biography
pronunciation:
[perohsee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1872–1956)
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| biography:
| Priest and composer, born in Tortona, N Italy. Ordained a priest, he was the author of The Resurrection of Lazarus, The Passion of Christ, and other oratorios. He was organist at Monte Cassino and St Mark's, Venice, before becoming chapelmaster at the Sistine Chapel, Rome. |
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