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Vittorio Rieti (January 28, 1898 – February 19, 1994) was a Jewish-Italian composer. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Rieti moved to Milan to study economics. He subsequently studied in Rome under Respighi and Casella, and lived there until 1940.〔“Rieti, Vittorio” in ''Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Classical Musicians'', ed. Laura Kuhn. Schirmer Books, 1997.〕 In 1925, he temporarily moved to Paris and composed music for George Balanchine's ballet for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, ''Barabau''.〔Samuel Rechtoris (1991) - booklet note published in "Vittorio Rieti" CD, New World NWCR 601〕 He met his wife in Alexandria, Egypt. He was a cousin of actor Vittorio Rietti. He emigrated to the United States in 1940, becoming a naturalized American citizen on the 1st of June 1944. He taught at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore (1948–49), Chicago Musical College (1950–54), Queens College, New York (1958–60), and New York College of Music (1960–64). He died in New York on 19 February 1994.〔 His music is tonal and neo-classical with a melodic and elegant style. ==Selected works== ;Ballet * ''Barabau'' (1925) * ''Le bal'' (1929) * ''La Sonnambula'' (1946) ;Orchestral * Symphony No. 3 (1932) * Symphony No. 4 (1942) * ''Suite "La Fontaine"'' (1968) ;Concertante * Piano Concerto No. 3 (1955) * Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra (1952–1955, 1972) * Cello Concerto No. 2 (1953) * ''Triple Concerto'' for violin, viola, piano and orchestra (1971) ;Chamber music * ''Capriccio'' for violin and piano (1941) * ''Partita'' for harpsichord, flute, oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello (1945) * String Quartet No. 3 (1951) * Woodwind Quintet (1957) * String Quartet No. 4 (1960) * ''Concertino for 5 Instruments'' for flute, viola, cello, harp and harpsichord (1963) * ''Pastorale e fughetta'' for flute, viola and piano (or harpsichord) (1966) * ''Sonata à 5'' for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano (1966) * ''Incisioni'' for brass quintet (1967) * ''Silografie'' for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and basson (1967) * ''Sestetto pro Gemini'' for flute, oboe, piano, violin, viola and cello (1975) ;Piano * ''Second Avenue Waltzes'' for 2 pianos (1942) * ''Suite champêtre'' for 2 pianos (1948) * ''Medieval Variations'' (1962) * ''Chorale, variazioni e finale'' for 2 pianos (1969) ;Film music〔(Internet Movie Database )〕 * ''Your Money or Your Life'', directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (1933) * ''Ritorno alla terra'', directed by Mario Franchini (1934) * ''Amore'', directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (1935) * ''The Happy Road'' (''La route heureuse''), directed by Georges Lacombe (1936) * ''L'orologio a cucù'', directed by Camillo Mastrocinque (1938) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vittorio Rieti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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