Carlo Alberto Sperati
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Carlo Alberto Sperati | |
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| Born | December 29, 1860 Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway |
| Died | September 12, 1945 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa |
| Occupations | Composer, music professor |
| Father | Paolo Sperati |
| Relatives | Robert Sperati, Lulli Sperati |
Carlo Alberto Sperati (December 29, 1860 – September 12, 1945) was a Norwegian-American composer and music professor.[1][2][3]
Sperati was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway,[4][5] the fourth son (eighth child) of the conductor Paolo Sperati and Marie Nielsen Sperati.[6] He went to sea in 1877, and then enrolled in theological studies at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa in 1884.[6] He graduated in 1888.[4][5] He married Emma Hoffoss in 1891 and became a priest in the Lutheran church that same year.[4][5] He became a teacher in Tacoma, Washington in 1894, and he also worked at Pacific Lutheran University,[6] where, among other events, he conducted a band that played on Mount Rainier.[7]
Sperati is best known for his work at Luther College, where he was a professor of music from 1905 to 1943.[4][5] He conducted the Luther College Concert Band on tours in Europe and the United States.[8]
