Fermo Dante Marchetti (born Dante Pilade Marchetti, 28 August 1876 – 11 June 1940) was an Italian composer and songwriter, best known for the music for the song "
Fascination
Fascination may refer to:
Music
*"Fascination", a stride piano composition by James P. Johnson recorded in 1917 (as a piano roll) and 1939 (acoustic)
*''Fascination!'', a 1983 album by The Human League
**"(Keep Feeling) Fascination", a 1983 song ...
". He was born in
Massa Carrara
The province of Massa-Carrara ( it, provincia di Massa-Carrara) is a province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. It is named after the provincial capital Massa, and Carrara, the other main town in the province.
History
The province of "M ...
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Tuscany
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Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
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Italy
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, and died in
Paris
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France
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1876 births
1940 deaths
19th-century Italian composers
19th-century Italian male musicians
20th-century Italian composers
20th-century Italian male musicians
Italian songwriters
Italian male composers
Male songwriters
Musicians from Tuscany
People from the Province of Massa-Carrara
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