Fermo Dante Marchetti (born Dante Pilade Marchetti; 28 August 1876 – 11 June 1940) was an Italian composer and songwriter, best known for the music for the song "
Fascination".
He was born in
Massa Carrara,
Tuscany
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, and died in
Paris
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France
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.
References
1876 births
1940 deaths
19th-century Italian composers
19th-century Italian male musicians
20th-century Italian composers
20th-century male composers
20th-century Italian male musicians
Italian male songwriters
Italian songwriters
Italian male composers
Musicians from Tuscany
People from the Province of Massa-Carrara
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