Aniello Califano (19 January 1870 in

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– 20 February 1919 in

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) was an Italian

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and writer. He was the author of numerous

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s, the music to which was composed by various Neapolitan composers. A number of his songs, especially "

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", remain popular today. Califano was born in Sorrento, the son of Alfonso Califano, an important landowner from

; his mother, Rosa Ruspoli, was a member of the local nobility. He was an only child. He attended San Lorenzo until the age of 18, returning in September 1916. He died in 1919.

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used some of his work in the 1970 film '' Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa''.

Songs

*"Ammore bbello" - Music by Francesco Paolo Frontini (1898) *"

" - Music by Enrico Cannio (1915) *" Tiempe belle" - Music by Vincenzo Valente (1926) *"A Psiche"

References

1870 births 1919 deaths Italian poets Italian male poets People from Sorrento {{Italy-poet-stub