Antonio Russolo (1877 - 1942) was an Italian Futurist composer, brother of the more famous Futurist composer and theorist Luigi Russolo. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Futurism was an Art movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century Luigi Russolo ( April 30, 1885 - February 4, 1947) was an Italian Futurist painter and Composer, and the author of The 78 rpm record made by him in 1921 is the only surviving sound recording that features the original intonarumori. The Intonarumori (noise intoners were a family of Musical instruments invented in 1913 by Italian Futurist painter and musical composer Luigi Russolo Both pieces, Corale and Serenata, combined conventional orchestral music set against the famous noise machines.
Audio
Corale and Serenata by Antonio Russolo can be heard on the audio CDs Musica Futurista: The Art of Noises and on Futurism & Dada Reviewed.
MP3 audio file of Corale, Serenata (1924) from Ubu.com archive
See also
Musica Futurista: The Art of Noises