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Born March 7, 1785 • Milan • Italy
Died May 22, 1873 (aged 88) • Milan • Italy
Notable Works “Adelchi” • “I promessi sposi” • “Il conte di Carmagnola” • “Il trionfo della libertà” • “The Napoleonic Ode” • “The Sacred Hymns”
Movement / Style Romanticism

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