Riccardo Piacentini (born 3 July 1958, in

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) is an Italian

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and

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, professor of Composition at the

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Biography

He graduated in 1980 in

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and

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and

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Conservatories, as well as in Literature and

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at Turin University with a thesis on the orchestral works of

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. He studied with Carlo Pinelli, favorite pupil of

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and

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. He participated also in courses and workshops with

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(at the Heinrich Strobel Center in

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, where

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worked),

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, and in 1988 he was among the performed composers at the

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. He is particularly active both as composer of ''foto-musica con foto-suoni'' for

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s - a new musical technique for counterpointing human voice, acoustic and electronic instruments and environmental sounds -, and as pianist of the Duo Alterno. With this internationally acclaimed ensemble, founded in 1997 together with his wife soprano Tiziana Scandaletti, he has performed all over the world, keeping concerts and masterclasses on the Italian vocal contemporary repertoire (recently at the

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, ArtLink Festival in

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Conservatory,

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, Nuova Consonanza Festival of

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, etc.). Since 1986 he is artistic director of Rive-Gauche Concerti's season, now at the

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in Turin. He has written many musicologic articles and didactic writings, such as ''Armonia tonale'' (''Tonal Harmony'', Curci,

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, 1999) and ''I suoni delle cose'' (''The sounds of things'', Curci, Milano, 2011).

Discography

* 1989 - ''Incontri di musica sacra contemporanea'' (AA.VV., Rusty Records CLK 317/c) * 1991 - ''Het Trio'' (AA.VV., Happy New Ears 2 CA 911) * 1992 - ''Tiziana Moneta e Gabriele Rota'' (AA.VV., Edipan PAN 3042) * 1992 - ''Dubidubidù'' (AA.VV., DDT 19203) * 1995 - ''Poesia e musica dell'oggi'' (AA.VV., Rivoalto CRR 9511) * 1997 - ''La crava mangia 'l muri'' (AA.VV., Datum-Stradivarius DAT 80006) * 1998 - ''Mal'akhim'' (monographic CD, Nuova Era (CD 7336) * 1999 - ''Musiche dell'aurora'' (monographic CD, Italian Photography Foundation - Rive-Gauche Concerti RG 00005) * 1999 - ''Shahar'' (CD monografico, Curci E. 11351 C.) * 2000 - ''Musiche per Pellizza da Volpedo'' (AA.VV., Nuova Era CD 7351) * 2001 - ''Arie condizionate'' (CD monografico, Fondazione Italiana per la Fotografia - Rive-Gauche Concerti RG 00009) * 2001 - ''Musica d'oggi e spiritualità'' (CD-rom con musiche di R. P., Rive-Gauche Concerti (RG 00008) * 2001 - ''Antonio Segafreddo. Percussion solos and percussion in chamber music'' (AA.VV., Rivoalto - Sonàr CRR 2013) * 2003 - ''Treni persi'' (CD monografico, Provincia di Turin - Rive-Gauche Concerti RG 00012) * 2004 - ''Suono Sonda 3'' (AA.VV., Suono Sonda FD/0304) * 2004 - ''Mina miniera mia'' (CD monografico, Provincia di Turin - Rive-Gauche Concerti RG 00014) * 2004 - ''Musiche della Reggia di Venaria Reale'' (CD monografico, Regione Piemonte - Rive-Gauche Concerti RG 00015) * 2005 - ''La voce contemporanea in Italia - vol. 1'' (AA.VV., Stradivarius STR 33708) * 2007 - ''Pantoduo - Dalla terra al cielo'' (AA.VV., Alessio Brocca Edizioni BA 137 CD) * 2007 - ''Italienicher Gesangsabend mit dem Duo Alterno'' (AA.VV., Steirischer Tonkünstler Bund STB 07/07) * 2008 - ''La voce contemporanea in Italia - vol. 4'' (AA.VV., Stradivarius STR 33833) * 2010 - ''La voce crepuscolare'' (AA.VV., Stradivarius STR 33839) * 2011 - ''La voce contemporanea in Italia - vol. 5'' (Milan, Stradivarius STR 33895) * 2013 - ''La voce contemporanea in Italia - vol. 6'' (Milan, Stradivarius STR 33976)

Compositions

Works with electronic and/or “foto-musica”: * ''GPlot per uno'' for bass clarinet and live-electronics (1990, electronic elaboration at the Heinrich Strobel Center of Sudwestfunk in

, first world performance

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, 1991); * ''Lyriche'' for voices, clarinets and concrete sounds (1991, rev. 1992, first world performance

, 1992); * ''7x7+7. Otto filastrocche per voce di mamma e nastro magnetico'' (1995, electronic elaboration at the Edison Studio in

, first world performance Rome, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Teatro Quirino, 1998); * ''Il viaggio finisce qui'', melologue on

Eugenio Montale Eugenio Montale (; 12 October 1896 – 12 September 1981) was an Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator, and recipient of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Literature. Life and works Early years Montale was born in Genoa. His family were che ...

's texts for horn clarinet, harp and tape (1994–96, electronic elaboration at DIST Studios in

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, first world performance Genoa, Carlo Felice Theater, 1996); * ''Mal'akhim'', spiritual drama in one act and three frames for soloists, choirs, organ and tape (1996/7, elaborated at the CRIM Studios in Turin, first world performance

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, Western Concert Opera, Saint Andrew Westley Church, 1997); * ''Musiche dell'aurora'' for soprano, bass flute and audio-digital support (music for the 8th International Biennial of Photography, Turin, Bricherasio Palace, 1999); * ''Shahar'' for bass flute with soprano and audio-digital support ad lib. (1996, rev. 1999, first world performance Turin, 1999); * ''Arie condizionate'' for female voice, hands, trombon and foto-suoni on audio-digital support: I. Mano mobile clic, II. Aria di paragone, III. Raep on (music for the 9th International Biennial of Photography, Turin, Bricherasio Palace, 2001); * ''Tips & fingers'' for marimba and audio-digital support (2001); * ''Sine nomine'' for soprano, reciting voice, 13 strings and foto-suoni (2001, first world performance

, Palazzina Liberty, 2002); * ''Midi laus'', vers. for flute, A clarinet, cello and audio-digital support; or vers. for flute, B clarinet, doublebass and audio-digital support; or vers. for flute, English horn, A clarinet and audio-digital support (2000, first world performance

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, Festival Harmonia Mundi, 2000); * ''Treni persi'', cantata for travelling voice, voice that has travelled, strings, percussions and foto-suoni (music for the Train Museum of

Bussoleno Bussoleno ( pms, Bussolin, french: Bussolin, frp, Busoulin) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin. Bussoleno borders the following municipalities: Usseglio, M ...

, part 1, 2003); * ''Un petit train de plaisir'' for string orchestra, with reciting voice and foto-suoni and lib., from

Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards f ...

(music for the Train Museum of Bussoleno, part 2, 2003); * ''Gioco-treni'' for sampled foto-suoni: I. Sinfonia, II. Recitativo del ferroviere, III. Aria e danze del freno, IV. Ricercare antico con fischi e trombe, V. Cori battenti dei pendolari, VI. Sinfonia II (music for the Train Museum of Bussoleno, part 3, 2003); * ''Mina miniera mia'' for voices and foto-suoni (music for

Traversella Traversella is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located Metropolitan Cityabout north of Turin. Traversella borders the following municipalities: Pontboset, Donnas, Valprato Soana, Quin ...

Mines, 2004); * ''Picander 2004'', tragicomic action for soprano, bass-baryton, flute, baroque strings, harpsichord and foto-suoni (2004); * ''Musiche della Reggia di Venaria Reale'' for voices, baroque ensemble and foto-suoni (music for the Royal Palace in

Venaria Reale Venaria Reale ( pms, La Venerìa) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northwest of Turin. Venaria Reale borders the municipalities of Robassomero, Caselle Torinese, Druent ...

, 2004); * ''XXIV'' for flute, violin and foto-suoni (2004, first world performance

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, Kermesse dantesca, 2004); * ''Jeux d'eaux et d'oiseaux'' for exotic foto-suoni (2004, first world performance Bellina-

Cuneo Cuneo (; pms, Coni ; oc, Coni/Couni ; french: Coni ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area. It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in ...

, International Festival Antidogma, 2004); * ''Jazz motetus VI (Cricket play)'' for piano and foto-suoni (2005, first world performance

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, 2005); * ''Et amoris. Tango pour Bruno'' for soprano, string orchestra and foto-suoni (2005, first world performance Turin, 2005); * ''Foto-suoni per le Universiadi'' for foto-suoni (2006, first world performance

Bardonecchia Bardonecchia (; french: Bardonèche or ; pms, Bardonecia ; oc, Bardonescha ) is an Italian town and ''comune'' located in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in the Piedmont region, in the western part of Susa Valley. It grew out of a small village ...

, 2007); * ''The Brown Cage'' for female voice, cello, piano and foto-suoni (2007, first world performance

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, Modern Works, 2007); * ''Jardins sur la pluie'' for flute, cello, piano and foto-suoni (2007, first world performance Turin, Conservatory

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, 2008); * ''An Mozart'', modular piece for string quartet with or without foto-suoni with or without voice and piano (2008, first world performance

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, SoundaXis Festival, 2008); * ''Foto-suoni delle nuove scienze'' for voices on tape, piano and foto-suoni (2009, first world performance Toronto, Bata Shoe Museum, 2009); * ''Piano, alla corda'' for 4 hands piano and foto-suoni (2009, first world performance Milan, 2009); * ''Romanesco'' for piano and foto-suoni (2009, first world performance Rome, Nuova Consonanza Festival, 2009); * ''Presto Vivaldi'' for 4 tubular bells, piano and foto-suoni (2010, first world performance

Conservatory, 2010); * ''Ulaanbaatarin doo'' for piano, voice of pianist and foto-suoni (2010, first world performance

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, Opera Theater, 2010); * ''Quattro canzóne napulitane'' for soprano, piano, orchestra and foto-suoni ad lib. (2010, first world performance

, Teatro dal Verme, 2010); * ''Canson piemonteisa'' for soprano, piano, orchestra and foto-suoni ad lib. (2010, first world performance

, Teatro dal Verme, 2010); * ''Rataplànplanplan'' for piano and animal foto-suoni (2011, first world performance

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, BKA Theater, 2012); * ''Jazz motetus IX (Out of the blue)'' for one or two or three or four guitars and foto-suoni (2012, first world performance Lagonegro Festival, 2012); * ''Friûl'' for piano and foto-suoni (2013, first world performance

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, Amici della Musica, 2012); * ''À la vie'' for one or two performers (one piano), videoprojections and “whispered foto-suoni”, on two paintings of Kazimir Malevic and

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, texts by

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(2014, first world performance

, Pyatt Hall, 2014); * ''Foto-suoni per Paraloup (parts 1, 2, 3)'' for pianoforte and foto-suoni (2014–15, first world performances

2014,

2014, Riva presso Chieri 2015); * ''Nove favole del Re Spiro'' for dancing guitarist and foto-suoni, on nine Renaissance dances and texts by the composer (2015, first world performance Grugliasco-Turin, Parco Culturale Le Serre, 2016); * ''FOTO-SONGS from the sacred places of the world'' for foto-suoni recorded in

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(2014–16). Other works: * ''... et coetera'' for 10 players (1985, vers. 1986, first world performance

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, 1986); * ''Alterno'' for string orchestra (1986, first world performance

San Daniele del Friuli San Daniele del Friuli ( fur, Sant Denêl) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northwest of Udine. San Daniele del Friuli borders thes ...

, Festival of Contemporary Music, 1986); * ''Sacre'' for soloists, choir and orchestra (1989, first world performance Rome, Incontri di Musica Sacra Contemporanea, San Marco Church, 1989); * ''Keir'' for orchestra (1989, first world performance

Anzio Anzio (, also , ) is a town and ''comune'' on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about south of Rome. Well known for its seaside harbour setting, it is a Port, fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine I ...

, International Music Festival, 1989); * ''Cohesive ends (Sticky)'' for 14 instruments and 5 players (1989, first world performance

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

, Accademia Filarmonica, 1989); * ''L'aura'' for string orchestra (1991); * ''For four'' for string quartet (1992–94, first world performance Rome,

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, 1994); * ''For de la bella bella caiba'' for flute, soprano in eco and string orchestra (1995, first world performance

Castiglione delle Stiviere Castiglione delle Stiviere ( Upper Mantovano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Mantua, in Lombardy, Italy, northwest of Mantua by road. History The town's castle was home to a cadet branch of the House of Gonzaga, headed by the M ...

, Teatro Sociale, 1995); * ''Due laude di Jacopone'' for soprano, violin, cello, chamber orchestra and organo (1995, first world performance

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

, Easter Festival, San Felice Church, 1995); * ''Uno a cui'', melologue on

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's texts, for reciting voice, guitar, sax and percussions (1995, first world performance Rome, Festival Nuova Consonanza, 1995); * ''Laus sine voce'' for orchestra (1996); * ''Jazz motetus III'' for string orchestra (1997, first world performance

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, Festival Contemporary Music, 1997); * ''Picander's, o Il grigliabeto risonante'', tragicomic action for soprano, baryton, 8 instruments and people (1999, first world performance

Foggia Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...

, I Solisti dauni, Piccolo Teatro, 1999); * ''Macchina per Il Quarto Stato'' for female voice, piccolo clarinet and string quartet (2000, first world performance Turin, Celebrations for

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, 2000); * ''Jazz motetus V (Piperita blues)'' for voice, flute, clarinet, violin, electric bass guitar, hammond organ and piano (2001, first world performance

, 2001); * ''Tre danze logosferiche'' for reciting voice, flute and harp (2002, first world performance

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, Musica Nuova Festival, 2002); * ''Rayna possentissima'' for soprano and orchestra (2001, first world performance Bologna, Teatro Comunale, 2002); * ''Un petit train de plaisir'' for string orchestra, with reciting voice and lib., from Gioachino Rossini (2003, first world performance Milan, Palazzina Liberty, 2003); * ''Jazz motetus VIII (arpège)'' for flute, or harpsichord, or flute and harpsichord (2009). * Compositions for one performer without electronic: ''Cantico spirituale'' (1993) per voce di baritono; ''Fugitives. Tre frammenti da Baudelaire'' (1994) per voce di soprano; ''Uno, due, tre'' (1984) e ''Yantra'' (1989) per chitarra; ''Crumbling'' (1989, rev. 1995) per violino; ''Beaux gestes'' (1991), ''Madrileño'' (1991, rev. 1998), ''Due fogli'' (1992); ''Steli'' (1997), ''Venexiàn'' (2007) per pianoforte; ''Dieci spleens'' (1991) per clarinetto in si bemolle, ''A.B.E.G.G.'' (1992) per clarinetto basso, ''Aforismi della desolazione'' (1994) per corno di bassetto, ''Serenata per un fischietto'' (1995) per clarinetto piccolo; ''Petit'' (1991) per ottavino, ''Moins petit'' (1992) per flauto in do, ''Amariamori'' (1992) per flauto in sol, ''Shahar'' (1996, vers. per solo flauto basso); ''Con fuoco'' (1995) per violoncello; ''Mare'' (1996) per arpa; ''Floppy'' (1996) per trombone; ''Altri aforismi'' (2004) per sax baritono; ecc.

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