Luigi Russolo
Luigi Carlo Filippo Russolo (born April 30, 1885 in Portogruaro , Veneto , † February 4, 1947 in Cerro di Laveno ) was an Italian futuristic painter and composer .
In 1913 Russolo published the musical manifesto L'arte dei rumori (The Art of Noise). Based on the noise level of modern cities and machines, he dealt with the treatment of noises in music. He also developed various instruments for generating sounds.
The intonarumori ("sound generator ") was a collection of different boxes with horns that contained specially treated membranes to generate different noises. Its climax was the Russolophon in 1924. None of the instruments survived after the Second World War .
He worked closely with Filippo Tommaso Marinetti . His brother Antonio Russolo also composed futuristic music. In the early 1980s, the British pop band The Art of Noise , named after Russolo's work, implemented some of his ideas on their records. The noise music was partly influenced by Futurism.
Since 1970, the Russolo-Pratella Foundation (Fondazione Russolo-Pratella) in Varese , Italy, has awarded the Luigi Russolo Prize to composers under 35 years of age.
Works
- Luigi Russolo: The Art of Noise. Schott Music , Mainz 2000, ISBN 3-7957-0435-9 .
Web links
- The Art of Noises
- Prof. Russolo & His Noise Intoners
- Compositions by Antonio Russolo for the intonarumori
- Russolo, Luigi Carlo Filippo. Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Russolo, Luigi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Russolo, Luigi Carlo Filippo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian futuristic painter and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portogruaro (Veneto) |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 1947 |
| Place of death | Cerro di Lavenio |