Osvaldo Coluccino
Osvaldo Coluccino is an Italian composer and poet.Biography
His music has been performed in some of the major festivals of classical and contemporary classical music, by prestigious soloistes, conductors, orchestras and ensembles such as Ensemble Recherche, Nieuw Ensemble and Exaudi Vocal Ensemble, and has been broadcast by national radio stations such as SWR, Radio France France Musique, ORF, Rai Radio 3, BR-Klassik, Kulturradio RBB, Concertzender, RTBF Musiq 3, RTP Rádio e Televisão de Portugal Antena 2, Rai Filodiffusione, Radio Vaticana. He has received commissions by Gran Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, Biennale di Venezia, Milano Musica, RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Compagnia per la Musica in Roma, and others. International record labels have released some monographic discs, while some scores are published by Rai Trade editions.
He has been engaged in an intense poetry activity from 1986 to 2003. His poems and prose have been published in his books, in prestigious literary magazines and in some anthologies. Eminent linguists and literary critics have written about his poetry.Discography
- Quale velo, in AA.VV. Crossroads, Monesis Ensemble, conductor Flavio Emilio Scogna, VDM, Rome 2008
- Voce d’orlo, Algoritmo Ensemble, conductor Marco Angius, introduction by Paolo Petazzi, RAI Trade, Rome-Milan 2009
- Neuma q, electroacoustic music, Die Schachtel, Milan 2010
- Gemina, chamber music, various performers, Due Punte, 2010
- Atto, music for acoustic objects, Another Timbre, Sheffield 2012
- Stanze, Alfonso Alberti piano, Col legno, Vienna 2012
- String Quartets, Quartetto d'Archi del Teatro La Fenice, Neos, Munich 2012
- Oltreorme, music for acoustic objects, Another Timbre, Sheffield 2013
- Parallelo, electroacoustic music, Unfathomless, Bruxelles 2015
- Dimensioni, electroacoustic music, Die Schachtel, Milan 2015
- Emblema, chamber music, Ex Novo Ensemble, Kairos, Vienna 2018
- Interni, music for flute, Roberto Fabbriciani, Kairos, Vienna 2019
Selected works
Vocal music
- Nel distacco, for 8 voices, on poems by Osvaldo Coluccino
- Senza smuovere la brezza, for 8 voices, on poem by Osvaldo Coluccino
- Il primo luogo, for 4 female voices, on poem by Osvaldo Coluccino
- Afea, for soprano, clarinet and percussions, on poem by Osvaldo Coluccino
- Scomparsa, for 6 voices, on theatrical text by Osvaldo Coluccino
- Eliaco, for 5 voices, on poems by Osvaldo Coluccino
- Archeo, for orchestra. First performance by RAI National Symphony Orchestra at Auditorium RAI in Turin
- Onda, spora – Atopica, for 9 instruments. RAI Trade editions, Commissioned by RAI National Symphony Orchestra
- Out of the oasis, for 10 strings. RAI Trade editions
- Gamete stele, for 9 instruments. RAI Trade ed. Commissioned by Biennale di Venezia and Compagnia per la Musica in Roma
- Emblema 2, for 12 instruments. Commissioned by Orchestra della Toscana, Florence
- Fissità, aria, for 13 instruments. Commissioned by Gli Amici di Musica/Realtà, Milan
- Destato nel respiro, for 14 instruments. Commissioned by Festival Angelica, Bologna
Chamber music
- Quale velo, for ensemble. RAI Trade editions
- Aion, for String Quartet. RAI Trade ed.
- Diade, 11 duets
- Stanze, 12 pieces for piano
- Without witness, for clarinet, cello and piano. RAI Trade ed.
- Voce d’orlo, per flute, clarinet, violin and cello. RAI Trade ed. Commissioned by Milano Musica
- Attimo, for String Quartet
- Lasciato, for violin, cello and piano. RAI Trade ed.
- Emblema, 6 chamber music pieces
- Dimensioni
- Absum
- Neuma q
- Parallelo
- Atto, for acoustic objects
- Oltreorme, for acoustic objects
Poetry
- Strumenti d’uso comune
- Quelle volte spontanee
- Appuntamento
- Appuntamento
- Gamete
