Mantovani, 1905-1980

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Name (Latin)
Mantovani, 1905-1980
Other forms of name
Mantovani, A. (Annunzio), 1905-1980
Mantovani, Annunzio Paolo, 1905-1980
Date of birth
1905-11-15
Date of death
1980-03-29
Associated country
Great Britain
Occupation
Arrangers (Musicians)
Composers
Conductors (Music)
Violinists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 194819
Wikidata: Q505683
Library of congress: no 90008911
TAU10: 000572603
Sources of Information
  • French without tears [MP] 1940:credits (Mantovani)
  • LC in OCLC, 5-1-90(hdg.: Mantovani, 1905-1980)
  • Perf. arts biog. master index, c1981(Mantovani; Mantovani, A.; Mantovani, Annunzio Paolo; b. 1905 d. 1980)
  • Hallowquest.com WWW site, Sept. 27, 2010:Mantovani compositions (His most frequently used pen names were Pedro Manilla, Tulio Trapani, Paul Remy and Paul Lambrecht)
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Wikipedia description:

Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (Italian: [anˈnuntsjo ˈpaːolo mantoˈvaːni]; 15 November 1905 – 30 March 1980) was an Italian British conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature. The book British Hit Singles & Albums stated that he was "Britain's most successful album act before the Beatles ... the first act to sell over one million stereo albums and [have] six albums simultaneously in the US Top 30 in 1959".

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