, ▁Michael ▁D ella ira , ▁Arm ando ▁Santiago , ▁and ▁Richard ▁Te itel baum . ▁ ▁Pet rass i ▁died ▁in ▁Rome ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 8 . ▁ ▁Music ▁Pet rass i ' s ▁early ▁work ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁several ▁Italian ▁compos ers ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁national ▁ ▁" Ital ian " ▁rev ival ▁in ▁classical ▁music , ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁rom antic ▁work ▁of ▁Germ ans ▁such ▁as ▁Richard ▁Wagner . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁his ▁work ▁was ▁character ist ically ▁ne oc lass ical ▁in ▁style , ▁influenced ▁by ▁Bart ók , ▁Hin dem ith ▁and ▁Stra vin sky . ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁Pet rass i ' s ▁open ▁musical ▁mind ▁and ▁ac ute ▁person ality ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁experiment ▁with ▁different ▁post - We bern ian ▁influ ences ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁po etic ▁materials , ▁from ▁Latin ▁h ym ns ▁to ▁Ari osto ' s ▁La ▁fol lia ▁d ' Or lando ▁and ▁C erv antes ' ▁R it rat to ▁di ▁Don ▁Ch is ci otte . ▁All ▁these ▁influ ences ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁a ▁remarkable ▁series ▁of ▁eight ▁Con cert i ▁for ▁Orchestra ▁which ▁he ▁composed ▁between ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Pet rass i ▁stopped ▁compos ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁due ▁to ▁increasing ▁loss ▁of ▁eyes ight . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Part ita ▁for ▁Orchestra ▁( 1 9 3