Part Ii Quoniam Non In Finem Oblivio - Music

Part Ii Quoniam Non In Finem Oblivio by Goffredo Petrassi

Goffredo Petrassi

Artist Biography For Goffredo Petrassi

Goffredo Petrassi July 16 1904 – March 3 2003 Was A Leading Italian Member Of The Second Generation Of Modernists. In The English-Speaking World His Contemporary Luigi Dallapiccola Has Been Better Known. However In His Own Country Petrassi Who Took Robustly Stravinskian And Hindemithian Neo-Classicism As The Starting Point For A Long Varied Creative Journey That Continued Into The Early 1980s Was Just As Highly Regarded. After Dallapiccola's Death He Became The Grand Old Man Of Italian Music. He 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 Taught Composition At The Santa Cecilia Conservatory And At The Salzburg Mozarteum. Petrassi Had Many Famous Students Including Franco Donatoni Aldo Clementi Ennio Morricone Karl Korte And Richard Teitelbaum. Petrassi Died In Rome At The Age Of 98.