Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, born in Florence, Italy, studied composition and pianoforte at the Istituto Musicale Cherubini and the Liceo Musicale of Bologna.
Composer Biography
Castelnuovo-Tedesco became a prolific film music composer in Hollywood between 1940 and 1956, while also composing over seventy concert works.
Compositional Technique
The Evangélion consists of twenty-eight programmatic movements, covering a wide range of moods from childlike to dramatically virtuosic, and uses a traditional, tonal musical vocabulary.
Composition History
Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Evangélion, Op. 141, was written in 1947, possibly inspired by a visit to Acolman Convent in Mexico.
Composer Biography
As a teacher at the Los Angeles Conservatory, Castelnuovo-Tedesco's pupils included notable figures like Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, André Previn, and John Williams.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Although Jewish by culture, Castelnuovo-Tedesco frequently explored Biblical and Shakespearean themes in his compositions.
Historical Context
In 1938, due to Mussolini's anti-Jewish edicts, Castelnuovo-Tedesco emigrated to the United States, settling in California.
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