THE LIVING COMPOSERS PROJECT  

Ivan Fedele

(b. 6 May 1953, Lecce).

Italian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, and piano works that have been performed throughout the world.

Mr. Fedele initially studied philosophy at the Università degli Studi in Milan. He then studied composition with Azio Corghi, counterpoint and harmony with Renato Dionisi and piano with Bruno Canino and Ilonka Deckers at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan, where he graduated in 1981. He also studied composition with Franco Donatoni at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome during this time.

Among his honours are First Prize in the competition of the Internationale Gaudeamus Muziekweek in Amsterdam (1981, for Chiari and Per accordar), Primo Premio in the competition Goffredo Petrassi in Parma (1989, for Epos) and three prizes from the Académie Charles-Cros (Le Monde de la Musique and Choc de la Musique, 2003, both for the recording of Animus Anima I on Stradivarius; Coup de Cœur, 2004, for his recording on L'Empreinte Digitale). Portrait concerts have been given at the festival Musica in Strasbourg (1996), the festival Musica Nova in Helsinki (1998), the festival Aspects des musiques d'aujourd'hui in Caen (1999), and the festival Fedele + at the Cité de la Musique in Paris (2004). He is also the subject of the book Ivan Fedele – Les Cahiers de l'IRCAM / Compositeurs d'aujourd'hui no. 9 (1996, IRCAM/Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou).

He has taught at the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan, the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Strasbourg, the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini in Bologna, the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Como, the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan, and the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Turin. He has given masterclasses in Belgium, Finland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and the USA.

His publisher is Edizioni Suvini Zerboni.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail address for consulting scores: g.bonomo@sugarmusic.com

COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS

STAGE:

Oltre Narciso (cantata profana per una azione scenica, text by the composer), mezzo-soprano, baritone, 2 dancers, male chorus, small orchestra (24 players), 1982

Antigone (opera in 7 quadri, libretto by Giuliano Corti, after Sophocles), 2 mezzo-sopranos, countertenor, 2 tenors, baritone, mixed chorus, large orchestra, 2005–06

ORCHESTRAL:

Chiari, 1981

Epos, large orchestra, 1989

Concerto, viola, large orchestra, 1990, revised 1995

Duo en résonance, 2 French horns, small orchestra (19 players), 1991

Carme Primo, small orchestra (17 players), 1992

Carme Secondo, 1993

Concerto, piano, orchestra, 1993

Allegoria dell'indaco, small orchestra (30 players), 1994 (version of chamber work)

Concerto No. 1, cello, orchestra, 1996

Dioscuri, 2 cellos, orchestra, 1997

Imaginary Depth, cello, orchestra, 1997

L'Orizzonte di Elettra, viola, small orchestra (27 players), live electronics, 1997 (also version for electric 5-string violin, small orchestra [27 players], live electronics, 2009)

Scena, large orchestra (91 players), 1997–98

Concerto, violin, small orchestra (26 players), 1998–99

Corda d'aria (concerto), flute, orchestra, 1999

De li duo soli et infiniti universi, 2 pianos, large orchestra in 3 groups, 2001

Ruah (concerto), flute, large orchestra, 2001–02

Accord, small orchestra (2 clarinets, 2 French horns, percussion, strings), 2003

Ali di Cantor, small orchestra in 4 groups (29 total players), 2003

Arco di Vento (concerto), clarinet, large orchestra, 2002–04

EST! (concerto no. 2), cello, small orchestra (flute, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, piano, 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 double basses), 2004–05

Flug, bass clarinet, small orchestra (piano, 2 vibraphones, 2 marimbas, strings), 2005

Mosaïque, violin, small orchestra (16 players), 2008

Pentàlogon Quintet, string orchestra, 2009 (version of Pentàlogon Quartet)

Nohtar, string orchestra, 2009

SYNTAX 0.1 (if@hay.dn), 2009

Artéteka – Folk Dance I, 2009

Lexikon, 2010

La Pierre et l'étang (...les temps...), percussion, string quartet, string orchestra, live electronics, 2010–11

Txalaparta – Folk Dance II, 2011

CHAMBER MUSIC:

Per accordar (string quartet no. 1), 1980–81, revised 1989

Aiscrim, flute, clarinet, piano, 1983

Il Giardino di giada I, oboe d'amore, violin, viola, cello, 1983 (also version as Il Giardino di giada II, alto flute, violin, viola, cello, 1991)

Viaggiatori della notte, violin, 1983

Electra glide, 2 violins, viola, 1984

Windex, clarinet, 1985

Latinamix, flute ad libitum, guitar, piano, 1985 (also version for flute, violin, piano, 2004)

Magic, 4 saxophones, 1985 (also version for 4 clarinets, 1996)

Chord, 2 clarinets, 2 French horns, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello, percussion, 1986

Pentàlogon Quartet (string quartet no. 2), 1987 (also version as Pentàlogon Quintet, string orchestra)

Modus, bass clarinet, percussion, 1988, revised 1995

Bias, oboe, guitar, 1988

Allegoria dell'indaco, flute, 2 clarinets, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 1988 (also version for small orchestra [30 players])

Mixtim (musica rituale), flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1989–90

Imaginary Skylines, flute, harp, 1990–91

Imaginary Islands, flute, bass clarinet, piano, 1992

Donax, flute, 1992

Richiamo, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, euphonium, 2 percussion, live electronics, 1993–94

Flamen, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1994

Profilo in eco, flute, ensemble (oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion), 1994–95

High (in memoriam Miles Davis), trumpet, 1996 (also version by Michele Lomuto for trombone, 2005; version by Armand Angster for bass clarinet)

Corrente I, piano, ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone), 1996

Correnti Alternate, piano, ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone), 1996

Corrente II, piano, ensemble (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone), 1997

Donacis ambra, flute, live electronics, 1997

Erinni, cimbalom, piano, vibraphone, 1998

Elettra, viola, live electronics, 1999

Târ (string quartet no. 3), 1999–2000

Apostrofe, bass flute, 2000

Dedica, flute, 2000

Levante, cello, ensemble (cimbalom, 2 violins, 2 violas, cello), 2000 (also version for cello, ensemble [piano, 2 violins, 2 violas, cello], 2009)

Accents, piano, string quartet, 2001

Notturno (in memoriam Goffredo Petrassi), 4 ensembles (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet; harp, piano, percussion; 2 violins, viola; cello, double bass), 1988–2004

Arcipelago Möbius, clarinet, violin, cello, double bass, 2004 (one section may be performed separately: Arc-en-ciel, cello)

Capt-Actions, accordion, string quartet, live electronics, 2004–05

Immagini da Escher, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, vibraphone, 2005

Palimpsest (string quartet no. 4), 2006–07

Corrente, cello, 2007

Suite francese II, violin, 2009

Preludio e Ciaccona, cello, 2010

Suite francese III, cello, 2010

Deystiviya, bayan, string quartet, 2011

Ritrovari (Suite francese VI), viola, 2011

Mudra, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, French horn, trumpet, trombone, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 2012

Phasing, 2 pianos, 2 percussion, 2012–13

Duals, piano, percussion, 2016

Drive, piano, vibraphone, 2017

CHORAL:

Naturæ (madrigale metafisico, text by the composer), countertenor, tenor, bass, 1984

Coram (text by Giuliano Corti), soprano, bass, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1995–96

Coram Requiem (text by Giuliano Corti), mezzo-soprano, bass, 2 speakers, mixed chorus, ensemble (10 players), orchestra, live electronics, 1996

Animus Anima I (text by Giuliano Corti), 7 mixed voices, 2000

Odós, mixed chorus, oboe, 2004

Stabat Mater, mixed chorus, 6 percussion, 2007

Animus Anima II (text by Giuliano Corti), 7 mixed voices, 2009

Cristaux de temps, mixed chorus, 2010

Ās-lêb, mixed chorus, large orchestra (10 winds, 10 brass, 2 harps, piano, organ, 2 vibraphones, percussion, strings), 2010–11

VOCAL:

E poi... (lirica, text by Livia Lucchini), soprano, flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, French horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano, vibraphone, 1982

Maja (text by Giuliano Corti), soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, vibraphone, 1999

Paroles y Palabras, soprano, cello, 1995–2000 (its four sections may be performed separately: Allons; Ça ira; Querida presencia; ¡Hasta siempre!)

Messages, 2 sopranos, 2 mezzo-sopranos, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 pianos, 2000

Paroles..., female voice, viola, 2000

33 Noms (text by Marguerite Yourcenar), 2 sopranos, large orchestra, 2007–08

En Archè, soprano, violin, large orchestra (91 players), 2008

Thanatoséros (scena lirica, text by Torquato Tasso), soprano, tenor, small orchestra (17 players), 2010

Morolòja kè erotikà (text by Brizio Montinaro), soprano, string quartet, 2010–11

PIANO:

Toccata, 1983

Armoon (armonie di luna), 4 pianos, 1983–84

Études boréales, 1990

Cadenze, 1993

Two Moons, 2 pianos, live electronics, 2000

Études australes, 2002–03

Antipodes, 2005

Due Notturni con figura, piano, live electronics, 2007

Nachtmusik, 2008

ORGAN:

Flores, 1987–89

HARPSICHORD:

Suite francese I, 2003

ELECTROACOUSTIC:

Canone infinito, fixed media, 2002

RADIO PRODUCTIONS:

Orfeo al cinema Orfeo (racconto in musica, text by Giuliano Corti), 2 speakers, MIDI-keyboard, 1994

Barbara Mitica (text by Giuliano Corti), fixed media, 1996

SCORE FOR SILENT FILM:

La Chute de la maison Usher, soprano, small orchestra (13 players), 1995 (for La Chute de la maison Usher by Jean Epstein)

ARRANGEMENT:

Codex (2 contrapuncti from Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080 by Johann Sebastian Bach), small orchestra (15 players), 1999

DISCOGRAPHY

Donax. Andrea Romani, flute (Edizioni Sincronie: SIN 1011, 1993)

Concerto (piano); Epos; Chiari. Bruno Canino, piano; Luca Pfaff/Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (Stradivarius: STR 33348, 1994)

Flamen. Quintetto Bibiena (Ermitage: ERM 418, 1995 [reissued as Aura: AUR 402-2, 2000])

Armoon; Magic (second version). Olivier Dejours/ensemble of the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Strasbourg (Musica: 97/1, 1997)

Duo en résonance; Per accordar; Richiamo; Imaginary Skylines; Chord. Sophie Cherrier, flute; Jens McManama, Jean-Christophe Vervoitte, French horns; Frédérique Cambreling, harp; Jeanne-Marie Conquer, Hae-Sun Kang, violins; Christophe Desjardins, viola; Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello; David Robertson/Ensemble Intercontemporain (Adès: 206572, 1998 [reissued as Universal Music/Accord: 465 311-2])

Animus Anima I. Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart (Stradivarius: STR 33629, 2002)

Scena; Ruah; Concerto No. 1 (cello). Giampaolo Pretto, flute; Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello; Pascal Rophé/Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI (Stradivarius: STR 33650, 2003)

Maja; Erinni; Modus; Imaginary Islands; Paroles y Palabras. Accroche Note (L'Empreinte Digitale: ED 13198, 2004)

Per accordar; Pentàlogon Quartet; Târ; Electra glide; Viaggiatori della notte. Arditti String Quartet (Stradivarius: STR 33702, 2005)

Mixtim; Il Giardino di giada II; Notturno; Arcipelago Möbius; Profilo in eco. Mario Caroli, flute, alto flute; Roberta Gottardi, clarinet; Antonio D'Antonio, cello; Marco Angius/Ensemble Algoritmo (Stradivarius: STR 33717, 2006)

Latinamix (second version). Trio Albatros (Stradivarius: STR 33726, 2006)

Elettra. Christophe Desjardins, viola (æon: AECD 0981, 2009)

Concerto (violin); En Archè; L'Orizzonte di Elettra (second version); Mosaïque. Corinna Mologni, soprano; Francesco D'Orazio, violin, electric 5-string violin; Marco Angius/Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI (Stradivarius: STR 33850, 2010)

Études australes; Nachtmusik; Cadenze; Études boréales; Toccata. Ciro Longobardi, piano (Limen: CDVD004C004, 2011)

Preludio e Ciaccona. Anssi Karttunen, cello (Toccata Classics: TOCC0171, 2013)

Txalaparta – Folk Dance II. Andrey Boreyko/Euskadiko Orkestra Sinfonikoa (Verso: VRS 2143, 2013)