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Who was the most prolific composer of sacred music of the 20th century?

   Graziella Merlatti
   Arturo Sacchetti
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   Lorenzo Perosi

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Answer: Monsignor Lorenzo Perosi (21 December 1872 – 12 October 1956) was an Italian composer of sacred music. In the late 1890s, while he was still only in his twenties, Perosi was an internationally celebrated composer of sacred music, especially large-scale oratorios. According to biographer Graziella Merlatti, Lorenzo Perosi was the most prolific composer of sacred music of the 20th century. According to musicologist Arturo Sacchetti's estimate, Perosi composed 3,000–4,000 works. A great many still await publication; some have not yet been located.

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Lorenzo Perosi
Centenary of Birth
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