The story of Italian composer Alfredo Morena Sr. is one that spans generations. Born in 1891, in the town of Marsiconuovo, in the province of Potenza, Morena was the son of Giuseppe Morena, who served in the army during the unification of Italy in the late eighteen hundreds.

A composer, musician and teacher, Giuseppe befriended Giuseppe Garibaldi during the war and later received musical instruction from celebrated composer Giuseppe Verdi. Morena inherited his father's passion for composing and started to write music for piano and violin, during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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