Giorgio Federico Ghedini
Giorgio Federico Ghedini (born July 11, 1892 in Cuneo , † March 25, 1965 in Nervi ) was an Italian composer .
Life
Ghedini studied organ, piano and violoncello at the Liceo musicale in Turin . In 1911 he passed his diploma in composition at the Bologna Conservatory with Marco Enrico Bossi . After working as a choir and orchestra conductor, his focus shifted to composition and teaching. From 1918 to 1937 he worked at the Liceo musicale in Turin, from 1937 to 1941 as a composition teacher at the Parma Conservatory and from 1941 at the Milan Conservatory , of which he was director from 1951 to 1962. In 1963 he was awarded an Antonio Feltrinelli Prize .
Ghedini's students included Marcello and Claudio Abbado , Luciano Berio , Niccolò Castiglioni , Fiorenzo Carpi and Carlo Pinelli .
plant
Ghedini's music was initially influenced by Ravel and his Italian contemporary Pizzetti . An intensive preoccupation with the music of the 17th and early 18th centuries (especially Monteverdi , Gabrieli , Frescobaldi and Vivaldi ) was then increasingly reflected in his own works, in which he sought to establish a connection between music of the present and the past. In particular from the 1930s onwards, this led to a polyphonic , predominantly lyrical and cantabile personal style that was difficult to classify and that made use of the harmonious means of the 20th century.
In addition to operas and stage music, Ghedini's catalog of works includes a symphony, orchestral works and solo concerts in various (often small) ensembles, chamber music, songs and sacred works.
The «Concerto dell'Albatro» (1945), dedicated to the Albatros , is considered one of Ghedini's outstanding works. In the connection of linear, sparse musical lines with recited passages from Herman Melville's “Moby Dick”, the instrumental parts evoke the impression of the Arctic Ocean, and through delicate dialogues between orchestral piano and strings as well as occasional wind instruments a ominous atmosphere.
Film music (selection)
- 1935: Don Bosco
literature
- Friedrich Blume (Ed.): Music in the past and present , 1st edition, 1949–1986
Web links
- Works by and about Giorgio Federico Ghedini in the catalog of the German National Library
- Information from operone.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ghedini, Giorgio Federico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cuneo |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1965 |
| Place of death | Nervi |