Goffredo Petrassi
Composer
1904–2003. Italian composer. in the Italian Modernism tradition.
Major 20th-century Italian composer known for his eight Concertos for Orchestra; stylistically evolved from neoclassicism toward serialism. Relatively underrepresented in mainstream catalogs despite critical recognition.
Signature works: Concerto for Orchestra No. 1, Concerto for Orchestra No. 8, Coro di morti, Nonsense, Récit.