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Paolo Tosti
1846Apr, 9

Paolo Tosti

Paolo Tosti, Italian-English composer and educator (d. 1916)
Sir Francesco Paolo Tosti KCVO (9 April 1846, Ortona, Abruzzo – 2 December 1916, Rome) was an Italian composer and music teacher.

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