Composer · 1913-1998
Arturo Coppola
Biography
Arturo Coppola (1913-1998) graduated in piano from the Neapolitan Conservatory in 1932 and earned a degree in choral training from the Venice Conservatory in 1939.
Arrested after September 1943, he befriended writer Giannino Guareschi in the Benjaminow camp. Transferred to Sandbostel and Wietzendorf, Coppola composed the Elegy for cello and piano, among other works. After the war, he taught music and primarily composed jazz pieces.