Carmelo Pace

Composer

Birthday August 17, 1906

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Valletta, Malta

DEATH DATE May 20, 1993 (86)

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About

Maltese composer and professor of music known for his internationally-acclaimed symphonic poem "Jubilamus."

Before Fame

He played live accompaniment for silent films before studying at London's Royal School of Music.

Trivia

He served as a Royal Air Force clerk and refugee shelter supervisor during World War II.

Family Life

He was the son of Anthony Pace and Maria Carmela Ciappara. His first music teacher was his uncle Vincenzo Ciappara.

Associated With

He was a contemporary of Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich.