Carlo Pedini

Carlo Pedini (born June 19, 1956 in Perugia ) is an Italian musician and composer .

Carlo Pedini - Self-Portrait

biography

Carlo Pedini began his musical training as an autodidact before enrolling at the Conservatory in his hometown of Perugia. He studied with Fernando Sulpizi, among others, and took perfection courses with Franco Donatoni in Siena and with Salvatore Sciarrino in Città di Castello . He finished his studies at the Conservatory Rossini in Pesaro in the subjects of choral music and choral conducting (1981) and in Perugia in composition (1983). In addition, Pedini studied law at the University of Perugia, which he graduated in 1982. Since 1981 he has taught harmony at various state conservatories (including Avellino, Pesaro, Perugia) and devotes himself to painting in his free time.

Carlo Pedini has been awarded at various international competitions since 1980, including a. in Rome ( Concorso “Bucchi” ), Venice ( Concorso “Opera prima” ), Amsterdam ( “Gaudeamus” ), Bologna ( Concorso “2 Agosto” ). In 1993 he created the oratorio "Il Mistero Jacopone" , commissioned by the RAI , which was premiered in Turin by the RAI Symphony Orchestra under Karl Martin. Pedini is the creator of five operas, numerous symphonies, choral and chamber music and repeatedly receives commissions from major orchestras, concert organizers and festivals.

From 1988 to 1995 he was artistic director of the “Divertimenti musicali” in his hometown of Perugia; from 1996 to 2003 he was artistic director of the Sagra Musicale Umbra , the most important concert series of sacred music in Italy. This task enabled him to work with outstanding international musicians such as Ennio Morricone , Philip Glass and Leo Brouwer . 2001 saw the world premiere of Gustav Mahler's 10th Symphony in the version by G. Mazzuca and N. Samale with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Martin Sieghart.

From 2011 to 2016 he was President of the "Guido D'Arezzo" Foundation. He also engages in fine arts activities. Thanks to diverse interests, he published his debut novel "The Sixth Season" in 2012 with the Roman publisher Cavallo di Ferro, which was selected among the finalists of the LXVI edition of the Strega Prize. Based on the structure of Thomas Mann's novel "Buddenbrooks", "The Sixth Season" is a kind of "composition experiment" in which the author applies the rules of musical composition to the creation of a literary text.

Works

(all published by Sonzogno (Milan), except *)

For orchestra

• Concerto per violino (1981) - violin and orchestra (* Ricordi, Milan)
• Il Cantico dei Cantici (1986)
• La Casa di Asterione (1989)
• Euclide si diverte (1991)
• Adagio (from a study by Jacopone) (1991) - strings
• Sinfonia (horizontal bar) (1993-1997)
• I colori del Perugino (1998) - flute, four clarinets and strings
• Canzoni usa e getta (1998)
• Canone di Pedini (1999) - strings
• Canzonetta (2000)
• Non svegliate Verdi ... (2001)
• Concertino a volo D'Angelo (2005) for piano, choir ad libitum and strings
• Sei frammenti francescani (2006) for voice ad lib. and orchestra; on texts from "Vita S. Francisci" ("The Life of St. Francis") by Tommaso da Celano
• La Follia ( 2009 ) for string orchestra
• Canova 2016 ( 2016 ) for string orchestra
• Le Stagioni non sono più le stesse ( 2017 ) for violin and string orchestra
• H2O - Concerto per pianoforte e archi ( 2016 ) for piano and string orchestra

For soloists, choir and orchestra

• Torneremo a camminare (1985), Cantata for choir, strings and harpsichord, text by Aldo Capitini
• Il Mistero Jacopone (1989 - 1993) Dramatic oratorio for four voices, baritone, medieval instruments, choir and orchestra; Texts by Claudio Novelli and Lucio Lironi
• In Te Domine speravi (1994-1995) for choir (or 4 solo voices), organ and chamber orchestra
• Te Deum (1994-1999) for choir, children's voices, organ and orchestra
• Carme millenario (1999) for choir and wind orchestra with 5 percussionists
• Pater noster (2000) for tenor, choir and orchestra
• Victimae paschali laudes (2000) for tenor, choir and orchestra
• Requiem (2000 - 2003) for mixed choir, children's choir, organ and strings
• Missa Liturgica (2004) for choir and strings (or organ solo)

Opera and ballet

• Rabarbaro, rabarbaro (1982–83) opera in one act, text by Gino Viziano (* Edi-pan, Rome)
• Orfeo in città (1996) Opera in one act, text by Alberto Pellegrino
• Un giorno qualunque (1995-1998) Opera in one act, text by Gino Viziano and Carlo Pedini
• Così fan (quasi) tutte (2001-2002) Opera in one act, text by Giacomo Pedini
• Il Pranzo (2002) Ballet in one act for orchestra
• Il Miracolo (2004) Chamber opera in one act, text by Giacomo Pedini
• L'anima del Perugino (2004) Scena of ballet for orchestra

Choral works

• Super flumina Babylonis (1988) for 5 voices mixed choir
• Magnificat (1997) two versions:
• Magnificat (small), for 7 female voices
• Magnificat (large), for 7 female voices, clarinet and string quartet
• De Profundis (1999) for choir and 4 trombones
• Missa brevis (De Angelis) (1999) for 3 voices mixed choir and organ
• Veni creator spiritus (2000) for choir, organ and flute ad libitum
• L'ironia bizzarra (2003) for 6 female voices and harp or piano
• Ave Maris Stella (2003) Mixed choir and organ
• Missa Liturgica (2004) mixed choir and organ (or strings)
• Agnus tropato (2011), per 3 cori a 4 voci miste
• San Francesco predica agli uccelli (2015), for 4 mixed voices and bird voices
• Regina pacis (2017), for 4 voices mixed choir and piano or strings
• Tu es Sacerdos (2017), for 4 voices mixed choir and piano or strings

Chamber music

• La clessidra dai chicchi di grano (1983) guitar
• Il mattino della terza giornata (1983, texts by Beti Jordan)
• The songs from "Il mattino della terza giornata" (1983)
• L'acciarino di Weber (1983, clarinet)
• Gli occhi (chiari) del tempo (1985, clarinet and piano)
• Una serata di esercitazioni campali delle termiti guerriere (1985 - 1996, 5 percussionists)
• Un'ipotesi di tango (1991-1995, guitar)
• Sonata (1995, violin and piano)
• La nebbia di Hietzing (1995) clarinet and string quartets
• Sonata da camera (1996) violin and 8 instruments (flute, clarinet, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass)
• Due interludi per Orfeo (1997) violin, clarinet and piano
• Gino ed altri angeli (1997) soprano, flute and piano
• Le strade di Torquato (1998) 12 percussionists
• Buon Anniversario (2001) 10 instruments
• Vent'anni dopo (2001) clarinet
• Canzoni profane (2003) clarinet and string quartets

Partial discography

Albums

• 1997 - Rabarbaro rabarbaro - soloists and choir of Osimo's Liric Academie, Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana; Daniele Gatti , conductor (Edipan-PAN-PRC-S20-53-1LP)
• 1995 - Il Mistero Jacopone - RAI Turin Symphonic Orchestra; Karl Martin, conductor (Quadrivium-SCA056-1CD)
• 2009 - Angela da Foligno - Choir "M.Alboni"; Orchestra "I Solisti di Perugia"; Marcello Marini, choirmaster; Carlo Pedini, conductor (Quadrivium-QUAD80005-2CD)
• 2010 - Te Deum / Cantico delle creature - Choir " Marietta Alboni "; Orchestra "I Solisti di Perugia"; Marcello Marini, choirmaster; Carlo Pedini, conductor (Quadrivium-QUAD006-1CD)
• 2011 - Requiem - Kusatsu Festival Choir and Orchestra; Fumiaki Kuriyama, choirmaster; Jörg Ewald Dähler , conductor (Quadrivium-QUAD80008-1CD)
• 2011 - Vespro di Santa Veronica - Choir "M.Alboni"; "Collegium Tiberinum" orchestra; Marcello Marini, conductor (Quadrivium-QUAD00010-1CD)
• 2011 - Magnificat - Choirs "Kamenes In Canto" and " Polifonica Pievese "; Orchestra "Città di Arezzo "; Gabriella Rossi, choirmaster; Francesco Seri, conductor (Quadrivium-QUAD00011-1CD)
• 2018 - Mass , Inni , Mottetti , Madrigali spirituali - "UT - Insieme vocale consonante", Lorenzo Donati conductor; Alessandro Tricomi organ, Fabio Afrune piano (Quadrivium-QUAD00012-2CD)
• 2018 - Carlo Pedini: La musica sacra - BOX with 9 CDs with the entire production of sacred music. Various musicians. (Quadrivium-SCA056, QUAD0005, QUAD006, QUAD008, QUAD00010, QUAD00011, QUAD00012)

Compilations

• 1986 - "L ' acciarino di Weber " in: MUSICISTI CONTEMPORANEI - Ciro Scarponi , clarinet (Edipan-PAN-PRC-S20-31-1LP)
• 1987 - "Gli occhi (chiari) del tempo" in: MUSICISTI CONTEMPORANEI - Ciro Scarponi , clarinet ; Stefano Ragni, piano (Edipan-PAN-PRC-S20-45-1LP)
• 2005 - "Vent'anni dopo" in: "IL CLARINETTO DI CIRO SCARPONI" - Ciro Scarponi , clarinet (Hyperprism-LM109-1CD)
• 2005 - " Requiem " in: "The 26th KUSATSU INTERNATIONAL SUMMER FESTIVAL" - Kusatsu Festival Choir and Orchestra; Fumiaki Kuriyama, choirmaster; Jörg Ewald Dähler , conductor (Camerata-Tokyo-CDT1067-1CD)
• 2008 - "Absolve Domine" in: REQUIEM - Fratelli Mancuso , voci e strumenti; Coro "Armoniosoincanto"; Menna String Quartet, Carlo Pedini, Franco Radicchia, conductor ( Amiata Records -ARNR0308-1CD)
• 2009 - "La Follia" in: I REPERTORI DELLA FONOTECA "ORESTE TROTTA" VOL.2 - Orchestra "I Solisti di Perugia"; Carlo Pedini, conductor (LaMaggiore-LM121-1CD)
• 2018 - "Le Stagioni non sono più le stesse" - Concerto per violino e orchestra d'archi (2017) - KLK Symphony Orchestra, Marko Komonko violin, Ferdinando Nazzaro conductor. (Quadrivium-Egea-records - QUAD00013-1CD)
• 2019 - "La Follia" for strings (2009) - KLK String Orchestra, Ferdinando Nazzaro direttore. (Brilliant Classics 95822-1CD)

Web links

• Carlo Pedini's website (Italian / English)
• Pedini at the music publisher Sonzogno (engl.)
• Pedini with Renzo Cresti (Italian, with paintings)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The list of finalists on the culturaitalia.it website
2. ^ Discogs-Long Playing
3. ↑ ^{a b} Vd. Tab on the author's website
4. ↑ ^{a b} CIDIM Comitato Nazionale Italiano Musica