Emanuele Nutile (1862–1932) was an Italian composer, best known for his Neapolitan songs.

Career

Born in

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, Nutile studied

counterpoint In music theory, counterpoint is the relationship of two or more simultaneous musical lines (also called voices) that are harmonically dependent on each other, yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. The term originates from the Latin ...

and composition with Nicola D'Arienzo.Giannelli, Enzo (1990). "Nutile, Emanuele". Castaldo, Gino (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore. p.1217. In 1887, he became a music teacher at the music school of the Regio Albergo dei Poveri and started composing romances, tarantelle,

minuet A minuet (; also spelled menuet) is a social dance of French origin for two people, usually written in time. The English word was adapted from the Italian ''minuetto'' and the French ''menuet''. The term also describes the musical form tha ...

s and piano compositions. In 1892, he composed his first song, "'E tiempe so' cagnate" ('Times have changed'), which won a music competition held by music publishing house , and since then he started a successful career as songwriter, achieving success with songs both in Italian and Neapolitan language including "Girulà", "È mezzanotte", "Na' palumella janca", "A gelosia", "Amor di pastorello". Nutile's major success was "Mamma mia, che vo' sapè", a song he co-wrote with lyricist Ferdinando Russo and that after having been launched by

Enrico Caruso Enrico Caruso (, , ; 25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921) was an Italian operatic first lyric tenor then dramatic tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles that r ...

became an opera standard.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nutile, Emanuele Italian composers Italian male composers 1862 births 1932 deaths