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Giovanni Sgambati
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Sgambati became Liszt's pupil and protègè, and the two remained close friends until the older man's death. This friendship was decisive for Sgambati's development; he introduced the "Dante Symphony" to Italy and conducted the première of the first part of "Christus". In 1869 Liszt took him to Germany, where he met Anton Rubinstein and first encountred the music of Wagner, whom he was to meet in Rome. He founded in Rome the Liceo Musicale di S. Cecilia, later Conservatory, linked to the much older Accademia. 
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| Sgambati is of unquestionable historical importance as a leading figure in
the late 19th-century resurgence of non-operatic music in Italy.
Yet his works have endured far less well than those of his younger contemporary Martucci. He wrote orchestral and sacred works, chamber music and a lot of piano-pieces.
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