Claudio Cavadini
Claudio Cavadini (born June 28, 1935 in Mendrisio , Ticino ) is a Swiss composer.
Life and career
He received his diploma in composition from the Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna .
As a composer, he has written symphonic works, chamber music , choral pieces as well as texts and music for music lessons in school. He is also the editor of previously unpublished Italian works from the 17th and 18th centuries.
He also worked as a specialist advisor for music lessons at the secondary school in the canton of Ticino and as a teacher at the Higher Pedagogical College of Locarno, dealing with questions of music didactics . He published his works on music lessons from pre-school to high school in both Switzerland and Italy.
As a music researcher and arranger of Italian pieces of music from the 17th and 18th centuries, he revived works by Centorio, Bissone and Brusaschi in performances.
Compositions (selection)
- Invitatio ad miserere . (First performance 1982) Commissioned composition for the “ Settimane internazionali ”, Ascona
- Adagio Quarto per violoncello e organo (antico) for violoncello and (antique) organ , Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia
- Songs of the soul for mezzo-soprano and organ. Text by Achille Piotti (Anima - Mark of the Soul), Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia
- Sinfonietta “per gioco” , Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia
Awards
- 1966: First prize at the International RTSI - Febati Competition for Symphonic Music;
- 1968: Prize at the international competition “Roberto Galfetti” for choral music;
- 1972: Finalist in the “Viotti” competition in Vercelli for chamber music ;
- 1982: Winning the Ticino finals of the television competition "Etoile dŒor" for boys' choir;
- 1985: First place in the finals of the federal television competition “MusiCHa” for wind orchestra;
- 1985: Composition Prize of the Musica Ticinensis -Febati for the European Year of Music
literature
- Bruno Rossi: Claudio Cavadini. Catalogo delle opere. Pizzicato-Verlag Helvetia, Basel 1996
Web links
- Literature by and about Claudio Cavadini in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography at Pizzicato Verlag
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cavadini, Claudio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss composer, musicologist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mendrisio , Ticino |