Ottorino Respighi
Born
July 9, 1879
Died
April 18, 1936 (56 years old)
Known For
Sound
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.