Roberto Ruscitti is an Italian composer, soloist and pianist, Nationally and internationally recognized for his compositions, and interpretation of Venezuelan folk music. As a matter of fact, one can still regularly hear his Tango In Paradise in Japan

Japan

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Studied under the tutelage of Vicente Emilio Sojo

Vicente Emilio Sojo

Vicente Emilio Sojo was a Venezuelan musicologist, educator and composer, born in Guatire, Miranda.- Biography :...

 and Moises Moleiro

Moisés Moleiro

Moisés Moleiro was a pianist and composer. Moleiro had only three months of tuition at the age of six with Manuel Martí Sansón. In 1924, he began four years of music studies in Caracas under the renowned piano teacher Don Salvador Llamozas. In 1927 Moleiro graduated as a pianist. His first...

 at the Escuela Nacional de Música de Caracas, Venezuela

Venezuela

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, and graduates as Soloist and Composer for piano. Under the tutelage of Cristóbal Gornés, graduates as Teacher of Musical Pedagogy at the Escuela de música Nacional "Sebastián Echeverría Lozano" in Valencia, Venezuela

Valencia, Venezuela

Valencia is the capital city of Carabobo State, and the third largest city of Venezuela.The city is an economic hub that contains Venezuela's top industries and manufacturing companies. The population of Valencia reached some 1.5 million in the year 2003, and it is expected to grow dramatically...

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Ruscitti decided not to be in only one musical style, causing the enrichment of music, with the tango

Tango music

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 and the tarantella

Tarantella

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, as well as the joropo

Joropo

The Joropo is a musical style resembling the waltz, and an accompanying dance, having African and European influences originated in Venezuela and performed in Colombia and Venezuela. It's a fundamental genre belonging to its typical music or música criolla...

, merengue

Merengue music

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, and salsa

Salsa music

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. Clips of some of his compositions and renderings can be heard at his website. He directed several orchestras and for several years produced his own radio program, in which he played requests from the listeners.

Founded the Academia Venezolana de Música Smith, as well as the Orquesta Juvenil Venezolana de acordeonistas. Many of his students work professionally, developed projects for the diffusion of Venezuelan music in London

London

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 (with the London Symphony Orchestra and the National Philharmonic, with the direction of Frank Barber), Madrid

Madrid

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, Rome

Rome

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, United States

United States

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 and Canada

Canada

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. He has given many concerts with national and international artists like the tenors Carlos Almenar Otero, Roberto Aranguren and accordion players like, Pietro Deiro

Pietro Deiro

Pietro Deiro was one of the most influential accordionists of the first half of the 20th century. Born in Salto Canavese, Italy, the younger brother of Guido Deiro, he emigrated to the United States in 1907 to live with his Uncle Frederico and work in the coal mines of Cle Elum, Washington.Pietro...

, Domingo Doglio.

Prizes and recognitions

• 1st Prize at the Certamen Nacional de Música clásica on accordion (1962)
• 1st Prize at the Certamen Nacional de Música clásica on accordion (1964)
• Gold Medal as Best Interpreter on accordion (1964), Silver and Bronze Medals at the World Championship of accordion, in Toronto, Canada (1964)
• Premio Nacional de la música (1985), as Director of the Orquesta Juvenil de Venezuela
• Copa Presidente de la República Dr. Raúl Leoni (1964, 1965, 1966), Best interpreter and artist on the accordion
  Accordion
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• Andrés Bello National Order (1989), In recognition of his valuable labor promoting Venezuelan popular music and culture.
• El Sol dorado (1989), In recognition of his valuable labor promoting Venezuelan popular music and culture.

See also

• Venezuela
  Venezuela
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• Venezuelan music