Osvaldo Coluccino

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Osvaldo Coluccino

Osvaldo Coluccino (born Domodossola, 22 April 1963) is an Italian composer and poet.

Biography[]

His music has been performed in some of the major festivals of classical and contemporary classical music, by prestigious soloistes, conductors, orchestras and ensembles such as Ensemble Recherche, Nieuw Ensemble and Exaudi Vocal Ensemble, and has been broadcast by national radio stations such as SWR, Radio France France Musique, ORF, Rai Radio 3, BR-Klassik, Kulturradio RBB (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg), Concertzender, RTBF Musiq 3, RTP Rádio e Televisão de Portugal Antena 2. He has received commissions by Gran Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, Biennale di Venezia, , RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Transit Festival Leuven, Muziekcentrum De Bijloke Gent, Compagnia per la Musica in Roma, and others. Some of the major labels for contemporary classical music (Kairos (record label), Neos (record label), ...) have released some monographic discs, while some scores are published by editions.

He has been engaged in an intense poetry activity from 1986 to 2003. His poems and prose have been published in his books, in prestigious literary magazines and in some anthologies. Eminent linguists and literary critics have written about his poetry.

Discography[]

  • Quale velo (2001), in [“various composers”] Crossroads, Monesis Ensemble, conductor Flavio Emilio Scogna, VDM, Rome 2008
  • Voce d’orlo (2004-2007), Algoritmo Ensemble, conductor Marco Angius, introduction by Paolo Petazzi, RAI Trade, Rome-Milan 2009
  • Neuma q (2006), electroacoustic music, Die Schachtel, Milan 2010
  • Gemina (2002-2008), chamber music, various performers, Due Punte, 2010
  • Atto (2011), music for acoustic objects, Another Timbre, Sheffield 2012
  • Stanze (2004-2011), Alfonso Alberti piano, , Vienna 2012
  • String Quartets (2002-2008), Quartetto d'Archi del Teatro La Fenice (with the participation of Achille Gallo), Neos (record label), Munich 2012
  • Oltreorme (2012), music for acoustic objects, Another Timbre, Sheffield 2013
  • Parallelo (2007-2009), electroacoustic music, Unfathomless, Bruxelles 2015
  • Dimensioni (1997-2007), electroacoustic music, Die Schachtel, Milan 2015
  • Emblema (2009-2015), chamber music, Ex Novo Ensemble, Kairos (record label), Vienna 2018
  • Interni (2017-2018), music for flute, , Kairos (record label), Vienna 2019
  • Absum (1999), electroacoustic music, Inexhaustible Editions, ljubljana 2021
  • Prima stanza (2004), in [“various composers”] Notturni, Ilaria Baldaccini piano, EMA Vinci Records, Florence 2021

Selected works[]

Vocal music[]

  • Nel distacco (2003), for 8 voices, on poems by Osvaldo Coluccino
  • Senza smuovere la brezza (2005), for 8 voices (or version for 14 voices), on poem by Osvaldo Coluccino
  • Il primo luogo (2006), for 4 female voices, on poem by Osvaldo Coluccino
  • Afea (2006), for soprano, clarinet and percussions, on poem by Osvaldo Coluccino
  • Scomparsa (2007), for 6 voices, on theatrical text by Osvaldo Coluccino
  • Eliaco (2013), for 5 voices, on poems by Osvaldo Coluccino

Orchestral music and for large ensemble[]

  • Archeo (2003-2004), for orchestra. First performance by RAI National Symphony Orchestra at Auditorium RAI in Turin
  • Onda, spora – Atopica (2003), for 9 instruments. RAI Trade editions, Commissioned by RAI National Symphony Orchestra
  • Out of the oasis (2005), for 10 strings. RAI Trade editions
  • Gamete stele (2007), for 9 instruments. RAI Trade ed. Commissioned by Biennale di Venezia and Compagnia per la Musica in Roma
  • Emblema 2 (2009-2012), for 12 instruments. Commissioned by Orchestra della Toscana, Florence
  • Fissità, aria (2013), for 13 instruments. Commissioned by Gli Amici di Musica/Realtà, Milan
  • Destato nel respiro (2018), for 14 instruments. Commissioned by Festival Angelica (with Orchestra del , Bologna

Chamber music[]

  • Quale velo (2000-2001), for ensemble. RAI Trade editions
  • Aion (2002), for String Quartet. RAI Trade ed.
  • Diade (2002-2011), 11 duets
  • Stanze (2004-2011), 12 pieces for piano
  • Without witness (2004), for clarinet, cello and piano. RAI Trade ed.
  • Voce d’orlo (2006), per flute, clarinet, violin and cello. RAI Trade ed. Commissioned by Milano Musica
  • Attimo (2007), for String Quartet
  • Lasciato (2007), for violin, cello and piano. RAI Trade ed.
  • Emblema (2009-2015), 6 chamber music pieces

Electroacoustic music and for acoustic objects[]

  • Dimensioni (1997-2007), 9 pieces
  • Absum (1999), 6 pieces
  • Neuma q (2006), 4 pieces
  • Parallelo (2007-2009), 2 pieces
  • Atto (2011), 5 pieces for acoustic objects
  • Oltreorme (2012), 4 pieces for acoustic objects

Poetry[]

  • Strumenti d’uso comune (introduction by Stefano Agosti, Campanotto, Udine 1994)
  • Quelle volte spontanee (critical note by Giuliano Gramigna, Anterem, Verona 1996)
  • Appuntamento (afterword by Giorgio Luzzi, original etching by Francesco Franco, Anterem, Verona, 2001)
  • Appuntamento (artist book with original works by Marco Gastini, design by Franco Mello, preface by Stefano Agosti, Coup d'Idée – art editions, Turin 2010)
  • Gamete (afterword by Gilberto Isella, cover by Giulio Paolini, Coup d'Idée, Turin 2014). ISBN 978-88-908853-2-7
  • Scomparsa – tragedies in verse, (Puntoacapo Editions, Pasturana 2020). ISBN 978-88-6679-273-4

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