- Alessandro Alessandroni
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Alessandro Alessandroni
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Born = birth date and age|1925|3|16Rome ,Italy
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Instrument =Guitar ,mandolin ,sitar ,accordion ,piano ,whistling
Genre =Film score
Occupation =Musician ,composer
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Associated_acts =Ennio Morricone
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Notable_instruments =Alessandro Alessandroni (born
March 16 ,1925 inRome ) is an Italianmusician . He plays multiple instruments, including theguitar ,mandolin ,sitar ,accordion , andpiano , and has composed over 40film score s.Being an accomplished whistler, Alessandroni collaborated with his childhood friend
Ennio Morricone on a number of soundtracks forSpaghetti western s. Morricone's orchestration often calls for an unusual combination of instruments and voices. Alessandroni can be heard as the whistler on the soundtracks forSergio Leone 's films "A Fistful of Dollars ", "For a Few Dollars More ", "Once Upon a Time in the West ", and many others.External links
* http://www.alessandroni.com/
* http://www.cdbaby.com/alessandroni
* [http://soundtracks.cinema-suicide.com/2008/08/an-interview-with-alessandro-alessandroni/ Interview with Alessandro Alessandroni in English]
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