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Nieder, Fabio (b. October 27, 1957, Trieste). Italian composer, now resident in Germany, of stage, orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal works that have been performed throughout Europe and elsewhere.
Mr. Nieder studied chamber music with Dario De Rosa and Libero Lana, composition with Giulio Viozzi and piano with Roberto Repini at the Conservatorio di Trieste from 1973–81 and studied privately with Witold Lutosławski in Groznjan, Croatia in 1977, on a scholarship from Jeunesses Musicales.
Among his many honors are the Premio Valentino Bucchi (1979), the ISCM Prize (Austria, 1980) and three prizes from the Gaudeamus Muziekweek (1980, 1982, 1984). In recent years, he has received First Prize in the 2 Agosto in Bologna (1995), Second Prize (no First Prize was awarded) in the Ennio Porrino in Cagliari (1995), Third Prize in the Compania in Münster (1996), First Prize in the Gustav Mahler Kompositionspreis in Klagenfurt (1998), and First Prize in the Domenico Guaccero in Bari (1998) competitions. His music has been performed in Algeria, Austria, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, The Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA.
Mr. Nieder is also active in other positions. As a pianist, he served as an accompanist to Petre Munteanu and Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf from 1978–81 and later accompanied Barbara Hannigan, Alfredo Kraus and other singers. In addition, he has worked as a conductor, most often with the Nieuw Ensemble, and has organized various ensembles in Germany and Italy.
He teaches analysis at the Università di Trieste and he has taught at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam since 2005. Moreover, he has given lectures in Austria, Estonia, Germany, Italy, and Slovenia.
Casa Ricordi publishes most of his music.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address for consulting scores: Annamaria.Macchi@umusic.com
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS (note that all works are published by Casa Ricordi unless otherwise noted in parentheses after date of composition)
STAGE: Kresnik, lo spirito della notte di San Giovanni nei villaggi dei contadini della Slovenia (texts from the Slovenian folksong Bog daj dober večer, Paul Klee), 2 children's voices, actor-player, 24 mixed voices, piano, 4 percussion, 1986; Saga (scene di danza macabra, in memoriam Johannes da Kastua, texts by Friedrich Hölderlin, Srečko Kosovel, a folksong from the Val Resia), 6 altos, 6 basses, walk-on actor, clarinet, 3 bass clarinets, 2 basset horns, orchestra, live electronics, lights, costumes, 1988–91 (eight of its sections may be performed separately as concert works: Klarinettenbaum; 'Preludio in La minore' di Chopin; Stele prima; Ensemble I; Jybare; Ensemble II; Stele seconda; Clarinette d'air [also version for countertenor, 2 harmonicas, clarinet, 3 amplified scissors, 4 tam-tams, glass wind chimes, live electronics]); Manifestazione di Frate Francesco, piccolino (text by Jakob Böhme), 12 mixed voices (all + tubular bells), walk-on mime, amplified ensemble (clarinet, 3 bass clarinets, 2 basset horns, 2 electronic keyboards, 2 percussion), 10 monitors, lights, 1994 (first section may be performed separately as a concert work: Im Kopf [also version incorporated into Der Manifestation, erster Teil]); Die Maulschelle ein Rätsel (carnevalata scenica in forma di triangolo, text by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), coloratura soprano, bass-baritone, percussion, distant string quartet, tape, live electronics, 1998 (section of opera Räthsel von Mozart, a collaboration with Mauro Cardi, Matteo D'Amico, Olga Neuwirth, Betty Olivero); Der Manifestation, erster Teil (text by Jakob Böhme), 5 mixed voices (all + tubular bells), 2 electronic keyboards, 2 percussion, 1994–99 (incorporates a version of Im Kopf from Manifestazione di Frate Francesco, piccolino); Traditioneel Bruiloftsdanslied voor J. en Th., voice-dancer, panpipes, grossbass recorder (by Joachim Paetzold), double bass, percussion, 2005; Timmel (teatro musicale notturno), 2001–08 (five of its sections may be performed separately as concert works: Caminata meravigliosa a Saturnio di Vito vom Thümmel [Hommage à S. Kubrick]; Caminata sogno 21 màrtedi agosto 1945; ANNO 1896 [6 agosto 1944]. Sogno: avevo 1, 2, 3, 4, cinque occhi; Sogno 10 lùnedi gennaio 1892, in una casa molte gente musiche son entrato a casa; De Beeldenvreter [Il mangia immagini]; Der Bilderfresser)
ORCHESTRAL: Und Laub voll Trauer, 10 strings, 1977 (Sonzogno); Tristans Klage, small orchestra, 1982 (Sonzogno); Wolfangerls erste Komposition, small orchestra (2 flutes [2nd + piccolo], 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 French horns, harp, timpani, glockenspiel [+ tubular bells], violas, celli, double basses), 1990; Cinque Pezzi, off-stage piano, off-stage tam-tam, large orchestra (10 winds, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets [2nd + piccolo trumpet], 4 trombones, tuba, harp, celesta, timpani, glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylorimba, tubular bells, percussion, strings), 1990–92 (version of Fünf Klavierstücke; also version for off-stage piano [+ tam-tam], orchestra [8 winds, 6 brass, harp, celesta, timpani, glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylorimba, percussion, strings], 1995); Diapente avec Nocturne des végétaux sur la surface du globe, string orchestra, 1995–96 (version of vocal work); Portrait von Ferruccio Busoni über seine 'Sonatina seconda', 6–12 or more off-stage basses ad libitum, off-stage piano, off-stage organ, orchestra (10 winds, French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, 2 harps, electric guitar, sampler, harmonium, percussion, strings), 1997; Caminata sogno 21 màrtedi agosto 1945, piano (with scordatura), accordion, percussion, string orchestra (with scordatura), 2003 (section of Timmel; may be performed separately as a concert work); Diatonische Halbton-Kollisionen / Frage ......, 2 obbligato electric guitars, obbligato bass guitar, orchestra (8 winds, 10 brass, harp, piano [+ celesta, keyboard glockenspiel], percussion, strings), 2007
CHAMBER MUSIC: Pasticcio da un canto popolare, flute, clarinet, bassoon, 1979 (Sonzogno); Melodie ed Intermezzi popolari, flute (+ piccolo), clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, 1982 (Sonzogno); Jodeln, flute, bass clarinet/bassoon/double bass, 1983 (Sonzogno); Serenate in tono folcloristico, flute, clarinet, guitar, mandolin, violin, double bass, percussion, 1983; ...Essere stelle chiare (elegia), double bass, 1984; Sosia, flute, clarinet, harp, guitar, mandolin, violin, double bass, marimba, 1984; Inno nazionale Lappone (A), piccolo trumpet, trumpet, contrabass tuba, 1986; Inno nazionale Lappone (B), alto flute, E-flat clarinet, harp, prepared piano, percussion, 1986; Adern (Elegie), 6 celli, 1987; 'Preludio in La minore' di Chopin, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, French horn, trombone, harp, 2 celli, 2 double basses, off-stage piano, 3 percussion, 1989 (section of Saga; may be performed separately as a concert work); Ensemble I, alto flute, oboe, amplified harp, amplified violin, amplified cello, amplified double bass, amplified piano, celesta, xylophone, amplified large scissors, percussion, 1989 (section of Saga; may be performed separately as a concert work); Ensemble II, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, French horn, piccolo trumpet, trombone, violin, cello, piano, xylorimba, marimba, 1989 (section of Saga; may be performed separately as a concert work); Due Girotondi, viola, 1989; Sonntagsgruss, violin, cello, 1989; Wolfangerls erste Komposition, 2 flutes (2nd + piccolo), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 French horns, viola, cello, double bass, 2 percussion, 1990; Diapente, string quartet, 1990; Duale B, bass flute (+ alto flute), bass clarinet (+ alto clarinet/basset horn), 1990; Duale C, flute, clarinet/sopranino saxophone, 1990; Klarinettenbaum, clarinet, ensemble (3 bass clarinets, 2 basset horns, 2 electronic keyboards, 2 percussion), 1990 (section of Saga; may be performed separately as a concert work); Quarto ramo di Klarinettenbaum, alto flute, synthesizer, 1990; Piccolo A & B, E-flat clarinet, 1990; Sopranino A & B, sopranino saxophone, 1990; Clarinette d'air, clarinet, percussion, live electronics ad libitum, 1991 (section of Saga; may be performed separately as a concert work; also version for countertenor, 2 harmonicas, clarinet, 3 amplified scissors, 4 tam-tams, glass wind chimes, live electronics); Duale A, flute, oboe, 1991; Sami (passacaglia [da uno Jodler lappone]), alto saxophone, live electronics ad libitum, 1992; Sami-Hymne, piccolo, clarinet, piano, percussion, distant string quartet, 1993; Terracotta, A-clarinet, 1995; Weihnachtsschmuck für Philipp Walcher... hommage à F.X. Gruber, geb. in Hochburg, Anno Domini 1787, flute, 1995; Wåldgschroa, flute, 1995 (also version for flute, harmonium/electronic organ/synthesizer, glockenspiel, 1996); Dogma (sei elegie), violin, accordion, 1996
CHAMBER MUSIC: Sechs Elegien, violin, ensemble (violin, viola, cello, double bass, accordion, percussion), 1996–97; Canone per i settanta anni di Pavle Merkù, 2 distant celli, ensemble (violin, piano, percussion), 1997; Landschaft in Kanonform, violin, ensemble (flute [+ piccolo, bass flute], oboe [+ English horn], clarinet [+ A-clarinet, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet], violin, 2 celli, piano [+ celesta, percussion], percussion), 1997; O clementissimo (da un madrigale di Petrus Hedus), bass clarinet, 2 harps, 2 celli, bass drum, percussion, 1998; Paesaggio notturno con stelle, viola, cello, double bass, piano, 2 percussion, 1998; Tre Paesaggi, flute (+ piccolo, alto flute), oboe, A-clarinet (+ E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet), harp, 2 violins, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 1998–99; Objet flexible avec spirales suspendues, tenor saxophone, 2001 (also version for bass clarinet, 2001); Frage (4.Station), bass flute, bass clarinet, tuba, viola, percussion, 2003; ANNO 1896 (6 agosto 1944). Sogno: avevo 1, 2, 3, 4, cinque occhi, 2004 (section of Timmel; may be performed separately as a concert work; each of its five sections may be performed separately: 1, violin, piano; 2, viola, piano; 3, cello, piano; 4, violin, cello, piano; 5, violin, viola, cello, piano); Sogno 10 lùnedi gennaio 1892, in una casa molte gente musiche son entrato a casa, violin, viola, cello, piano, DJ-percussion, 2005 (section of Timmel; may be performed separately as a concert work); Verscheurde Sarabande (nach Satie), clarinet, bass clarinet, harp, double bass, accordion, paper shredder, percussion, 2005; Semitono diatonico, harp, 2005; De Beeldenvreter (Il mangia immagini), sheng (Chinese mouth organ), nāy (flute), alto flute, duduk (Armenian oboe), English horn, bass clarinet, bassoon, harp, guitar, mandolin, tār (Iranian lute), qānūn (zither), zheng (Chinese zither), violin, kemençe (Turkish violin), erhu (Chinese violin), viola, cello, double bass, piano, 2 percussion, 2006 (section of Timmel; may be performed separately as a concert work); Triodion, ob osemdesetletnici Pavleta Merkùja, contrabass clarinet, bass tuba, harp, double bass, piano, percussion, 2007
CHORAL: Canto di soldati, mixed chorus, 1980 (Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia); Jybare (text from a folksong from the Val Resia), 6 altos, 6 basses, viola, orchestra (2 alto flutes, English horn, bass clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, amplified harp, celesta, vibraphone, xylorimba, marimba, percussion, strings), 1988 (section of Saga; may be performed separately as a concert work; also version for alto, viola, double bass); Stele seconda (in memoriam Vittoria Rotheneisler, text by Friedrich Hölderlin), 6 altos, 2 A-clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 double basses, piano, 2 percussion, 1988 (section of Saga; may be performed separately as a concert work); Stele prima (in memoriam Tončka Kosovel, text by Srečko Kosovel), 6 altos, harp, 2 violins, 2 double basses, piano, vibraphone, tubular bells, 1989 (section of Saga; may be performed separately as a concert work); Im Kopf, 12 mixed voices (all + tubular bells), 1994 (section of Manifestazione di Frate Francesco, piccolino; may be performed separately as a concert work); Baumszene, soprano, mezzo-soprano, 2 countertenors, tenor, baritone, 2 basses, large orchestra (82/83 players), 2000; Caminata meravigliosa a Saturnio di Vito vom Thümmel (Hommage à S. Kubrick), 6 mixed voices, live electronics, 2001 (section of Timmel; may be performed separately as a concert work); Thümmels Haus/Thümmels Huis (in una casa / molte gente / musiche son / entrato a casa), 6 mixed voices, violin, viola, cello, piano, DJ-amplified percussion, 2007; Der Bilderfresser, 6 or more sopranos, 6 or more mezzo-sopranos, 6 or more countertenors, 6 or more tenors, 6 or more baritones, 6 or more basses, orchestra (2 alto flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, alto saxophone, 2 bassoons, French horn, piccolo trumpet, 3 trombones, 3 muted trombones, tuba, harp, amplified guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, qānūn [zither], piano, celesta, accordion, theremin, angklung [Indonesian bamboo rattle], percussion, 3 violins [with scordatura], 4 or more violins [with metal mutes], 6 or more muted violins, 3 or more muted violas, violas [with scordatura], celli [with scordatura], double basses [with scordatura]), 2008 (section of Timmel; may be performed separately as a concert work)
VOCAL: Oh, Paraman sepolta sotto il pino, soprano, violin, percussion, 1981 (Sonzogno); Zwei sentimentale-ironische Lieder, soprano, orchestra, 1981 (Sonzogno); Das Glänzen der Natur (text by Friedrich Hölderlin), soprano, orchestra, 1984; Jybare, alto, viola, double bass, 1988 (version of section of Saga; may be performed separately as a concert work); Clarinette d'air, countertenor, 2 harmonicas, clarinet, 3 amplified scissors, 4 tam-tams, glass wind chimes, live electronics, 1991 (version of section of Saga); Love songs on a white surface (texts from popular sources), soprano, baritone, harmonica, bass flute, bass clarinet, harp, viola, cello, double bass, celesta, mbira (African percussion instrument), 2 percussion, 1993; Kresna. Variazioni sul solstizio d'estate (un canto contadino sloveno), any voice (+ straw whip), alto flute, bass clarinet, prepared piano, tubular bells, live electronics, 1993; Diapente avec Nocturne des végétaux sur la surface du globe (text by Francis Ponge), soprano, female speaker ad libitum, wind machine, 20/21 strings, 1995–96 (also version for string orchestra); O Erd (ein Fragment nach Friedrich Hölderlin) (text by Friedrich Hölderlin), soprano, piano, 1996; Sulla ruota del giorno (text by Alda Merini), soprano, bass flute, French horn, harp, viola, double bass, percussion, 1998; das ewig liecht (text by Martin Luther), soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, trumpet, trombone, harp, 2 violas, double bass, piano, sampler, 2–3 percussion, 2001 (Universal Edition); The Waters flow on their Way, female voice, 3 ensembles (2 sheng, di zi [Chinese bamboo flute] [+ xun (Chinese clay flute)], suona [Chinese oboe], pipa [Chinese lute], zheng, erhu; nāy, duduk, tār, 'ūd [lute], qānūn, santūr [dulcimer], kamānche [Iranian spike violin], kemençe; bass flute, musette, bass clarinet, harp, violin, viola, cello, double bass, 2 percussion), 2002; De stem, soprano, bass, piano, accordion, percussion, mixed Western/non-Western ensemble, 2003–04; Lieder von der Liebe zur Erde (texts by Friedrich Hölderlin, Rainer Maria Rilke), soprano, piano, 1996–2006
PIANO: Fünf Klavierstücke, 1974–75 (also 2 versions for orchestra as Cinque Pezzi); Kresna, 1987 (also longer version as Kresna, un canto contadino sloveno della notte di San Giovanni, prepared piano [+ amplified straw whip], 1990)
RADIO PRODUCTION: Visioni di un viso diviso (radiofilm, text by Roberto Dedenaro), soprano, boys' chorus, male chorus, clarinet, MIDI-keyboard, 1993
ARRANGEMENTS: Fünf Lieder (Hugo Wolf), any voice, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, 1983 (Sonzogno); Zwölf Deutsche Tänze Franz Schuberts, small orchestra (2 flutes, 2 French horns, zither, violins, violas, celli), 1991; Quattro Malenkosti (Marij Kogoj), flute, clarinet, harp, viola, cello, percussion, 1992; Quattro 'Lyrische Stykker' di Edvard Grieg, piccolo (+ bass flute, nightingale call), oboe (+ English horn), bass clarinet, 2 French horns, harp, guitar, mandolin, 3 violins, viola, cello, double bass, celesta (+ harmonium), 2 percussion, 1996; Due Sonate di Domenico Scarlatti, 1996 (each of its sections may be performed separately: Sonata I in do maggiore, sopranino recorder/soprano recorder, harp, guitar, mandolin, double bass, celesta, 2 percussion; Sonata II in re maggiore, 'Pastorale', Chromonica Hohner harmonica, bass flute, musette, harp, 2 violins, cello, double bass, harmonium, accordion, 2 percussion); La sérénade interrompue from Préludes, premier livre (Claude Debussy), off-stage Andalusian soprano/tenor, flute, oboe/English horn, bass clarinet, guitar, lute, violin, viola, cello, double bass, celesta, percussion, 1998; Rumba da Rimini, alto saxophone, viola, double bass, marimba, 3/4 percussion
DIDACTIC MUSIC: Drei Ringelreihen, soprano recorder, 2 alto recorders, tenor recorder, 1991
DISCOGRAPHY
Adern. Cello Ensemble Heinrich Schiff (Steirischer Herbst, Musikprotokoll, 1987)
Love songs on a white surface (excerpt). Charlotte Riedijk, soprano; Mitchell Sandler, baritone; Ed Spanjaard/Nieuw Ensemble (WD: 96, 1996)
Wåldgschroa (original version); Terracotta. Luisa Sello, flute (Riva Alto, 2000)
O Erd. Linda Campanella, soprano; Antidogma Musica (Nuova Era, 2001)
Duale B. Het Trio (Compositori Associati Torino/Gaudeamus Foundation/Nuova Musica in Italia)
Rumba da Rimini. David Riondino (CGD: 4509 96185)
(Last updated on November 10, 2008)
