This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... in the first Italian parliament, but in 1865, he retired in order to focus on music.

centrality to the study of Italian literature, more space for history and the Italic peoples. And music is back. The New National Guidelines for Schools are coming, that is, the new programs ...

Italian composer Piero Piccioni was one of the most prolific musicians to emerge in the 1950s, working on movies like 'Camille 2000' and 'Le Mepris'.

A proud Italian-American myself through my mom, this is an area of music history that I am very passionate about. Let's ...