Eldo Di Lazzaro
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| Born | 21 February 1902 Trapani,Italy |
| Died | 29 November 1968(aged 66) Genoa,Italy |
Eldo Di Lazzaro(21 February 1902 - 29 November 1968) was an Italian composer, mainly successful during the 1930s.
Life and career
[edit]Born inTrapani,Di Lazzaro grew up inTrivento,in theMoliseregion.[1][2]After having learned to play the piano from his father,[1]he started his career as a pianist in ballrooms.[3]
Di Lazzaro started composing songs andincidental musicin the early 1920s, and had his breakout in 1932 thanks to the song "Campane".[1]His style was known as "canzone alla Di Lazzaro" ('Di Lazzaro's style song'), and mixed the classical Italian style with folk influences.[2]His best-known composition was "Regginella campagnola", whichGlenn Millersuccessfully covered in English as "The Woodpecker Song"and later became a widely spreadfootball chant.[4]Other hits include "Chitarra romana","La piccinina "(covered in French as" Toi que mon coeur appelle "and in English as" Ferryboat Serenade ")," Rosabella del Molise "and" Il passerotto ", which was finalist at thethird editionof theSanremo Music Festival.[1][3][4]A heart patient, he died on 29 November 1968, at the age of 66.[2]
References
[edit]- ^abcdCampi, Paola (1991). "Di Lazzaro, Eldo".Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani,Volume 40.Treccani.
- ^abc"Morto Di Lazzaro, l'autore di «Reginella campagnola»".La Stampa.No. 276. 1 December 1968. p. 9.
- ^abGiannelli, Enzo (1990). "Di Lazzaro, Eldo". Gino Castaldo (edited by).Dizionario della canzone italiana.Curcio Editore. p. 560.
- ^abAnselmi, Eddy (2009). "Eldo Di Lazzaro".Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana.Panini Comics. p. 684.ISBN978-8863462296.
External links
[edit]- Eldo Di Lazzarodiscography atDiscogs
- Eldo Di LazzaroatIMDb
