(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.
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE:
Pinocchio, un Miusicol (text by Franco Sgrignoli), voices, ensemble, fixed media, 1998
dipus 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)