Vito Carnevali (4 July 1888, in Rome – c. 1960, in Rome) was a

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of classical music. Carnevali studied at the Accademía di Santa Cecilia (possibly between 1913 and 1918) under Giovanni Sgambatti ( piano) and, with

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and Fernando Germani, under

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(composition). Carnevali worked for a time in the United States, in Chicago (conservatory or music college), New York City (Harvard-piano), and at St Patrick's Cathedral in New York City (where he probably succeeded Pietro Yon as organist). He spent some time in

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before returning to Rome. Some of his compositions include the four-part Mass settings Missa "Rosa Mystica", Missa "Stella Matutina", Missa "Ave Verum", Missa "Auxilium Christianorum", Missa "Jesu Salvator Mundi", and Missa "Mater Amabilis".

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1888 births 1960 deaths Year of birth uncertain Musicians from Rome Italian composers Italian male composers Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia alumni 20th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub