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==Life==

[[File:Тости Франческо Паоло.jpg|thumb|left| ({{lang-it|Francesco Paolo Tosti}}) ]]

Francesco Paolo Tosti received most of his music education in his native [[Ortona]], Italy, as well as the [[Music_of_Naples#Classical_music|conservatory]] in [[Naples]]. Tosti began his music education at the Royal College of [[Music conservatories of Naples#San Pietro a Majella|San Pietro a Majella]] at the age of eleven.<ref name="Ewen433"/> He studied violin with Pinto and composition with [[Saverio Mercadante]],who became so impressed with Tosti that he appointed him student teacher, which afforded the young man a meagre salary of sixty francs a month. Poor health forced Tosti to leave his studies and return home to Ortona. He was confined to his bed for several months. During this time he composed several songs, two of which he submitted to the Florentine Art Society, and two others he submitted for publication to [[Casa Ricordi|Ricordi]]. All four were rejected.<ref name="Ewen385">Ewen, David. ''Great Composers''. HW Wilson Publishing Company, New York, New York 1966. p 385.</ref>