Amedeo de Filippi; Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator

Amedeo de Filippi, who created orchestral, choral and chamber music for ballets, radio and philharmonic groups, has died in Burbank. He was 90.

As a composer, arranger and orchestrator, Mr. de Filippi was on the staff of the Columbia Broadcasting System and also worked for Pathe Films, Judson Radio Program Co., Victor Phonograph Co. and several theaters and publishers.

He died June 15 of complications from a recent stroke, said his wife, Della Posner de Filippi.

Born Feb. 20, 1900, in Ariano Irpino, Italy, he came to New York with his family in 1905. At 9, he was playing the piano with bands in Atlantic City and New York during the summer. He later studied violin and composition and was awarded a four-year fellowship in both piano and composition at the Juilliard Graduate School of Music in 1926.

His “Concerto for Orchestra” won the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York American Composers Awards of 1936-37, but the award was withdrawn because he was not born in the United States. In 1936, his “Sonata for Violin and Piano” was performed at the Festival of Contemporary American Music. He also orchestrated ballets for the Ballet Russe and Ballet Theatre.

A longtime member of ASCAP, Mr. de Filippi also wrote music for films, radio and television. He moved to Studio City in 1961 and continued to write music until his death.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Richard de Filippi of Cambridge, Mass.; a daughter, Adrienne Lannom of Eugene, Ore.; sisters, Mae Schweitzer, Adele Caffrey and Anna Pietroburgo, all of New York; and five grandchildren.

A private service and burial were held this week. Arrangements werehandled by Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park and Mortuary in North Hollywood. Donations can be made in de Filippi’s name to the Juilliard Graduate School Alumni Scholarship Fund in New York.