Valentino Bucchi (29 November 1916 – 8 May 1976) was an Italian
composer.
Biography
Bucchi was born in
Florence, Italy, the son of musicians. He studied at
Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Music in
Florence
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. He died in
Rome
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,
Italy
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.
Works
Theatrical works
*''Il Giuoco del Barone'',
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
in one act (1937)
*''Li Gieus de Robin et Marion'' (1953)
*''Il Contrabbasso'', grottesco in one act (1954)
*''Una notte in paradiso'', cantafavola in one act (1959-1960)
*''Il Coccodrillo'',
opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
in 4 acts (1969-1970)
Chamber music
*''Sonatina'' for
piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...
(1938)
*''Sonatina'' for
harp (1944)
*''Racconto siciliano'' for two
piano
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s (1955)
*''
String quartet'' (1956)
*''Concerto'' for solo
clarinet (1969) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LhymfHEm-8&t=13s
*''Soliloquios'', Monodrama for solo
viola
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*Violin family ...
(1976)
Vocal music
*''Quattro liriche'' for
voice
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and
piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...
(1935-1940)
*''Cinque madrigali la dolce pena'' for
voice
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and
chamber orchestra (1946)
*''Cori della pietà morta'' for mixed
choir
A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which sp ...
and
orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...
(1949-1950)
*''Due filastrocche'' for
children's choir (1958-1959)
*''Colloquio Corale'' for solo
voice
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,
narrator
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, mixed
choir
A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which sp ...
and
orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...
(1972)
*''Silence'' for mixed
choir
A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which sp ...
a cappella (1972)
*''Vocalizzo nel mondo dei fiori'' for solo
voice
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and 10 instruments (1975)
Orchestral works
*''Ballata del silenzio'' for
orchestra
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There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...
(1951)
*''Concerto in rondò'' for
piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...
and
orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...
(1957)
*''Concerto lirico'' for
violin
The violin, sometimes known as a '' fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone ( string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in the family in regu ...
and
strings (1958)
*''
Banditi a Orgosolo
''Banditi a Orgosolo'' (''Bandits of Orgosolo'') is a 1960 Italian film drama directed by Vittorio De Seta. The film stars Vittorina Pisano. De Seta won an Award for the film at the Venice Film Festival.
Cast
*Vittorina Pisanu ... Mintonia
*Mi ...
'',
suite for
orchestra
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There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...
from the music for the
film of ''
Vittorio De Seta
Vittorio De Seta (15 October 1923 – 28 November 2011) was an Italian cinema director and screenwriter, considered Italian cinema's great imaginative realists of the 1960s.[orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
There are typically four main sections of instruments:
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'' (1973)
*''Piccolo concerto'' per
piccolo and
strings (1973)
*''Concerto di concerti'' for
string orchestra with
violin
The violin, sometimes known as a '' fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone ( string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in the family in regu ...
,
viola
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*Violin family ...
,
cello
The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G ...
and
contrabass obligati (1974)
* ''Laudes Evangelii'', choreographed by
Léonide Massine, filmed by
Joan Kemp-Welch
Joan Kemp-Welch (23 September 19065 July 1999) was a British stage and film actress, who later went on to become a television director. After making her stage debut in 1926 at the Q Theatre, Kemp-Welch made her film debut in 1933 and appeared in ...
(1961).
References
This article incorporates translated text fro
Valentino Bucchiat the Italian Wikipedia.
External links
The Valentino Bucchi Foundation(in Italian)
(in English and Italian)
1916 births
1976 deaths
20th-century classical composers
Italian classical composers
Italian male classical composers
Italian opera composers
Male opera composers
Nastro d'Argento winners
Musicians from Florence
20th-century Italian composers
20th-century Italian male musicians
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