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Mar 01, 1841 Novi Ligure, Piedmont, Italy Died on 09 Oct 1907 (aged 66)
Italian composer
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About Romualdo Marenco
- Romualdo Marenco (March 1, 1841 – October 9, 1907) was an Italian composer primarily noted for ballet music.
- Marenco started his musical career as a violinist in the Doria Theater in Genoa.
- His first composition was the ballet Garibaldi's Landing in Marsala.
- He was appointed the orchestral conductor for La Scala in Milan and also directed the ballet company there for seven years.
- His best-known ballets were written in collaboration with choreographer Luigi Manzotti during that period.Marenco is best remembered for the ballet Excelsior, composed in 1881.
- Excelsior is a tribute to the scientific and industrial progress of the 19th century, from the electric light to the telegraph, steam engine, Fréjus Rail Tunnel, and Suez Canal.
- As such it foreshadows the Futurism movement.
- In the first nine months, it was staged 100 times in Italy and abroad.
- It is still performed and was recently (2002) staged in Milan.
