Ernesto De Curtis
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Ernesto De Curtis (4 October 1875 – 31 December 1937) was an Italian composer.[http://www.interviu.it/CANZONE/decurtis/decurtis2.htm An excerpt from Ettore de Mura, ed. 1969. Enciclopedia della canzone Napoletana].
Born in Naples, the son of Giuseppe De Curtis and Elisabetta Minnon, he was a great-grandson of composer Saverio Mercadante and the brother of poet Giambattista De Curtis, with whom he wrote the song "Torna a Surriento". He studied piano and received a diploma from the Conservatory of San Pietro a Maiella in Naples.
He died in Naples in 1937.
Works
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He wrote over a hundred songs, including:
- "Torna a Surriento" - 1902
- "Voce 'e notte" - 1904
- "Canta pe' me" - 1909
- "Non ti scordar di me" (lyrics by Libero Bovio) - 1912
- "Sona chitarra" - 1913
- "Tu ca nun chiagne" - 1915
- "Duorme Carmé'"
- "Ti voglio tanto bene"
- "Non ti scordar di me" (lyrics by Domenico Furnò) - 1935
References
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External links
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Category:Composers from Naples
Category:19th-century Italian composers
Category:Italian male composers
Category:19th-century Italian male musicians
Category:20th-century Italian composers
Category:20th-century male composers
Category:20th-century Italian male musicians
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