Giovanni Rota Rinaldi (3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979), better known as Ni… Read Full Bio ↴Giovanni Rota Rinaldi (3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979), better known as Nino Rota, was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. He also composed the music for two of Franco Zeffirelli's Shakespeare films, and for the first two films of Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy, receiving the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Godfather Part II (1974).
During his long career, Rota was an extraordinarily prolific composer, especially of music for the cinema. He wrote more than 150 scores for Italian and international productions from the 1930s until his death in 1979—an average of three scores each year over a 46-year period, and in his most productive period from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s he wrote as many as ten scores every year, and sometimes more, with a remarkable thirteen film scores to his credit in 1954. Alongside this great body of film work, he composed ten operas, five ballets and dozens of other orchestral, choral and chamber works, the best known being his string concerto. He also composed the music for many theatre productions by Visconti, Zeffirelli and Eduardo De Filippo as well as maintaining a long teaching career at the Liceo Musicale in Bari, Italy, where he was the director for almost 30 years.
Rota was born Giovanni Rota Rinaldi on 3 December 1911, into a musical family in Milan. Rota was a renowned child prodigy—his first oratorio, L'infanzia di San Giovanni Battista, was written at age 11 and performed in Milan and Paris as early as 1923; his three-act lyrical comedy after Hans Christian Andersen, Il Principe Porcaro, was composed when he was just 13 and published in 1926. He studied at the Milan conservatory there under Giacomo Orefice and then undertook serious study of composition under Ildebrando Pizzetti and Alfredo Casella at the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome, graduating in 1930.
Encouraged by Arturo Toscanini, Rota moved to the United States where he lived from 1930 to 1932. He won a scholarship to the Curtis Institute of Philadelphia, where he was taught conducting by Fritz Reiner and had Rosario Scalero as an instructor in composition. Returning to Milan, he wrote a thesis on the Renaissance composer Gioseffo Zarlino. Rota earned a degree in literature from the University of Milan, graduating in 1937, and began a teaching career that led to the directorship of the Liceo Musicale in Bari, a title he held from 1950 until 1978.
Rota had one daughter, Nina Rota, from a relationship with pianist Magda Longari. He died, age 67, from a coronary thrombosis in Rome.
During his long career, Rota was an extraordinarily prolific composer, especially of music for the cinema. He wrote more than 150 scores for Italian and international productions from the 1930s until his death in 1979—an average of three scores each year over a 46-year period, and in his most productive period from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s he wrote as many as ten scores every year, and sometimes more, with a remarkable thirteen film scores to his credit in 1954. Alongside this great body of film work, he composed ten operas, five ballets and dozens of other orchestral, choral and chamber works, the best known being his string concerto. He also composed the music for many theatre productions by Visconti, Zeffirelli and Eduardo De Filippo as well as maintaining a long teaching career at the Liceo Musicale in Bari, Italy, where he was the director for almost 30 years.
Rota was born Giovanni Rota Rinaldi on 3 December 1911, into a musical family in Milan. Rota was a renowned child prodigy—his first oratorio, L'infanzia di San Giovanni Battista, was written at age 11 and performed in Milan and Paris as early as 1923; his three-act lyrical comedy after Hans Christian Andersen, Il Principe Porcaro, was composed when he was just 13 and published in 1926. He studied at the Milan conservatory there under Giacomo Orefice and then undertook serious study of composition under Ildebrando Pizzetti and Alfredo Casella at the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome, graduating in 1930.
Encouraged by Arturo Toscanini, Rota moved to the United States where he lived from 1930 to 1932. He won a scholarship to the Curtis Institute of Philadelphia, where he was taught conducting by Fritz Reiner and had Rosario Scalero as an instructor in composition. Returning to Milan, he wrote a thesis on the Renaissance composer Gioseffo Zarlino. Rota earned a degree in literature from the University of Milan, graduating in 1937, and began a teaching career that led to the directorship of the Liceo Musicale in Bari, a title he held from 1950 until 1978.
Rota had one daughter, Nina Rota, from a relationship with pianist Magda Longari. He died, age 67, from a coronary thrombosis in Rome.
Amarcord: Suite
Nino Rota Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Nino Rota:
A Time For Us A time for us, some day there'll be When chains are…
Amarcord Ferrer Nino Miscellaneous Le Sud Paroles et musique: Nino Fe…
Apollonia Brucia la Luna n´cielu e ju Bruciu D´amuri. Focu ca si consu…
Canzone Appassionata N′albero piccerillo aggio piantato, Criscènnolo cu pena e cu…
Godfather Parla più piano e nessuno sentirà Il nostro amore lo viviamo…
I Have But One Heart I have but one heart, this heart I bring you, I…
L'ultimo bidone Talvez si yo no tenga nada pa ' ofrecerte!! y venga…
Love Theme Parla più piano e nessuno sentirà Il nostro amore lo viviamo…
Parla piú piano Parla più piano e nessuno sentirà, Il nostro amore lo viviam…The Godfather I: I have but one heart I have but one heart, this heart I bring you, I…
The Godfather I: Love Theme From "The Godfather" Parla più piano e nessuno sentirà Il nostro amore lo viviamo…
The Godfather Pt. I: I Have but One Heart I have but one heart, this heart I bring you, I…
The Godfather Theme Parla più piano e nessuno sentirà Il nostro amore lo viviamo…
The Godfather: Speak Softly Love Speak softly, love and hold me warm against your heart I…
The Godfather: The Godfather Waltz Parla più piano e nessuno sentirà Il nostro amore lo viviamo…
What Is A Youth What is a youth? Impetuous fire. What is a maid? Ice and …
The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
@123four...
@@TaichiStraightlife Hey, I know this is a bit late, but don't get too down! There are still some phenomenal movies coming out today.
"Banshees of Inisherin" is one of my favorite modern movies, and it's really excellent. It's a rather simple premise, but they go really really far with it.
"Aftersun" is a heartbreaking debut by Charlotte wells, and despite it being her first feature movie it's really phenomenal.
"Drive my car" is an amazing movie as well. To be honest, so is pretty much anything from Ryusuke Hamaguchi. If you like Japanese cinema, then you have to check him out.
If you want modern Italian movies, "Happy as Lazzaro" is a great movie, in a similar vein to some Fellini movies. And "Gomorrah", while much heavier, is great as well.
There's a bunch of other movies, but these were some that I enjoyed.
@venetianlion
Nino Rota = what a genius composer!!!
@carkingspot
The film and the music gives me a very nostalgic feeling. This is probably my favorite film. I was able to see it at the Chicago’s 45th? International Film Festival. Wonderful experience.
@michaelgraham891
I remember going to see Amarcord in Dublin in the 70's.amazing film
@cherylgraham5033
I came across this music after buying an electric Fiat 500. Love the full version 😍
@delleschampion1091
I have seen all Fellini films.
The soundtracks, especially for AMACORD..... could listen for hours.
Thankyou Ruby
@Zweihander21
I just listened to this like 25 times in a row, while sipping on brandy and reflecting on the past... really something, very nostalgic, conjures up the early 20th century, times gone by. Even though I have never seen the film, I loved this. Thanks so much for posting!!
@vickthorodin6987
Absolutely awesome
@MissMalaiika
You MUST see the film!
@jimthompson7402
The word "Amarord" is Italian for I Remember
@manubisht97194
@@MissMalaiika one of my all time favourite...i so much wanted to visit Rimini after watching this mesmerizing classic