Nino Rota

Summary

Nino Rota is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Milan^[2]. He was born on December 4, 1911^[3]. He died in Rome^[4]. He died on April 10, 1979^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], conductor^[7], teacher^[8], pianist^[9], and actor^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,809 views/month, #6,899 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Nino Rota was born in Milan^[2].
• Nino Rota died in Rome^[4].
• Nino Rota was born on December 4, 1911^[3].
• Nino Rota was born on December 3, 1911^[12].
• Nino Rota died on April 10, 1979^[5].
• Nino Rota is buried at Campo Verano^[13].
• Nino Rota held citizenship in Kingdom of Italy^[14].
• Nino Rota held citizenship in Italy^[15].
• Nino Rota's professions included composer^[6].
• Nino Rota worked as a conductor^[7].
• Nino Rota's professions included teacher^[8].
• Nino Rota's professions included pianist^[9].
• Nino Rota's professions included actor^[10].
• Nino Rota's professions included screenwriter^[16].
• Nino Rota's field of work was performing arts^[17].
• Nino Rota's field of work was film score^[18].
• Nino Rota's education included a stint at Curtis Institute of Music^[19].
• Nino Rota's education included a stint at IES Manuel Murguía^[20].
• Nino Rota's education included a stint at Milan Conservatory^[21].
• Nino Rota's education included a stint at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia^[22].
• Nino Rota received the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score^[23].
• Nino Rota received the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media^[24].
• Nino Rota received the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score^[25].
• Nino Rota received the BAFTA Award for Best Original Music^[26].
• Nino Rota received the Nastro d'Argento for Best Score^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IT^[29]

• Began / founded: 1911-12-03^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1979-04-10^[31]

• Genre(s): classical, modern classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer, easy listening soundtracks and musicals, film composer, film score, film soundtrack, italian, italian composer, modern classical, soundtrack, soundtracks^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: d52ac009-4ed5-4d01-97d5-8280bb7dd460^[34]

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Origins and Family

Nino Rota's place of birth was Milan^[2]. Recorded date of birth include December 4, 1911^[3] and December 3, 1911^[12].

Education

Educated at Curtis Institute of Music^[19], a conservatory^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1924^[37]; IES Manuel Murguía^[20], an IES^[38], in Spain^[39]; Milan Conservatory^[21], a conservatory^[40], in Italy^[41], founded in 1807^[42]; and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia^[22], an academic institution^[43], in Italy^[44], founded in 1585^[45]. Studied under Ildebrando Pizzetti^[46], a composer^[47], 1880–1968^[48], of Kingdom of Italy^[49], awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic^[50]; Fritz Reiner^[51], a conductor^[52], 1888–1963^[53], of Hungary^[54]; Rosario Scalero^[55], a composer^[56], 1870–1954^[57], of Italy^[58]; Alfredo Casella^[59], a composer^[60], 1883–1947^[61], of Italy^[62], awarded the Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music^[63]; and Giacomo Orefice^[64], a composer^[65], 1865–1922^[66], of Kingdom of Italy^[67].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], conductor^[7], teacher^[8], pianist^[9], actor^[10], and screenwriter^[16]. Fields of work include performing arts^[17], a type of arts^[68] and film score^[18], a music genre^[69].

Recognition

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score^[23], an award for best original music^[70]; Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media^[24], an award^[71], in United States^[72], founded in 1959^[73]; Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score^[25], a class of award^[74], in United States^[75]; BAFTA Award for Best Original Music^[26], a class of award^[76], in United Kingdom^[77]; Nastro d'Argento for Best Score^[27], a class of award^[78], in Italy^[79], founded in 1946^[80]; and David di Donatello for Best Score^[81], a class of award^[82], in Italy^[83], founded in 1975^[84].

Death and Burial

Nino Rota died on April 10, 1979^[5]. He passed away in Rome^[4]. The cause of death was coronary thrombosis^[85]. He is buried at Campo Verano^[13].

Why It Matters

Nino Rota ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,809 views/month, #6,899 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[86] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[87]

He has been cited as an influence by Randy Newman^[88], a singer-songwriter^[89], b. 1943^[90], of United States^[91], awarded the Annie Award^[92], specialised in film score^[93]; Mark Mancina^[94], a composer^[95], b. 1957^[96], of United States^[97], specialised in film score^[98]; Bruce Broughton^[99], a composer^[100], b. 1945^[101], of United States^[102], specialised in film score^[103]; Christopher Lennertz^[104], a composer^[105], b. 1972^[106], of United States^[107], awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics^[108]; Buddy Baker^[109], a composer^[110], 1918–2002^[111], of United States^[112], awarded the Disney Legends^[113], specialised in film score^[114]; and Andrea Morricone^[115], a composer^[116], b. 1964^[117], of Italy^[118].

FAQs

Where was Nino Rota born?

Nino Rota was born in Milan^[2].

Where did Nino Rota die?

Nino Rota passed away in Rome^[4].

What did Nino Rota do for work?

Nino Rota worked as composer^[6], conductor^[7], teacher^[8], pianist^[9], and actor^[10].

Where did Nino Rota go to school?

Nino Rota was educated at Curtis Institute of Music^[19], IES Manuel Murguía^[20], Milan Conservatory^[21], and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia^[22].

What awards did Nino Rota receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score^[23], Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media^[24], Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score^[25], and BAFTA Award for Best Original Music^[26].

Who did Nino Rota influence?

Nino Rota has been cited as an influence by Randy Newman^[88], Mark Mancina^[94], Bruce Broughton^[99], and Christopher Lennertz^[104].