# Ivan Fedele

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'''Ivan Fedele''' (born 6 May 1953 in [Lecce](/source/Lecce)) is an Italian composer.<ref>''The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture'', Zygmunt G. Barański, Rebecca J. West (2001) p. 322: "The achievements of, for example, [Adriano Guarnieri](/source/Adriano_Guarnieri_(composer)) (born 1947), [Fabio Vacchi](/source/Fabio_Vacchi) (born 1949), Ivan Fedele (born 1953) and [Luca Francesconi](/source/Luca_Francesconi) (born 1956) are already sufficient to merit more sustained worldwide attention."</ref> He studied at the [Milan Conservatory](/source/Milan_Conservatory).<ref>Risto Nieminen ''Ivan Fedele'' 1996, 95 pages. "Ivan Fedele, né à Lecce (au sud de l'Italie) en 1953, effectue ses études au conservatoire Giuseppe Verdi à Milan, ... L'œuvre d'Ivan Fedele, riche d'une cinquantaine de titres, comprend des compositions de tous les genres, ..."</ref>

Fedele's compositions are published by [Edizioni Suvini Zerboni](/source/Suvini_Zerboni), and many of his works are recorded on [Stradivarius Records](/source/Stradivarius_(record_label)).

==Selected works==
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;Stage
* ''Oltre Narciso'', Cantata profana for una azione scenica [Secular Cantata for a Scenic Action] for mezzo-soprano, baritone, 2 dancers, male chorus and small orchestra (1982); libretto by the composer
* ''Antigone'', opera in 7 scenes (2005–2006); libretto after [Sophocles](/source/Sophocles) by Giuliano Corti and the composer; premiere 24 April 2007, [Teatro Comunale, Florence](/source/Teatro_Comunale%2C_Florence).<ref>Piero Gelli, Filippo Poletti, (2007). ''Dizionario dell'opera 2008'', p. 76.</ref>

;Orchestra
* ''Chiari'' (1981)
* ''Epos'' (1989)
* ''Carme'' for chamber orchestra (1992)
* ''Carme Secondo'' (1993)
* ''Allegoria dell'indaco'' for small orchestra (1994); original version for 11 instruments
* ''Scena'' (1997–1998)
* ''Codex'' for chamber orchestra (1999); arrangement of music by [Johann Sebastian Bach](/source/Johann_Sebastian_Bach)
* ''Accord'' for chamber orchestra (2003)
* ''Ali di Cantor'' for 4 orchestral groups (2003)
* ''Artéteka'', Folk Dance I (2009)
* ''Pentàlogon Quintet'' for string orchestra (1987, revised 2009); original version String Quartet No. 2 ''Pentàlogon Quartet''
* ''Syntax 0.1 (if@hay.dn)'' for chamber orchestra (2009)
* ''Lexikon'' (2010)
* ''Nohtar'' for string orchestra (2009)<ref>{{IRCAM work|30383|''Nohtar'' (2009)}}</ref>

;Concertante
* Concerto for viola and orchestra (1990, revised 1995)
* ''Duo en résonance'' for 2 horns and small orchestra (1991)
* Concerto for piano and orchestra (1993)
* Concerto for cello and orchestra (1996)
* ''Dioscuri'' for 2 cellos and orchestra (1997)
* ''Imaginary Depth'' for cello and chamber orchestra (1997)
* ''L'Orizzonte di Elettra'' for viola, chamber orchestra and live electronics (1997), or 5-string electric violin, chamber orchestra and live electronics (2011)
* Concerto for violin and small orchestra (1998–1999)
* ''Corda d'aria'', Concerto for flute and orchestra (1999)
* ''De li duo soli et infiniti universi'' for 2 pianos and 3 orchestral groups (2001)
* ''Ruah'', Concerto for flute and orchestra (2001–2002)
* ''Arco di Vento'', Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (2002–2004)
* ''Est!'', Concerto No. 2 for cello and small orchestra (2004–2005)
* ''Flug'' for bass clarinet and orchestra (2005)
* ''Mosaïque'' for violin and chamber orchestra (2008)
* ''La pierre et l'étang (…les temps…)'' for percussion and string quartet soloists, string orchestra and electronics (2010–2011)
* ''Txalaparta'', Folk Dance II for 2 [txalaparta](/source/txalaparta)s and orchestra (2011)

;Chamber and instrumental music
* ''Per accordar'', String Quartet No. 1 (1980–1981, revised 1989)
* ''Aiscrim'' for flute, clarinet and piano (1983)
* ''Il Giardino di giada'' (The Jade Garden) for [oboe d'amore](/source/oboe_d'amore), violin, viola and cello (1983), or for [alto flute](/source/alto_flute), violin, viola and cello (1991)
* ''Viaggiatori della notte'' for violin solo (1983)
* ''Electra Glide'' for 2 violins and viola (1984)
* ''Latinamix'' for guitar and piano with flute ad libitum (1985), or for flute, violin, piano (2004)
* ''Magic'' for 4 saxophones (1985), or for 4 clarinets (1996)
* ''Windex'' for clarinet (1985)
* ''Chord'' for 10 instruments (1986)
* ''Pentàlogon Quartet'', String Quartet No. 2 (1987)
* ''Bias'' for oboe and guitar (1988)
* ''Modus'' for bass clarinet and percussion (1988, revised 1995)
* ''Allegoria dell'indaco'' for 11 instruments (1988); also for small orchestra
* ''Mixtim'', Musica rituale for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano (1989)
* ''Imaginary Sky-Lines'' for flute and arpa (1990)
* ''Donax'' for flute (1992)
* ''Imaginary Islands'' for flute, bass clarinet and piano (1992)
* ''Richiamo'' for 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, euphonium, percussion and live electronics (1993–1994, revised 2009)
* ''Flamen'' for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1994)
*  ''Profilo in Eco'' for flute and ensemble (1994–1995)
* ''Corrente'' for piano and 7 instruments (1996)
* ''High "in memoriam Miles Davis"'' for trumpet (1996)
* ''Corrente II'' for piano and 7 instruments (1997)
* ''Correnti alternate'' for piano and 7 instruments (1997)
* ''Donacis ambra'' for flute and live electronics (1997)
* ''Erinni'' for piano, [cimbalom](/source/cimbalom) and [vibraphone](/source/vibraphone) (1998)
* ''Notturno "in memoriam Goffredo Petrassi"'' for 4 ensembles (1998–2004)
* ''Elettra'' for viola and live electronics (1999)
* ''Târ'', String Quartet No. 3 (1999–2000)
* ''Apostrofe'' for [bass flute](/source/bass_flute) (2000)
* ''Dedica'' for flute (2000)
* ''Levante'' for cello, string quintet and cimbalom (2000); also for cello, string quintet and piano (2009)
* ''Accents'' for piano and string quartet (2001)
* ''Arcipelago Möbius'' for clarinet, violin, cello and double bass (2004)
** ''Arc-en-ciel'' for cello (may be performed separately)
* ''Notturno'' for 11 players (1988–2004)
* ''Capt-Actions'' for accordion, string quartet and live electronics (2004–2005)
* ''Immagini da [Escher](/source/M._C._Escher)'' for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2005)
* ''Palimpsest'', String Quartet No. 4 (2006)
* ''Corrente'' for cello solo (2007)
* ''Notturno'' for 11 instruments (2009)
* ''Branle double'' for cello solo (2010)
* ''Preludio e ciaccona'' for cello solo (2010)
* ''Suite francese II'' for violin solo (2010)
* ''Suite francese III'' for cello solo (2010)
* ''Deystiviya'' for [bayan](/source/Bayan_(accordion)) and string quartet (2011)
* ''Suite francese V'' for harp (2011)
* ''Ritrovari'', Suite francese VI for viola solo (2011)
* ''Breath and Break'' for brass trio and live electronics (2012)

;Harpsichord
* ''Suite francese'' (2003)

;Organ
* ''Flores'' for organ (1987)
* ''Sei Meditazioni'' for organ (2011)

;Piano
* ''Sorpresa'', Aiscrim II (1983); revised 1988 as ''Toccata''
* ''Armoon "Armonie di luna"'' for 4 pianos (1983–1984)
* ''Toccata'' (1983, 1988)
* ''Études boréales'' (1990)
* ''3 Cadenze'' (1993)
* ''Two Moons'' for 2 pianos and live electronics (2000)
* ''Études australes'' (2002–2003)
* ''Antipodes'' for piano (2005)
* ''Due notturni con figura'' for piano and live electronics (2007)
* ''Nachtmusik'' (2008)

;Vocal
* ''E Poi...'' for soprano and 11 instruments (1982); words by Livia Lucchini
* ''Naturae'', Madrigale metafisico (metaphysical madrigal) for [countertenor](/source/countertenor), tenor and bass (1984)
* ''Orfeo al cinema Orfeo'', Racconto in musica (musical story) for 2 narrators and [MIDI](/source/MIDI) keyboard (1994); words by Giuliano Corti
* ''Barbara Mitica'', 20 radio paintings (1996); words by Giuliano Corti
* ''Maja'' for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and [vibraphone](/source/vibraphone) (1999); words by Giuliano Corti
* ''Paroles....'', Due pezzi (2 pieces) for viola and female voice (2000)
* ''Paroles y Palabras'' for soprano and cello (1995–2000)
# ''Allons'' (1995)
# ''Ça Ira'' (1996)
# ''Querida presencia'' (2000)
# ''¡Hasta siempre!'' (2000)
* ''Messages'' for 2 sopranos, 2 mezzo-sopranos and 8 instruments (2000)
* ''33 Noms'' for 2 female voices and orchestra (2008); words by [Marguerite Yourcenar](/source/Marguerite_Yourcenar)
* ''En archè'' for soprano, violin and orchestra (2008)
* ''Morolòja kè erotikà'' for soprano and string quartet (2010–2011); words by Brizio Montinaro
* ''Morolòja kài Erotikà'' for soprano, percussion and string orchestra (2012); words by Brizio Montinaro
* ''Times Like That'' for soprano and orchestra (2012); words by [Barack Obama](/source/Barack_Obama), [Lech Wałęsa](/source/Lech_Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa) and [Aung San Suu Kyi](/source/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi)

;Choral
* ''Coram'' for soprano, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra (1995–1996); words by Giuliano Corti
* ''Coram Requiem'' for mezzo-soprano, bass, 2 narrators, mixed chorus, orchestra and live electronics (1996); words by Giuliano Corti
* ''Animus anima'' for 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor and bass (2000); words by Giuliano Corti
* ''Odòs'' for mixed chorus and oboe (2004)
* ''Stabat mater'' for chorus and percussion (2007)
* ''Animus anima II'' for 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, [countertenor](/source/countertenor), tenor, baritone and bass (2009); words by Giuliano Corti
* ''Thanatoseros'' for soprano, tenor and ensemble (2009)
*  ''Cristaux de temps'' for chamber chorus (2010)
* ''Ās-lêb'' for mixed chorus and orchestra (2011)

;Film scores
* ''[La Chute de la maison Usher](/source/The_Fall_of_the_House_of_Usher_(1928_French_film))'', Music for [Jean Epstein](/source/Jean_Epstein)'s 1928 silent film for soprano and small orchestra (1995)

;[Electronic music](/source/Electronic_music)
* ''Totem'' for tape (1980)
* ''Canone infinito'' for tape (2002)
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|http://ivanfedele.eu/}}
* [http://www.composers21.com/compdocs/fedelei.htm Ivan Fedele], The Living Composers Project
* {{BrahmsOnline|1269|Ivan Fedele}}

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