Ivan Fedele

Ivan Fedele (born 6 May 1953 in Lecce) is an Italian composer.[1] He studied at the Milan Conservatory.[2]

Fedele's compositions are published by Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, and many of his works are recorded on Stradivarius Records.

Selected works

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 by Giuliano Corti and the composer; premiere 24 April 2007, Teatro Comunale, Florence.[3]
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
  • 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)[4]
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 txalapartas 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, violin, viola and cello (1983), or for 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 and 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 (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 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 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, tenor and bass (1984)
  • Orfeo al cinema Orfeo, Racconto in musica (musical story) for 2 narrators and 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 (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)
  1. Allons (1995)
  2. Ça Ira (1996)
  3. Querida presencia (2000)
  4. ¡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
  • En archè for soprano, violon 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, Lech Wałęsa and 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, 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
Electronic music
  • Totem for tape (1980)
  • Canone infinito for tape (2002)

References