Leonardo De Lorenzo
Leonardo De Lorenzo (born August 29, 1875 in Viggiano ( Potenza ), † July 29, 1962 in Santa Barbara ) was an Italian flautist , composer and university teacher who emigrated to the USA .
Life
De Lorenzo began playing the flute at the age of eight. At the age of sixteen he was already considered a professional flautist and decided to emigrate to the USA. There he made a living as a flautist at a hotel in Kentucky and then returned to Italy, where he served in the military and played in a military band in Alessandria .
He then traveled first through Europe, then to South Africa , where in 1903 he got a job as a flautist in a symphony orchestra in Cape Town . In 1907 he returned to Italy to graduate from the Naples Conservatory . In 1909 De Lorenzo traveled again to the USA, where in 1910 he became principal flautist in the New York Philharmonic , directed by Gustav Mahler , and represented Georges Barrère in the New York Symphony Society under Walter Damrosch's direction .
This was followed by positions as first flutist with the Minneapolis Symphony (1914-19), the Los Angeles Symphony (1919-20), the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1920-23) and the Rochester Philharmonic (1923-35). In Rochester he also worked as a professor of flute at the Eastman School of Music . In 1935 he retired from his offices and concentrated on composing and writing dedicated to the flute.
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De Lorenzo composed over 300 solos, chamber music, études and studies for “his” instrument. In addition to numerous articles, his literary work includes the book My complete story of the flute , published in 1951 (with later addenda ) .
His most famous works include:
- Appassionato , for flute, op.5
- Saltarello , for flute, op.27
- 9 major artist studies , for flute
- Non plus ultra , 18 capriccios for flute, op.34
- Pizzica-Pizzica , for flute, op.37
- Idillio , for flute and piano, op.67
- Sinfonietta (Divertimento Flautistico) , for 5 flutes, op.75
- Trio Eccentrico , for flute, clarinet and bassoon, op.76
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Leonardo De Lorenzo in the International Music Score Library Project
- Works by and about Leonardo De Lorenzo in the catalog of the German National Library
- Leonardo De Lorenzo: My complete story of the flute , new edition 1992, Texas Tech University Press, therein: Susan Berdahl: Leonard De Lorenzo: A Biographic Note (Google Books)
- Biography at flutepage.de
- International competition "Leonardo De Lorenzo"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Lorenzo, Leonardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American flautist, composer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Viggiano ( Potenza ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1962 |
| Place of death | Santa Barbara (California) |