Teodoro Cottrau
Italian composer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Italian composer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Teodoro Cottrau (7 December 1827 – 30 March 1879) was an Italian composer, lyricist, publisher, journalist and politician.[1] He specialised in "folksy" Neapolitan songs.[2]
Teodoro Cottrau | |
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Born | 7 December 1827 Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
Died | March 30, 1879 51) Naples, Kingdom of Italy | (aged
Father | Guillaume Louis Cottrau |
His arrangement of "Santa Lucia" was published in 1850 and recorded among others by Enrico Caruso and Elvis Presley.[3]
Cottrau was the son of French composer and musicologist Guillaume Louis Cottrau.
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