosophical allegory La visita meravigliosa (1970, The Marvelous Visitation) were the most successful. Of his five choral works, the Mysterium (1962) and La vita di Maria (1970) are considered especially fine in compositional technique. He also composed five ballets, including Amor di poeta (1978) for Maurice Bejart, many chamber and piano works, several symphonies, and other orchestral works including the brilliant Harp Concerto (1948). In February 1995, the Nino Rota Foundation was established at Fondazione Cini in Venice.
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Music around the World by Nino Rota
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Sunny Side of the Street em 16 de jun. de 2023
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Le notti bianche (From "Le notti bianche" Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por JB Production CH em 10 de fev. de 2015
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Spara forte, più forte non capisco - Raquel
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por EMI General Music srl em 17 de jun. de 2016
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Tre passi nel delirio - Toby Dammit
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por EMI Music Publishing Italia Srl em 19 de jun. de 2016
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Cuban Traditions, Vol. 3
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Mile End em 5 de mai. de 2008
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Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero stamattina alle 10 in via dei fiori nella nota casa di tolleranza... (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtracks - Lançado por Cinevox em 1 de jan. de 1974
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Greatest Movie Hits
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Acqua Panna em 3 de fev. de 2015
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Italian Christmas
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Snowflakes em 2 de dez. de 2014
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Il Brigante (Original Movie Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Disques Cinémusique em 1 de jan. de 2016
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War And Peace (1956 Film Score)
Soundtracks - Lançado por Classic Soundtracks em 25 de jul. de 2012
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Fortunella (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Horus Music Distribution em 25 de jul. de 2014
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Nino Rota, Film Music Vol. 1: La Strada
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Firefly Entertainment em 1 de out. de 2012
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Movie Scores Of Nino Rota, Vol. 3: La Dolce Vita
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Supreme Media em 1 de fev. de 2013
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A Prison Diary - "Can Can Per Un Eroe" - Songs From "Accadde Al Penitenziario"
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Sharp Edge Records em 1 de nov. de 2014
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Fortunella (Original Soundtrack) [1957]
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Classic Soundtrack Collector em 25 de ago. de 2013
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La diga sul pacifico AKA This Angry Age (Original Soundtrack) [1958]
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Classic Soundtrack Collector em 1 de nov. de 2013
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Fortunella (From "Fortunella" Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por JB Production CH em 12 de fev. de 2015
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Rocco e i suoi fratelli: Finale / Nadia (From "Rocco e i suoi fratelli" Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por JB Production CH em 9 de fev. de 2015
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La Grande Guerra (Original Soundtrack) [1959]
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Classic Soundtrack Collector em 25 de ago. de 2013
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Toby Dammit's Thoughts
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por EMI Music Publishing Italia Srl em 18 de jun. de 2016
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Definitive Nina Rota, Vol. 1
Film Soundtracks - Lançado por Diamond Days em 24 de set. de 2013
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