Carlo Innocenzi

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Carlo Innocenzi
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Born(1899-04-29)29 April 1899
Monteleone di Spoleto, Perugia
Died24 March 1962(1962-03-24) (aged 62)
Rome

Carlo Innocenzi (29 April 1899 – 24 March 1962) was an Italian composer.

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Life and career

Born in Monteleone di Spoleto, Innocenzi is best known as a composer of musical scores for films; he composed over 150 film scores since 1933. [1] From 1958 until his death, he focused on peplum film scores. [2]

Innocenzi also composed several pop songs, and some of them were not only commercial hits but also became instant classics, notably "Mille lire al mese" and "Valeria ragazza poco seria". [1] [2] He was married to Sonia Pearlwing, who, under the name of Marcella Rivi, was the author of the lyrics for several songs composed by him. [2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Boco Fedora. Gli Umbri: 99 biografie di donne e uomini illustri dalla Latinità al Novecento. Perugia, 1999. ISBN   88-87364-21-4.
  2. 1 2 3 Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN   978-8863462296.
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