Goffredo Petrassi

Goffredo Petrassi (July 16, 1904 – March 3, 2003) was an Italian composer of modern classical music.

Petrassi was born at Zagarolo, Italy. At the age of 15 he began to work at a music shop to supply his family'

Goffredo Petrassi (July 16, 1904 – March 3, 2003) was an Italian composer of modern classical music.

Petrassi was born at Zagarolo, Italy. At the age of 15 he began to work at a music shop to supply his family's financial needs, and became fascinated by music. In 1928, he entered the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome to study organ and composition. In 1934, composer Alfredo Casella conducted Petrassi's Partita for orchestra at the ISCM festival in Amsterdam.