Franco Pisano
Franco Pisano (10 December 1922 – 6 January 1977) was an Italian composer, conductor, arranger, and jazz musician. Franco Pisano was born in Cagliari, Sardinia, the older brother of the composer Berto Pisano, he studied violin, classical guitar, and piano at the Conservatory of Cagliari. He started his career as a musician with his brother in the jazz group Asternovas.
Also recorded as Francesco Pisano
Franco Pisano
- Name
- Franco Pisano
- Born
- 10 December 1922
- Birthplace
- Cagliari, Italy
- Died
- 6 January 1977
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- Composer, arranger, conductor, musician
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Fields
- jazz
- Languages
- Italian
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Franco Pisano (10 December 1922 – 6 January 1977) was an Italian composer, conductor, arranger, and jazz musician. Franco Pisano was born in Cagliari, Sardinia, the older brother of the composer Berto Pisano, he studied violin, classical guitar, and piano at the Conservatory of Cagliari. He started his career as a musician with his brother in the jazz group Asternovas.
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Franco Pisano (1922–1977) was a composer, conductor and jazz musician, of Italian and Italian nationality. The composer was born in Cagliari and died in Rome.
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Later in his career he concentrated on composing pop songs and musical scores for films and television programs. He died of liver cancer at the age of 54.
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• Name — Franco Pisano • Born — 10 December 1922 • Birthplace — Cagliari, Italy • Died — 6 January 1977 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Composer, arranger, conductor, musician
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Operation Counterspy (1965) • Superargo Versus Diabolicus (1966) • How to Kill 400 Duponts (1967) • Goldface, the Fantastic Superman (1967) • Basta guardarla (1970) • The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn (1977)
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Franco Pisano was born on 10 December 1922.
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Franco Pisano died on 6 January 1977.
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- 1.Morto Franco Pisano l'autore di "Evelyn". La Stampa. 5. 7 January 1977.
- 2.Serreli, Giacomo. Boghes e sonos : quarant'anni di musica extracolta in Sardegna : dal beat al pop, dal jazz all'etnorock, 1960-2003. Scuola sarda. 2003. 8887758034.
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