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1	[[quoteright:558:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/giorcesrossini1.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:558:Portrait by Constance Mayer, 1820]]
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4	-->''"Simple melody and variety in rhythm."''
5	-->-- '''Giachino Rossini''''s motto for music, from a letter to Filippo Filippi
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7	Gioachino[[note]]His name was written as "Giovacchino" on his baptismal certificate. He eventually spelled his name "Gioachino" or "Gioacchino" before settling on the former in the 1830s. This spelling is used typically to refer to Rossini, while the latter spelling is more common among those who bear this name[[/note]] Antonio Rossini ([[UsefulNotes/LeapDay 29 February]] 1792 -- 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer, best known for his operas like ''Theatre/TheBarberOfSeville'', though he also wrote some songs, chamber music, piano pieces, and sacred music.
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9	Basically, you know a lot of Rossini's overtures (especially if you've seen ''Film/AClockworkOrange''), which all share a similar structure. Chances are you don't know anything about what goes ''after''. According to legend, Rossini was also known for being [[BrilliantButLazy very lazy]]: he was lying on his bed to write, and when a piece of paper was falling, he ''started again from the beginning so he wouldn't have to move''.
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11	He was a noted [[RidiculousProcrastinator procrastinator]]: he claimed to have composed ''The Barber of Seville'' in only 12 days, and to have written the famous "William Tell Overture" a few hours before the opera opened. Finally, once he'd written enough to make himself rich, he went into semi-retirement: he stopped writing operas entirely, and only composed the occasional cantata or other bit of short vocal music. The rest of his time he parlayed into his greatest passion: food. He was [[SupremeChef reportedly quite the gourmet and chef]].
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13	There have been some {{biopic}}s about him, the most notable being 1991's ''Rossini! Rossini!'' by Mario Monicelli, with Creator/PhilippeNoiret in the main role.

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