Domenico Savino (1882 – 1973) was an Italian conductor.

Early life and education

He was born into an artistic family in

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at the end of the 19th century, and migrated to the

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in the early years of the 20th century. Savino's classical education in music was completed at the

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in not only composition and piano, but also in conducting for which he became famous in the United States working ultimately for Pathe Records, Kapp and RCA in these regards.

Career

Early in his career in the United States, Savino brought to the U.S. the famous silent motion picture star,

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. At various times, Savino conducted the CBS Symphony, orchestrated by

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. Savino became one of the "Big Three" partners in the American music publishing firm,

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. Many of Domenico Savino's popular pieces are published under the pseudonym "D. Onivas," which was simply a reversal of his last name. Savino is credited with composing over 2500 published compositions, most of which are classical or semi-classical in nature, and is responsible for adapting "Moonlight Love" from Debussy's '' Clair de Lune''. Domenico arranged for many of the most famous names in the music industry during the 1920s through the 1940s, including

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and

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Later life and death

Savino, in his later years, recorded substantially with the

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for the company Thomas J. Valentino Inc., who operates a music library in New York. Many of Domenico's original compositions are still available online.

References

External links

* Italian male conductors (music) 1882 births 1973 deaths 20th-century Italian conductors (music) 20th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-conductor-stub