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Luigi Russolo ( April 30 , 1885 - February 4 , 1947 ) was an Italian Futurist painter and Composer , and the author of the manifestoes '' The Art Of Noises '' (1913) and ''Musica Futurista''. BIOGRAPHY Russolo was born at Portogruaro , in the Veneto region, the son of an organist in the local cathedral and director of the Schola Cantorum of Latisana . His brothers were also musicians. Russolo moved to Milan in 1901 , frequenting the Brera Academy , and took part to the restoration of Leonardo 's '' Last Supper '' in Santa Maria Delle Grazie . In his first works Russolo applied the Divisionist techniques to a fantastic-symbolic view of subject related to the city or the industrial society. An adherent of the Futurism movement, he worked closely with futurist Filippo Tommaso Marinetti . In ("intoners" or "noise machines"), mostly Percussion , to create "noises" for performance. Unfortunately, none of his original intonarumori survived World War II. Luigi's brother Antonio Russolo also composed futurist music. In 1941 - 1942 Russolo started again to paint, with a new style that he defined "classic modernist". He died at Cerro Di Laveno ( Province Of Varese ) in 1947. EXTERNAL LINKS
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