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Fedele, Ivan (b. May 6, 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 G. Verdi in Milan, where he graduated in 1981. During this time, he also studied composition with Franco Donatoni at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
His honors include First Prize in the Goffredo Petrassi competition in Parma (1989, for Epos) and three prizes from the Académie Charles Cros (Le Monde de la Musique and Choc de la Musique, 2003, for the Stradivarius recording of Animus Anima; Coup de Cœur, 2004, for his portrait L'Empreinte Digitale recording). His music has been performed throughout the world, including at the Gaudeamus Muziekweek (1981), and portrait concerts have been given at the Musica in Strasbourg (1996), Musica Nova in Helsinki (1998) and Caen (1999) festivals. His music was most recently featured during the three-concert 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 Georges-Pompidou).
He has taught widely, including at the conservatories of Bologna, Milan, Strasbourg, and Turin, as well as at the Scuola Civica di Musica in Milan. He has also given masterclasses in Belgium, Finland, France, Italy, The Netherlands, and the USA.
Edizioni Suvini Zerboni publishes his music.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: ivan.fedele@fastwebnet.it
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Dodici figlie di O (choreography by Mietta Corli), dancer, piano, tape, 1977; 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, libretto by Giuliano Corti, the composer, after Sophocles), 2004–07
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, 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, cello, orchestra, 1996; Dioscuri, 2 celli, orchestra, 1997; Imaginary Depth, cello, orchestra, 1997; L'Orizzonte di Elettra, viola, small orchestra (27 players), live electronics, 1997; 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, 3 orchestral groups, 2001; Ruah (concerto), flute, large orchestra, 2001–02; Le ali di Cantor, 4 orchestral groups (29 total players), 2003; Arco di Vento (concerto), clarinet, large orchestra, 2002–04; EST! (concerto no. 2), cello, small orchestra, 2004–05; Flug, bass clarinet, orchestra, 2005
CHAMBER MUSIC: Per accordar (string quartet no. 1), 1980–81, revised 1989; Aiscrim, flute, clarinet, piano, 1983; Il giardino di giada, 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, string quartet, percussion, 1986; Pentàlogon Quartet (string quartet no. 2), 1987; Modus, bass clarinet, percussion, 1988, revised 1995; Bias, oboe, guitar, 1988; Allegoria dell'indaco, flute, 2 clarinets, harp, string quartet, 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
CHAMBER MUSIC: High (in memoriam Miles Davis), trumpet, 1996 (also version by Michele Lomuto for trombone, 2005); Corrente, 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; Accents, piano, string quartet, 2001; Notturno (in memoriam Goffredo Petrassi), 4 ensembles (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet; harp, inside piano, vibraphone [+ tubular bells, tuned gongs]; 2 violins, viola; cello, double bass), 1998–2004; 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, percussion, 2004–05; Palimpsest (string quartet no. 4), 2006–07
CHORAL: Naturae (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 (text by Giuliano Corti), 7 mixed voices, 2000; Odós, mixed chorus, oboe, 2004
VOCAL: E poi... (lirica, text by Livia Lucchini), soprano, flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, French horn, string quartet, piano, vibraphone, 1982; Maja (text by Giuliano Corti), soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, vibraphone, 1999; Paroles y Palabras, soprano, cello, 1995–2000 (each of 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
PIANO: Sorpresa (Aiscrim II), 1983 (also version as Toccata, 1988); Armoon (armonie di luna), 4 pianos, 1983–84; Études boréales, 1990; Cadenze, 1993; Two Moons, 2 pianos, live electronics, 2000; Études australes, 2002–03
ORGAN: Flores, 1987–89
HARPSICHORD: Preludio, Aria e Toccata, 2003
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Totem, tape, 1980; Canone infinito, tape, 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), tape, 1996
ARRANGEMENT: Codex (Johann Sebastian Bach), small orchestra (15 players), 1999
FILM SCORE (FOR SILENT MOVIE) (DIRECTOR): La chute de la maison Usher, soprano, small orchestra (13 players), 1995 (Jean Epstein)
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 [also reissued as Aura: AUR 402-2, 2000])
Armoon; Magic. Olivier Dejours/Ensemble du Conservatoire National de Région 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: 206 572, 1998)
Animus Anima. Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart (Stradivarius: STR 33629, 2002)
Scena; Ruah; Concerto (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)
Latinamix (second version). Trio Albatros (Stradivarius: STR 33726, 2005)
Mixtim; Il giardino di giada II; Notturno; Arcipelago Möbius; Profilo in eco. Mario Caroli, flutes; Roberta Gottardi, clarinet; Antonio D'Antonio, cello; Marco Angius/Ensemble Algoritmo (Stradivarius: STR 33717, 2006)
(Last updated on July 10, 2007)
