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Rossini's father - jailed revolutionary
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10 of the greatest composers who broke the law
8. Rossini's father - jailed revolutionary
Because of his sympathies for the French revolutionary cause, Gioachino Rossini's horn-playing father Giuseppe was often under close scrutiny from the authorities. They caught up with him in the end, though, and he was sent to prison in 1799.
