Ernesto Rubin de Cervin Albrizzi (5 July 1936 – 29 March 2013)[1] was an Italian composer, musicologist and teacher.
[3] As a child he studied violin with Gian Francesco Malipiero at the Venice Conservatory,[4] who suggested that he should start composition classes.
[citation needed] After high school, he studied composition at the Florence Conservatory under Roberto Lupi and on a private basis with Luigi Dallapiccola.
[5] From 1965 to 1985 he taught, first solfege at the Liceo musicale in Udine, then didactic, analysis and composition at the Venice Conservatory.
[citation needed] Whilst at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice, he taught harmony and counterpoint to Giuseppe Sinopoli.