Farewell to the maestro Armando Trovajoli,
He was the music and soul of Rome
Composer Armando Trovajoli died in Rome at the end of
February. He was 95 years old. He was the author many of Italy's famous songs and
soundtracks of over 300 films
His death occurred a few days ago, but his wife, Maria
Paola broke the news only today. "I respected until the last the will of a
reserved man, who did not like being celebrated or receiving applause. He will be
cremated. "
Trovajoli was born in Rome on September 2, 1917. "He
worked until the last day - said his widow - his latest comedy, the
transposition for the theater of Tosca by Gigi Magni, is still on his
piano." Throughout his long career he played with the most qualified in
the world of jazz (Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Chet Baker,
Stephan Grappelli, Django Reinhardt and others). Next to jazz, he was dedicated
to cinema (by composing, among others, the scores for “Bitter Rice”, “Un giorno
in pretura”, “La ciociara”, “C'eravamo tanto amati”, “Profumo di donna”, “Una
giornata particolare” and his only Euro-western: “The Long Days of Revenge”. He also composed scores for several
comedy films thanks to his long association with Garinei and Giovannini.
Among his most famous songs was “Aggiungi un posto a tavola”.
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