Carlo Cammarota

Carlo Cammarota (1905-1990) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher. He studied piano and composition at the San Pietro a Majella Conservatory in Naples and later taught at the conservatories of Cagliari and Santa Cecilia in Rome, as well as the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music. His output includes orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works alongside influential teaching texts. His musical language favours a clear, neoclassical approach. The guitar collection Acquarelli napoletani includes Tempo di tarantella.