Acton, Carlo, 1829-1909
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- 1ér Souvenir de Verdi, [ca. 1853]:t.p. (Charles Acton)
- Grove Music Online, 12 June 2008(Carlo (Charles) Acton, Italian composer and pianist; born 25 Aug. 1829 in Naples, died 2 Feb. 1909)
- Polonaise, 1895:caption (Ch. Acton)
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Carlo Eduardo Acton (25 August 1829 – 2 February 1909) was an Italian composer and concert pianist. He is particularly remembered for his opera Una cena in convitto and for his sacred music compositions of which his Tantum ergo is the most well-known. His father, Francis Charles Acton (1796-1865), was the youngest son of General Joseph Acton, younger brother of Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. His mother Esther was a daughter of the Irish painter Robert Fagan.
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