Pietro Mascagni

Birth Year: 1863
Death Year: 1945
Notes: Italian composer most noted for his operas. His 1890 masterpiece Cavalleria rusticana caused one of the greatest sensations in opera history and single-handedly ushered in the Verismo movement in Italian dramatic music.

Compositions:

Title Alternate Title(s)
Anthem for Spring
Cavalleria Rusticana (Opening Chorus)
Easter Hymn O Rejoice That the Lord Has Arisen; Regina Coeli
Introduction and Hymn to the Sun
Sweetly the Birds