Italian composer. He studied composition with Dobici and Mulé, took a diploma at the Rome Conservatory in 1932, and then attended a course under Respighi. After teaching at the conservatories of Rome and Naples, he was appointed director of the Cagliari Conservatory in 1956. The character of his music is Respighian: there is an indulgent use of illustrative color and a nationalistic rhetoric. A supporter of Salós Facist republic, he wrote for it the "Inno dei legionari" performed in Venice in 1945.

Source: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1980, Volume 15

(contributed by David Ferrante <ferrantedavid@archimedia.it>)

He was conductor and composer. His master was Respighi. His first compositions were the Ouverture "Tartarin de TarascoN" and the symphonic poem "Sardegna"; in all compositions wen can see the presence of the hand of his master Respighi. After this first experience he defined his style: a mix between the Gregorian Chant and the Popular Sardinian Chant. Among his compositions we can recall "Gli Orazi" (1941), "L’Organo di Bambu’" (translated: the bamboo organ) (1955), "I Sharadana" (1959), the primitive sardinian dances for orchestra "Nuraghi" (1952), "La Sonata Drammatica" (translated: the drammatic sonata) (1947) for piano and orchestra and the oratorio "Il Processo di Cristo" (1949).