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Roberto Brambilla

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Roberto Brambilla
Background information
Born (1975-10-30) 30 October 1975 (age 49)
Livorno, Italy
GenresContemporary classical
OccupationComposer
LabelsBAM international, TEM, Warner/Chappell
Websiterobertobrambilla.it

Roberto Brambilla (born 30 October 1975) is an Italian composer of contemporary classical music.

Life

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Brambilla was born in Livorno, Italy,[1] and studied music at the "Conservatorio G. Verdi" in Milan with Alessandro Solbiati. He has improved his studies in different international masterclass given by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Alessandro Melchiorre, Alessandro Solbiati and Alvise Vidolin.[1] His works has been performed at notable festivals in Italy,[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, England, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and USA by important performers,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] and are broadcast on RAI and in many other radio.[1][11][18][19] He is published by BAM International,[20] TEM and Warner/Chappell Music.[11][18]

About the music

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The musical aesthetics of Roberto Brambilla underlines a research of sound materials, also using electronic tools, such as to highlight micro-sound in the "moment form". Examples are the glove created to modify the sounds of the piano in his piece Memoriam VII, for female voice and piano, or the use of modern instruments, used with the purpose to modify the timbre of classical instruments, in various works of his repertoire.[8][21]

Awards

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  • 2004 Mario Nascimbene award[11]
  • 2014 International PAS[11]

Honors

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Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (2019) for artistic merits[22]

Works

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Selected works include:

  • Cardinal Events for B♭ clarinet (2006)
  • Ipnagogico[16] for ensemble (2006)
  • Toy Box[9] for violin (2008)
  • Paesaggi contaminati[8] for piano four hands, electronic music and the painting "Paesaggi contaminati" by Emanuele Gregolin (2017)
  • Déjà entendu for piano (2013)
  • Collector et Medicus for choir (2014)
  • Singer's murder[3] for percussion (2013)
  • Una ripresa dal castello for flute – Bass flute and cello (2007)
  • Haurietis Aquas[23][24][25] for organ (2018)
  • Brise Marine[15][26] for dramatic soprano and piano (2016)
  • Pater Noster for soprano, alto, tenor and bass (2014)
  • L'impronta di una foglia for piano four hands (2016)
  • Sul profilo delle onde for a percussionist (2013)
  • Clouds don't care if we fly higher for ensemble (2014)
  • Memoriam VII[10] for female voice and piano (2010)
  • Memoriam for large orchestra (2012)
  • Dita nël lago for violin and electric guitar (2014)
  • No Black No Fashion[27] for piano (2017)
  • Eèa[28] for B♭ clarinet – Bass clarinet and piano (2015)

Discography

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Selected recordings include:

  • Memoriam on Nuova contemporanea
  • Il carillon di Anjezë on BAM international[29]
  • Farewell to Airon on BAM international[30]
  • No Black No Fashion on BAM international[31]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Roberto Brambilla CIDIM – Comitato Nazionale Italiano Musica". www.cidim.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ^ Mormile, Alessandro (June 2018). "Federico Longhi e Cristina Pantaleoni in concerto ad Aosta". L'Opera.
  3. ^ a b "Suoni Inauditi 2012–2013". Ogni Sette: 27. Autumn 2012.
  4. ^ "Contemplando la croce". Comune di Pavia. 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
  5. ^ Uboldi (20 October 2017). "A "Microludi" la electronic music e un ponte tra oriente ed occidente". Il Notiziario. 39: 18.
  6. ^ Fondazione comunitaria del Ticino Olona (2017). "Il dialogo infinito con la natura" (PDF). Sempione News.
  7. ^ "Qualche nube, feste e castagne". La Prealpina – Quotidiano storico di Varese, Altomilanese e Vco. (in Italian). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Erika, La Rosa (1 October 2018). "L'arte raccontata dagli artisti. Incontro in forma concerto con Roberto Brambilla". Varese News: 31.
  9. ^ a b "Repertoire – Irvine Arditti". www.ardittiquartet.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  10. ^ a b "2018 USF New Music Festival & Symposium – Composition & Electronic Music Studio – School of Music – College of The Arts – University of South Florida". music.arts.usf.edu. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d e ORCID. "Roberto Brambilla (0000-0002-9741-2081) – ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Roberto Brambilla". Discogs (in Italian). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  13. ^ ""Jeudi" con Longhi Ritorno alle origini". LaStampa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  14. ^ Circolo Vincenzo Bellini (2016). Arte e musica sul Lario. Moltrasio: Comune di Moltrasio. p. 21.
  15. ^ a b "Arte e musica sul Lario con Zefi, Prola e Tarchetti". VareseNews (in Italian). 1 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  16. ^ a b "School of Music | The University of Tennessee, Knoxville". music.utk.edu. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  17. ^ "2018 New Music Festival". Eventa.us. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  18. ^ a b Archives compositeurs et musique classique (4 May 2016). "Roberto Brambilla". musicalics.com (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  19. ^ "RAI Bozen: Memoriam VII di Roberto Brambilla". www.cidim.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  20. ^ "BAM International – 'Farewell to Airon' by Roberto Brambilla is available". www.bam-music.org. 2 March 2018.
  21. ^ Compositori (2013). Catalogo... / Editrice Compositori. IT\ICCU\UBO\4213544 (in Italian). Italia: Bologna, Compositori. p. 41.
  22. ^ "Roberto Brambilla – Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana". quirinale (in Italian). 27 December 2019.
  23. ^ "L'organo del Sacro Cuore torna a splendere sulle note del maestro Brambilla". VareseNews (in Italian). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  24. ^ "Roberto Brambilla celebra il Sacro Cuore di Cristo con un pezzo "divino" – interview". www.legnanonews.com. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  25. ^ "Concerto d'organo alla Chiesa del Sacro Cuore". L'Inform@zione. 6/2018. June 2018.
  26. ^ Gesu Zefi (2 June 2016), Villa d'Este – Arte e suoni sul Lario 2016 – Momenti, retrieved 9 June 2018
  27. ^ ""No Black No Fashion" by Roberto Brambilla symbol of anti-racism | Bam Music". Bam Music. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  28. ^ "Masterclass of composition « limenmusic". limenmusic.info. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  29. ^ "Saints – Teresa di Calcutta". Discogs (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  30. ^ "Deezer". Deezer. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  31. ^ "Roberto Brambilla – No Black No Fashion". Discogs (in Italian). 20 February 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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