Osvaldo Coluccino

Osvaldo Coluccino (Domodossola, 22 April 1963) 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,[1] ORF, Rai Radio 3, BR-Klassik, Kulturradio RBB (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg), Concertzender, RTBF Musiq 3, RTP Rádio e Televisão de Portugal Antena 2, Rai Filodiffusione, Radio Vaticana.[2][3] He has received commissions by Gran Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, Biennale di Venezia, Milano Musica,[3] 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 (2001), in AA.VV. Crossroads, Monesis Ensemble, conductor Flavio Emilio Scogna, VDM, Rome 2008
  • Voce d’orlo (2004-2007), Algoritmo Ensemble, conductor Marco Angius, introduction by Paolo Petazzi, RAI Trade, Rome-Milan 2009
  • Neuma q (2006), electroacoustic music, Die Schachtel, Milan 2010
  • Gemina (2002-2008), chamber music, various performers, Due Punte, 2010
  • Atto (2011), music for acoustic objects, Another Timbre, Sheffield 2012
  • Stanze (2004-2011), Alfonso Alberti piano, Col legno, Vienna 2012[1][2]
  • String Quartets (2002-2008), Quartetto d'Archi del Teatro La Fenice, Neos (record label), Munich 2012
  • Oltreorme (2012), music for acoustic objects, Another Timbre, Sheffield 2013
  • Parallelo (2007-2009), electroacoustic music, Unfathomless, Bruxelles 2015
  • Dimensioni (1997-2007), electroacoustic music, Die Schachtel, Milan 2015
  • Emblema (2009-2015), chamber music, Ex Novo Ensemble, Kairos (record label), Vienna 2018
  • Interni (2017-2018), music for flute, Roberto Fabbriciani, Kairos (record label), Vienna 2019

Selected works

Vocal music
  • Nel distacco (2003), for 8 voices, on poems by Osvaldo Coluccino
  • Senza smuovere la brezza (2005), for 8 voices (or version for 14 voices), on poem by Osvaldo Coluccino
  • Il primo luogo (2006), for 4 female voices, on poem by Osvaldo Coluccino
  • Afea (2006), for soprano, clarinet and percussions, on poem by Osvaldo Coluccino
  • Scomparsa (2007), for 6 voices, on theatrical text by Osvaldo Coluccino
  • Eliaco (2013), for 5 voices, on poems by Osvaldo Coluccino

Orchestral music and for large ensemble
  • Archeo (2003-2004), for orchestra. First performance by RAI National Symphony Orchestra at Auditorium RAI in Turin
  • Onda, spora – Atopica (2003), for 9 instruments. RAI Trade editions, Commissioned by RAI National Symphony Orchestra
  • Out of the oasis (2005), for 10 strings. RAI Trade editions
  • Gamete stele (2007), for 9 instruments. RAI Trade ed. Commissioned by Biennale di Venezia and Compagnia per la Musica in Roma
  • Emblema 2 (2009-2012), for 12 instruments. Commissioned by Orchestra della Toscana, Florence
  • Fissità, aria (2013), for 13 instruments. Commissioned by Gli Amici di Musica/Realtà, Milan
  • Destato nel respiro (2018), for 14 instruments. Commissioned by Festival Angelica (with Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna), Bologna

Chamber music
  • Quale velo (2000-2001), for ensemble. RAI Trade editions
  • Aion (2002), for String Quartet. RAI Trade ed.
  • Diade (2002-2011), 11 duets
  • Stanze (2004-2011), 12 pieces for piano[1]
  • Without witness (2004), for clarinet, cello and piano. RAI Trade ed.
  • Voce d’orlo (2006), per flute, clarinet, violin and cello. RAI Trade ed. Commissioned by Milano Musica[4]
  • Attimo (2007), for String Quartet
  • Lasciato (2007), for violin, cello and piano. RAI Trade ed.
  • Emblema (2009-2015), 6 chamber music pieces

Electroacoustic music and for acoustic objects
  • Dimensioni (1997-2007)
  • Absum (1999)
  • Neuma q (2006)
  • Parallelo (2007-2009)
  • Atto (2011), for acoustic objects[5]
  • Oltreorme (2012), for acoustic objects

Poetry
  • Strumenti d’uso comune (introduction by Stefano Agosti, Campanotto, Udine 1994, now in Prematuri umori)
  • Quelle volte spontanee (critical note by Giuliano Gramigna, Anterem, Verona 1996)
  • Appuntamento (afterword by Giorgio Luzzi, Anterem, Verona, 2001)
  • Appuntamento (art book with works by Marco Gastini, preface by Stefano Agosti, Coup d'Idée, Turin 2010)[6]
  • Gamete (afterword by Gilberto Isella, cover by Giulio Paolini, Coup d'Idée, Turin 2014)

References
  1. "Trois cent un : Caro diario LXXXVIII" (in French). Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  2. ."Alfonso Alberti ci guida nelle Stanze di Coluccino" (in Italian). Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  3. "Osvaldo Coluccino" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  4. "Suoni dall'Europa" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  5. "Osvaldo Coluccino, un ritratto fra spazio e tempo" (in Italian). Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  6. "Osvaldo Coluccino e Marco Gastini presentano il libro "Appuntamento"" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
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