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Ottorino Respighi: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born July 9, 1879 • Bologna • Italy
Died April 18, 1936 (aged 56) • Rome • Italy
Notable Works “La fiamma” • “The Pines of Rome”

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Ottorino Respighi, 1935.
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