Vito Carnevali was a composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 of classical music.

Carnevali studied at the Accademía di Santa Cecilia (possibly between 1913 and 1918) under Giovanni Sgambatti (piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

) and, with Leo Sowerby

Leo Sowerby

Leo Sowerby , American composer and church musician, was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1946, and was often called the “Dean of American church music” in the early to mid 20th century.-Biography:...

 and Fernando Germani

Fernando Germani

Fernando Germani was an organists organist of the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome during the reign of Pope Pius XII.Germani, born in 1906, played the piano and violin in public at four years of age. At age eight he started taking lessons in composition from Resphigi who headed Germani toward the organ...

, under Ottorino Respighi

Ottorino Respighi

Ottorino Respighi was an Italian composer, musicologist and conductor. He is best known for his orchestral "Roman trilogy": Fountains of Rome ; Pines of Rome ; and Roman Festivals...

 (composition). Carnevali worked for a time in the USA, in Chicago

Chicago

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 (conservatory or music college), New York

New York

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 (Harvard-piano), and at St Patrick's Cathedral

St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York

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 in New York City (where he probably succeeded Pietro Yon as organist). He spent some time in Algiers

Algiers

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 before returning to Rome.

His compositions include the four-part Mass

Mass (liturgy)

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settings Missa "Rosa Mystica", Missa "Stella Matutina", Missa "Ave Verum", Missa "Auxilium Christianorum", and Missa "Mater Amabilis".