Sticking to that script led Ennio Morricone to become one of the most ... insisted the boy follow in his footsteps and take up the trumpet. At the age of 11, he began performing in variety shows ...
Morricone's father was a professional trumpet player who wanted Ennio to follow in his footsteps. So in 1940, when he was 12, Ennio entered the Saint Cecilia Conservatory and learned to play the ...