text: Ferruccio ( Dante Michelangelo Benvenuto ) Busoni ( April 1 , 1866 -- July 27 , 1924 ) was an Italian composer , pianist , editor , writer , piano and composition teacher , and conductor .
simplified: Ferruccio Busoni ( born 1 April ; died 27 July 1924 ) was an Italian composer , pianist , teacher and conductor .