Pierluigi Billone

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Pierluigi Billone (born 1960 in Italy ) is an Italian composer . He studied with Salvatore Sciarrino and Helmut Lachenmann .

Career

For his works he received the Composition Prize of the City of Stuttgart (1993), the Busoni Composition Prize of the Akademie der Künste Berlin (1996), the Vienna International Composition Prize (2004), the Ernst Krenek Prize of the City of Vienna (2006) and was awarded with awarded the composition prize of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation in Munich (2010).

Pierluigi Billone was visiting professor for composition at the Graz University of Art from 2006–2008 , at the Frankfurt University of Music in 2009 , and from 2010 to 2012 again at the Graz University of Art.

He is regularly invited as a lecturer to give composition courses and guest lectures, including: IEMA-Ensemble Modern Akademie 2008, Harvard University 2010, Columbia University New York 2010, MCME International Academy Russia 2011, summer courses Darmstadt 2010, 2012, 2014, Impulse Akademie Graz 2011, 2013, 2015, Tzlil Meducan Israel 2011, 2014, 2015, MCIC Madrid 2015, 2016, Boston University 2015, New York University 2015, Composit-Rieti 2015, 2016.

Works

  • A.AN (1989) for voices and ensemble
  • APSU (1990) for voices and ensemble
  • KRAAN KE.AN (1991) for 3 voices and 10 instruments
  • AN NA (1992, rev. 1994) for ensemble
  • AN NA (1992) for ensemble
  • ME.A.AN (1994) for voice and ensemble
  • KE.AN-Cerchio (1995, rev. 2003)
  • ITI KE MI (1995) for viola
  • UTU AN.KI LU (1996) for double bass
  • Scrittura. Cammino (1998) for 36 voices and 5 instruments
  • Scrittura. Presenza (1999) for electric guitar, tubes and orchestra
  • Mani.Giacometti (2000) for violin, viola and violoncello
  • Mani.Long (2001) for ensemble
  • Legno.Intile (2002) study for ensemble
  • Studi da concerto (2003) for bassoon
  • Legno.Edre IV.Manda (2003) for bassoon
  • Legno.Edre III.Ini (2003) for bassoon
  • Legno.Edre II.Edre (2003) for bassoon
  • Legno.Edre I.Me (2003) for bassoon
  • Mani.De Leonardis (2004) for 4 car springs and glass
  • Legno.Stele (2004) for 2 bassoons and ensemble
  • Legno. Edre V. Metrio (2004) for bassoon
  • PA (2005) for oboe and 5 instruments
  • TA (2005) for ensemble
  • 1 + 1 = 1 (2006) for 2 bass clarinets
  • Mani.Mono (2007) for jumping drum
  • Bocca.Kosmoi (2007) for voice, trombone and orchestra
  • Kosmoi.Fragmente (2008) for voice and 7 instruments
  • Mani.Matta (2008) for percussion (marimba, 2 log drums, woodblock, chinagong)
  • Due Frammenti (2009) for voice and accordion
  • Verticale muto (2009) for ensemble
  • Mani.Stereos (2009) for accordion
  • Blue fragment (2010) for bassoon
  • Muri III b (2010) for string quartet
  • Phonogliphi (2011) for voice, bassoon and orchestra
  • Quattro alberi (2011) for voice, bassoon, accordion, percussion
  • Sgorgo Y (2012) for electric guitar
  • Δίκη Wall (2012) for percussion and 6 instruments
  • Mani.Δίκη (2012) for percussion (2 singing bowls, china opera gong, deep lying Thai gong, 2 bell plates)
  • Mani.Gonxha (2012) for drums
  • Staglio (2013) for bass flute
  • Sgorgo oO (2013) for electric guitar
  • Sgorgo N (2013) for electric guitar
  • Equilibrio. Cerchio (2014) for violin
  • Ebe und anders (2014) for 7 instruments
  • OM. ON (2015) for two electric guitars
  • New work (2016) for ensemble with voice
  • New work (2016) for 4 percussionists

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personal data
SURNAME Billone, Pierluigi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Italy