Vito Frazzi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vito Frazzi

Italian musician

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1888

Place of Birth: San Secondo Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 07-Jul-1975

Profession: composer, pianist, music theorist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Vito Frazzi (1 August 1888 – 7 July 1975) was an Italian neo-romantic composer.
He was born in San Secondo Parmense, and studied at the Parma Conservatory, where he learnt composition from Guido Alberto Fano.
From 1912 to 1958 he taught piano, harmony, counterpoint and composition at the Florence Conservatory; there he came into contact with Ildebrando Pizzetti, who was director of the conservatory from 1917 to 1923, and who influenced Frazzi's compositional style.
Frazzi also taught at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana from 1936 to 1963.
His students included Bruno Bartolozzi, Bruno Bettinelli, Valentino Bucchi, Luigi Dallapiccola and Angelo Francesco Lavagnino.He died in Florence on 7 July 1975.