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Marcello Abbado

1926 - 2020

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Marcello Abbado (7 October 1926 – 4 June 2020) was an Italian pianist, composer, conductor and academic teacher. His compositions include several orchestral works, two ballets, numerous pieces for solo piano, and chamber music. As a pianist, he played in major concert halls of the world. He taught composition at several conservatories, ultimately at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Marcello Abbado is the 1,119th most popular composer (down from 1,055th in 2024), the 3,478th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,343rd in 2019) and the 168th most popular Italian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Marcello Abbado ranks 1,119 out of 1,451. Before him are Einar Englund, Jacopo da Bologna, Aulis Sallinen, Yasushi Akutagawa, Harry Partch, and Girolamo Diruta. After him are Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, Ture Rangström, Adolf Bernhard Marx, Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Siegmund von Hausegger, and Rudolf Friml.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Marcello Abbado ranks 319. Before him are Edmund Purdom, Julius Katchen, Abdur Rahman Biswas, Hans Günter Winkler, Fritz Stern, and Ede Király. After him are Pino Dordoni, Franco Faggi, Yevgeny Yevstigneyev, Bob Falkenburg, Hakon Barfod, and Carlos Roberto Reina. Among people deceased in 2020, Marcello Abbado ranks 408. Before him are Arnie Robinson, Jahn Teigen, Peter Takeo Okada, Pim Doesburg, Fernando Atzori, and Vatroslav Mimica. After him are Pamela Tiffin, Valentina Prudskova, Rika Zaraï, Lê Khả Phiêu, Rajendra K. Pachauri, and Mohammad Mirmohammadi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Marcello Abbado ranks 3,479 out of 5,161. Before him are Fernando Atzori (1942), William of Apulia (1100), Marino Morettini (1931), Carmelo Bossi (1939), Valerio Arri (1892), and Giorgio Marengo (1974). After him are Maurizio Micheli (1947), Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio (1927), Francesco Antonio Vallotti (1697), Renato Pozzetto (1940), Silvestro Valier (1630), and Filippo Paulucci (1779).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Marcello Abbado ranks 168. Before him are Annibale Padovano (1527), Felice Anerio (1560), Giovanni Maria Nanino (1544), Renzo Rossellini (1908), Jacopo da Bologna (1340), and Girolamo Diruta (1554). After him are Francesco Antonio Vallotti (1697), Errico Petrella (1813), Gioseffo Guami (1542), Dario Marianelli (1963), Italo Montemezzi (1875), and Cecilia Seghizzi (1908).

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