Fausto Romitelli (1 February 1963 – 27 June 2004) was an Italian composer.

Life and career

Romitelli was born on 1 February 1963 in

Gorizia Gorizia (; sl, Gorica , colloquially 'old Gorizia' to distinguish it from Nova Gorica; fur, label= Standard Friulian, Gurize, fur, label= Southeastern Friulian, Guriza; vec, label= Bisiacco, Gorisia; german: Görz ; obsolete English ''Gori ...

. He studied composition at the

Milan Conservatory The Milan Conservatory (''Conservatorio di Milano'') is a college of music in Milan, Italy. History The conservatory was established by a royal decree of 1807 in Milan, capital of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. It opened the following year ...

and subsequently took part in courses at the

Accademia Musicale Chigiana The Accademia Musicale Chigiana (''English'': Chigiana Musical Academy) is a music institute in Siena, Italy. It was founded by Count Guido Chigi-Saracini in 1932 as an international centre for advanced musical studies. It organises Master Class ...

in Siena with

Franco Donatoni Franco Donatoni (9 June 1927 – 17 August 2000) was an Italian composer. Biography Born in Verona, Donatoni started studying violin at the age of seven, and frequented the local music academy. Later, he studied at the Milan Conservatory ...

and at the Scuola Civica di Milano. He moved to Paris in 1991 where he became a student of

Hugues Dufourt Hugues Dufourt () is a French composer and philosopher associated with the spectral school of composition. Born in Lyon on September 28, 1943, Dufourt studied piano and composition at the Geneva Conservatory. Dufourt became co-director of the E ...

and

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. From 1993 to 1995 he was ''compositeur en recherche'' at

IRCAM IRCAM (French: ''Ircam, '', English: Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music) is a French institute dedicated to the research of music and sound, especially in the fields of avant garde and electro-acoustical art music. It is ...

. Romitelli achieved successes in numerous European competitions, and his music has been performed by ensembles such as Berg Orchestra and at festivals such as the , , (Graz),

Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale (; it, La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of ...

and the

Darmstädter Ferienkurse Darmstädter Ferienkurse ("Darmstadt Summer Course") is a regular summer event of contemporary classical music in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. It was founded in 1946, under the name "Ferienkurse für Internationale Neue Musik Darmstadt" (Vacation Co ...

. His video opera ''An Index of Metals'' (2003) was awarded the Franco Abbiati Prize of Italian music critics in 2004. He died aged 41 on 27 June 2004 in Milan following a long battle with cancer.

Works

1980s

*''Suite'' for chamber ensemble, 1982 (unpublished) *''Dia Nykta'' for solo flute, 1982 *''Versilia'' for soprano and orchestra, 1983 (unpublished) *''Lustralis'' for wind quintet, 1983 (unpublished) *''Solare'' for solo guitar, 1983 *''Dimensioni'' for 16 performers, 1984 (unpublished) *''Highway to Hell'' for solo guitar, 1984 *''Furit aestus'' for soprano and instrumental quintet, 1985 *''Invita la sua ninfa all'ombra'' for soprano and cello, 1986 (text by Giovan Battista Marino) *''Ganimede'' for solo viola, 1986 *''Ariel song'' for voice and guitar, 1987 (unpublished) *''Pallide sabbie'' for orchestra, 1987 (unpublished) *''Coralli'' for solo guitar, 1987 *''Simmetria d'oggetti'' for recorder and guitar, 1987–88 *''Have your trip'' for harp, guitar and mandolin, 1988–89 *''Kû'' for 14 performers, 1989 *''Meridiana'' for orchestra, 1989–90

1990s

*''Spazio – Articolazione'' for 32 performers and amplification systems, 1990 *''Nell'alto dei giorni immobili'' for 6 performers, 1990 *''Natura morta con fiamme'' for string quartet and electronics, 1991 *''La Lune et les eaux'' for 2 guitars, 1991 *''La sabbia del tempo'' for 6 performers, 1991 *''Mediterraneo – I. Les idoles du soleil'' for ensemble, 1992 *''Mediterraneo – II. L'azur des déserts'' for voice and 14 instruments, 1992–93 *''Your time is over'' for cello and ensemble, 1993 *''Golfi d'ombra'' for solo percussion, 1993 *''Acid Dreams and Spanish Queens'' for ensemble, 1994 *''Seascape'' for contrabass recorder, 1994 *''EnTrance'' for soprano, ensemble and electronics, 1995 *''Domeniche alla periferia dell'impero. Prima domenica'' for 4 instruments, 1995–96 *''Cupio Dissolvi'' for 14 performers, 1996 *''The Nameless City'' for strings and bells ad libitum, 1997 *''Lost'' for voice and 15 instruments, 1997 *Music for

László Moholy-Nagy László Moholy-Nagy (; ; born László Weisz; July 20, 1895 – November 24, 1946) was a Hungarian painter and photographer as well as a professor in the Bauhaus school. He was highly influenced by constructivism and a strong advocate of the ...

's film ''Ein Lichtspiel, schwarz-weiss-grau'' for recorder, double bass, guitar, percussion and piano, 1997 *''Professor Bad Trip: Lesson I'' for 8 performers and electronics, 1998 *''Professor Bad Trip: Lesson II'' for ensemble, 1998–99 *''The Poppy in the Cloud'' for choir and ensemble, 1999

2000s

*''Professor Bad Trip: Lesson III'' for ensemble, 2000 *''Blood on the Floor, Painting 1986'' for ensemble, 2000 *''Domeniche alla periferia dell'impero. Seconda domenica: hommage à

'' for 4 instruments, 2000 *''Flowing down too slow'' for string orchestra, percussion and bells, 2001 *''Amok Koma'' for ensemble and electronics, 2001 *''Chorus'' for percussionists, 2001 *''Trash TV Trance'' for electric guitar, 2002 *''An Index of Metals'', video opera for soprano, ensemble, multiple projections and electronics (text: Kenka Lekovich, video: Paolo Pachini, Leonardo Romoli, 2003 *''Dead City Radio'' Audiodrome for orchestra, 2003 *''Green, Yellow and Blue'' for ensemble, 2003

Discography

* Fausto Romitelli, ''Cupio dissolvi'', Ensemble Phoenix Basel, MGB, 2008, (with works by Jim Grimm,

Beat Furrer Beat Furrer (born 6 December 1954) is a Swiss-born Austrian composer and conductor. He has served as professor of composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz since 1991. He was awarded the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 201 ...

, Jorge Sánchez-Chiong and Alex Buess), MGB 110. * —, ''Audiodrome'' rchestral works ''Dead City Radio. Audiodrome; EnTrance; Flowing Down Too Slow; The Nameless City'', Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI with

Peter Rundel Peter Rundel (born 1958 in Friedrichshafen), is a German violinist and conductor. A recipient of the Grand Prix du Disque in 1998 for his recording of Jean Barraqué's complete works, he became conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Fl ...

, Stradivarius, 2005, STR33723. * —, Paolo Pachini, ''An Index of Metals'',

Ictus Ensemble ICTUS is a Belgian orchestra, founded by in 1994, specialising in contemporary classical music. It is based in Brussels where it is involved in frequent collaborations with the contemporary dance choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. The ...

with Georges-Elie Octors (conductor) and Donatienne Michel-Dansac (soprano), Cyprès, 2003. * —, ''Professor Bad Trip'', Ictus Ensemble, Cyprès, 2003. * —, ''The Nameless City'', Musiques Nouvelles, Jean-Paul Dessy, Cyprès, 2012. * —, ''Anamorphosis'', Talea Ensemble, Tzadik, 2012. * —, ''Nell'alto dei giorni immobili'' and remixes, Zagros. Remixes by Diego Capoccitti, Neil Kaczor, Andrea Mancianti and WK569, altremusiche.it / Sincronie, 2012, am002.

Sources

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Fausto Romitelli
Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Romitelli, Fausto 1963 births 2004 deaths Italian classical composers Italian male classical composers Milan Conservatory alumni People from Gorizia Pupils of Gérard Grisey 20th-century Italian musicians 20th-century Italian male musicians