ORSOMANDO, GIOVANNI

Giovanni Orsomando , known as the Grand Old Man of Italian band music , has been considered an outstanding composer for most of the twentieth century. His march Cuore abbruzzese—Heart of Abruzzi, for example, may be found in almost every band library in Italy, and his symphonic marches are among the leaders of that genre. Orsomando was born in Casapulla, near Naples, in 1895. Musically talented from childhood, he began studying the clarinet at the age of nine with Arcangelo...