Roberto Pregadio

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Roberto Pregadio

Roberto Pregadio (born December 6, 1928 in Catania , † November 15, 2010 in Rome ) was an Italian film composer , musician and conductor .

Life

Pregadio studied piano at the Naples Conservatory and played this instrument in the RAI orchestra in the 1960s. Soon he also took on conducting duties and from 1966 onwards he wrote numerous film scores .

Pregadio delivered most of his work for radio and television; For example, from 1968 onwards he was responsible for music for the program La corrida for forty years . In the 1980s he also had a swing orchestra, the Sestetto Swing di Roma , with Franco Chiari (vibraphone), Baldo Maestri (clarinet), Carlo Pes (guitar), Alessio Urso (double bass) and Roberto Zappulla (drums); with the group he recorded the album Five Continents for the Fonit-Cetra label . He was also a lecturer at the Conservatorio Licinio Refice in Frosinone .

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SURNAME Pregadio, Roberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian film composer, musician and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Catania
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 2010
Place of death Rome