Armando Trovajoli

Armando Trovajoli

Armando Trovajoli (also Trovaioli, 2 September 1917 – 28 February 2013) was an Italian film composer and pianist with over 300 credits as composer and/or conductor, many of them jazz scores for exploitation films of the Commedia all'italiana genre. He collaborated with Vittorio De Sica on a number of projects, including one segment of Boccaccio '70. Trovajoli was also the author of several Italian musicals: among them, Rugantino and Aggiungi un posto a tavola. Trovajoli was the husband of actress Pier Angeli. He died in Rome at the age of 95 on 28 February 2013.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 2, 1917 (Rome), Died February 28, 2013 (Rome)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1952 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	MBS-093925	10-in.	before 5/19/1953	Anna (El Negro Zumbón)	Tony Camargo ; Pérez Prado Orchestra ; Carmencita Pernet	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	composer
Victor	BE4VB-0586	10-in.	9/20/1954	Anna	Conjunto Zaccarias	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Gramophone	0GA1949	10-in.	1952	Thelō apopse na chorepsōme mazy (Θελω αποψε να χορεψωμε μαζυ)	Egia Stēl (Εγια Στηλ) ; Trio Kitara (Τριο Κιταρα)	Female vocal solo and vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble	composer
RCA (International)	2E5VB-1088	10-in.	before 10/10/1955	Fontana degli amanti	Rino Luigi Sentieri ; Sestetto "Cabala"	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
RCA (International)	2E5VB-1164	10-in.	before 8/23/1955	Dans la vie	Nilla Pizzi ; Armando Trovajoli	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	leader

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Trovajoli, Armando," accessed November 13, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/352771.

Trovajoli, Armando. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/352771.

"Trovajoli, Armando." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 November 2024.

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