Post by pimpinainteasy on Mar 29, 2017 11:45:21 GMT
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One of the world's true soundtrack legends, Alessandro Alessandroni, has died. Alessandroni — a prolific Italian multi-instrumentalist who first rose to fame by working on spaghetti western classics such as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with childhood friend Ennio Morricone — passed away on Sunday (March 26) in Rome. He was 92.
The news first came via Alessandroni's official Facebook page, with a post that stated: "It is with deep sorrow that I communicate the loss yesterday of Maestro Alessandro Alessandroni, born in Rome on 18 March 1925, composer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and choir director. A commemorative concert will be held at home in Swakopmund, Namibia, directed by his son Alex Junior Alessandroni."
The news first came via Alessandroni's official Facebook page, with a post that stated: "It is with deep sorrow that I communicate the loss yesterday of Maestro Alessandro Alessandroni, born in Rome on 18 March 1925, composer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and choir director. A commemorative concert will be held at home in Swakopmund, Namibia, directed by his son Alex Junior Alessandroni."