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• What are the dates for Respighi?
• What was Respighi’s main instrument?
• Why was Respighi’s time in Russia (between 1900-02) so important?
• Where did Respighi study in 1908-09, and why is this important?
• Which composers had the greatest influence on the early music of Respighi?
• WWhat musical genre did Respighi turn to late in life?
• Why are the terms Neo-Romanticism and Neo-Baroque often used in conjunction with Respighi?
• What was the nature of Respighi’s relationship with the fascist government of Benito Mussolini?
• What world-famous composer was partly responsible for the early success of Respighi?
• Who are some other famous 20th century Italian composers?
• What are the names of the three works that comprise Respighi’s “Roman Trilogy”? 
• Which work of Respighi did the composer consider to be the culmination of his large-scale orchestral compositions?
• What part of Italy was Respighi from?
• Who was Respighi’s wife, and why was she so important in terms of his music?

Ottorino Respighi

1879-1936

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