The composer, born in Parma in 1880 and passed away in Rome in 1968, was a student of G. Tebaldini at the Parma conservatory. He gained recognition for his stage music for 'La Nave' by D'Annunzio, which was performed in Rome in 1908. He later became the director of the Milan conservatory in 1924, leaving in 1936 to perfect his compositions at the Accademy of Saint Cecilia in Rome. He also worked as a music critic and historian, directed his own theatrical and symphonic tours, and was given the title of 'Italian Academic' in 1939 and became the president of the National Academy of Saint Cecilia in 1949. The composer's dramatic nature is evident in his work, and he aimed to renew melodrama by focusing on the balance between words and music, drawing on traditional Italian music and breaking from the forms of the late romantic and veristic theatre. Some of his notable works include 'Assassinio nella cattedrale' (1958), based on Eliot's tragedy, 'Fedra' (1915), based on D'Annunzio's text, and 'Debora e Jaele' (1922), which featured his own text. He also composed symphonic works such as 'Concerto dell'estate' (1928) and 'I canti della stagione alta' (1930) among others.
