Michele Novaro

Michele Novaro (Italian pronunciation: [miˈkɛːle noˈvaːro]; 23 December 1818 – 20 October 1885) was an Italian composer.

Michele Novaro
Born	(1818-12-23)23 December 1818 Genoa, Italy
Died	October 20, 1885(1885-10-20) (aged 66) Genoa, Italy
Resting place	Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno, Genoa
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	composer
Known for	composed the music of the original version of the Italian national anthem "Il Canto degli Italiani"

Novaro was born on 23 December 1818 in Genoa, where he studied composition and singing. Novaro is mostly known as the composer of the music of the Italian national anthem, Il Canto degli Italiani (lyrics by Goffredo Mameli), better known in Italy as Inno di Mameli (Mameli's Hymn).[1]

Novaro was a convinced liberal and offered his compositional talents to the unification cause without deriving any personal benefits. He died poor on 20 October 1885, after a life riddled with financial and health difficulties.[2] He was buried at the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa.[3]

References

1. "Italy – Il Canto degli Italiani/Fratelli d'Italia". NationalAnthems.me. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
2. "The Song of the Italians, brief history of a national anthem". Europeana Sounds. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
3. "I SIMBOLI DELLA REPUBBLICA - L'INNO NAZIONALE" (in Italian). quirinale.it.

External links

• Free scores by Michele Novaro in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
• Free scores by Michele Novaro at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)