THE LIVING COMPOSERS PROJECT  

Andrea Talmelli

(b. 7 July 1950, Modena).

Italian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, and piano works that have been performed in Asia, Europe and North America.

Mr. Talmelli studied composition with Azio Corghi and piano with Lino Rastelli the Conservatorio Arrigo Boito in Parma, where he graduated with a degree in piano in 1972 and a degree in composition in 1977. He also earned a degree in jurisprudence at the Università degli Studi di Parma in 1976 and studied conducting with Piero Guarino from 1977–79.

Among his honours are prizes in the competition of the Filarmonica Umbra of Terni (1978, 1988), the competition Guido d'Arezzo in Arezzo (1981), the Premio Muccetti in Parma (1981), and the competition Venezia Opera Prima of the Teatro La Fenice in Venice (1981). His music has been performed in Argentina, Austria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, the UK, and the USA.

He is also active in other positions. He has served as director of the Istituto Musicale Tonelli in Carpi since 1986 and as director of the Istituto Musicale Achille Peri in Reggio Emilia since 1990.

He taught composition at the Conservatorio Arrigo Boito from 1975–84 and has taught at its joint high school–conservatory since 1982. He has lectured in Canada, Italy and the USA.

His primary publishers are Agenda Editrice, Edizioni Edi.Pan, Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, and Rugginenti Editore.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail address: andrea.talmelli@municipio.re.it

COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS

STAGE:

Pinocchio, un Miusicol (text by Franco Sgrignoli), voices, ensemble, fixed media, 1998

Œdipus Rex (incidental music, play by Sophocles), flute, 1999

ORCHESTRAL:

Klinamen I, bassoon, 20 strings, 1977

Sinfonia, Dalla Verticale al paesaggio pitagorico delle lontananze, 1990

Frammenti di Lesbo (suite), string orchestra, 1991

De insulis inventis (omaggio a Cristoforo Colombo), 1992

CHAMBER MUSIC:

Adagio e Toccata, flute, piano, 1972

Baccanale, flute, clarinet, bassoon, 1974

Scherzo, flute, piano, 1974

Trenodia per Salvador Allende (after Rafael Alberti), cello, piano, 1975

Piccola Suite, viola, piano, 1975

Quartetto, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1976

A Parmenide, flute, 1976

Klinamen II, flute, guitar, 1978

Klinamen III, 2 flutes, piano, 1978

Klinamen IV, 2 flutes, guitar, viola, cello, piano, 1979

Klinamen V, 4 percussion, 1982

Duetto, flute, violin, viola, cello, double bass, 1982

Prologo per Daniil Kharms, violin, 1983

Serenata I, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, piano, 1984

Lied, percussion, 1985

Verticale Eco, 2 pianos, 2 percussion, 1985–86

Samarkanda, o delle cerimonie, flute, guitar, 1985–86 (version of four movements of vocal work; also version of two movements for flute, piano, 1985–86)

Amleto in una noce, 2 pianos, vibraphone, xylophone, 1986

Barbaramente Allegro, 4 saxophones, 1987

Dialogo, guitar, 1987

Serenata II, flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, piano, 1987 (also version for 12 flutes, 1987)

Kyrybyr Daramur, 3 percussion, 1988

Strict, clarinet, bass clarinet, cello, piano, 1988

...E quell'unca strada era il nero, harp, 1989

Variazioni sul Nero (after Evelina Schatz), flute, bassoon, piano, 1989

Notturno, harp, 1990

Studio, 10 flutes, 1990

Monocromo di Plinio, oboe, 1991

Enti, accordion, 1992

La Molle Luna (after Italo Calvino), flute, piano, 1994

L'Origine degli uccelli (after Italo Calvino), flute, 1995

Il Sangue, il Mare (after Italo Calvino), flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1994–96

I Cristalli (after Italo Calvino), violin, cello, piano, 1996

¿Dónde está la eterna primavera? (after Gabriella Bianco), guitar, piano, 1996

Post Scripum Tango, accordion, 1997

Graffiti, 2 guitars, 1991–98

Hale-Boop, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1997–98

Due Sonetti di Rilke, violin, piano, 1998–99

Eve Line Tango, piano, accordion, 1999 (also version for piano 4 hands)

Katakali, brass, percussion, 2000

Norway 2000, bassoon, French horn, 2 trombones, 5 violins, piano, 2000

Cinque Super Cabel L'Otto, accordion, 4 percussion, 2000

Notturno (frammento della storia di Re Carlo e di Elegast), recorder, viola, 2001

CHORAL:

Se questo è un uomo (text by Primo Levi), mixed chorus, orchestra, 1976

Il Nini muart (text by Pier Paolo Pasolini), 8 mixed voices, 1981

Elisavieta Bum (text by Daniil Kharms), 3 soloists, mixed chorus, small orchestra, 1983–84

Canzone di Ofelia II (text by Evelina Schatz), mixed chorus, 1993

Tamburi di Sicilia (text by Evelina Schatz), mixed chorus, brass, timpani, percussion, 1993–98

Ta Ben Suragna e Suragnen (text by Gigetto Faroldi), speaker, female chorus, flute, bassoon, violin, cello, piano, accordion, 2000

VOCAL:

From Spoon River (text by Edgar Lee Masters), 3 speakers, flute, cello, piano, percussion, 1974

Quattro Laudi (after the Laudario di Cortona [13th-century manuscript]), voice, mediaeval instruments, 1980

Versi sottili come righe di pioggia (text by Pier Paolo Pasolini), voice, piano, 1981

Samarkanda, o delle cerimonie (10 liriche, text by Evelina Schatz), voice, flute, guitar, 1985–86 (also version of four movements for flute, guitar [also version of two movements for flute, piano])

Canzone di Ofelia I (text by Evelina Schatz), speaker, 2 flutes, 2 harps, celesta, 1993

L'Incendio (Ultimi Pensieri di Giordano Bruno) (after F. Genisio), voice, piano, 1997

Ultimo Tango (text by Evelina Schatz), soprano, baritone, accordion, 1997

Diario Londinese (text by Evelina Schatz), voice, piano, 1998–99

Ave Maria, voice, violin, cello, 2001

PIANO:

Cinque Bagatelle, 1973

Avvento, 1977

Ai Limiti della terra fertile (quattro preludi), 1987

Dal mondo bellissimo e violento (after Andrei Platonov), piano 4 hands, 1991

...In ventis, piano 4 hands, 1992

Variazioni su Tema di Schubert, piano 4 hands, 1994

Gli Occhi dell'imperatore (after Laura Mancinelli), 1996

Eve Line Tango, piano 4 hands, 1999 (version of work for piano, accordion)

Ninna Nanna per Giulia, 2000

ORGAN:

Come Odisseo di Osip (after Evelina Schatz), 1990

La Certosa di Parma, 1999

FILM SCORES (DIRECTOR):

Frammenti di Lesbo, 1991

Donna variante di destino, 1993 (Vladimir Makedonsky)

Sisterion, 1996 (Daniele Ramenzoni)

DISCOGRAPHY

Avvento; Klinamen II; Il Nini muart; Serenata I; Ai Limiti della terra fertile; ...E quell'unca strada era il nero; Variazioni sul Nero; Come Odisseo di Osip; Dal mondo bellissimo e violento. (Agenda Editrice, 1994)

Klinamen II. (Rivo Alto: 9609, 1997)

Ta Ben Suragna e Suragnen; Tamburi di Sicilia; Sinfonia, Dalla Verticale al paesaggio pitagorico delle lontananze. (ALIA Musica)

Dialogo. (Edizioni Edi.Pan)

Ultimo Tango; Post Scriptum Tango; Eve Line Tango (original version). (EMA Records)

La Molle Luna. (Spaziomusica)