Giulio Viozzi (born
Trieste
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, 5 July 1912 – died
Verona
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, 29 November 1984) was an Italian composer, conductor, pianist, and music critic. He was a pupil of , and took his diploma in piano playing in 1931. Among his compositions are numerous
opera
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s,
ballet
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s, and symphonic works, as well as some
chamber music
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and songs.
References
Brief biographyat trieste.com (in Italian)
1912 births
1984 deaths
Italian classical composers
Italian male classical composers
Italian classical pianists
Male classical pianists
Italian male pianists
Italian male conductors (music)
Italian music critics
Italian male non-fiction writers
Italian opera composers
Male opera composers
Musicians from Trieste
20th-century Italian conductors (music)
20th-century classical composers
20th-century classical pianists
20th-century Italian composers
20th-century Italian male musicians
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