Nicola Campogrande
Nicola Campogrande (born 9 October 1969 in Turin) is an Italian composer. His music is published exclusively by Breitkopf & Härtel. He's also active as music journalist, writing for the newspaper Corriere della Sera, and as radio host for RAI Radio3.
Nicola Campogrande
- Born
- 1969 · Turin.
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- composer · journalist · radio personality
- Languages
- Italian
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Nicola Campogrande (born 9 October 1969 in Turin) is an Italian composer. His music is published exclusively by Breitkopf & Härtel. He's also active as music journalist, writing for the newspaper Corriere della Sera, and as radio host for RAI Radio3.
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He published several popular books about music.
• Il ventre del mare, words by Alessandro Baricco (1994) • Macchinario, words by Dario Voltolini (1995) • Capelas imperfeitas, words by Dario Voltolini (1997) • Cronache animali, on lyrics by Toti Scialoja (1998) • Quando piovvero cappelli a Milano, words by Gianni Rodari (from Tante storie per giocare) (2000) • Lego, words by Dario Voltolini (2000) • Alianti, words by Dario Voltolini (2001) • Tempi burrascosi, words by Dario Voltolini (2009) • Opera italiana, libretto by Elio and Piero Bodrato (2010) • De bello gallico, libretto by Piero Bodrato (2016) • Folon, libretto by Piero Bodrato (2017) • La notte di San Nicola, libretto by Piero Bodrato (2020) • I due usignoli, libretto by Piero Bodrato (2023)
Orchestral (with and without soloists)
Orchestral (with and without soloists)
• Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra (2002) from the Concerto per cembalo e archi BWV 1052 (Bach) • Sinfonietta (2004) • Absolut – Concert for cello, bass and string orchestra (2004) • Tre piccolissime musiche notturne (2006) • Alta tensione – for electric violin and string orchestra (2006) • Soffio blu – Concert for flute and string orchestra (2006) • Warm trip – Concert for cello and string orchestra (2007) • Absolut new version – Concert for cello, bass and orchestra (2007) • Paganini, Paganini! Concert for violino and orchestra (2011) • Urban Gardens Concert for piano and orchestra (2012) • R (un ritratto per pianoforte e orchestra) Concert for piano and orchestra (2012) • Banksy Promenade for orchestra (2013) • Magia nera for orchestra (2013) • The Expo Variations for orchestra (2014-2015) • Concerto for audience and orchestra (2015) • Divertimento (2016) • Le felicità, for soprano, choir and orchestra (2018) • Le sette mogli di Barbablù for actor and orchestra (2018) • Sinfonia n. 1 (2019-2021) • Cinque modi per aprire un concerto (2021) • Sinfonia n. 2 (2022) • Decisamente allegro (2022) • Concerto per violino e orchestra (2022) • Quattro modi di sorridere, for string orchestra (2023) • Concerto per violino, corno, pianoforte e orchestra (2024) • Liberi tutti, per quartetto d'archi e orchestra (2024)
Chamber music
Chamber music
• La voce delle nuvole che non-ci sono più for bass clarinet and voice (1992) • Torino, una sigla for flute, violin and cello (1993) • Tutto il mondo for violin, cello and piano (1994) • Macchina per aspettare che sia pronto il the for four instruments (1995) • Arrivano i nostri for violin, cello and piano (1998) • Tililadodin for harp and piano (2000) • Blu tranquillo, for eight instruments (2002) • Danze del riso e dell'oblio for accordion and piano (2004) • Esterno di edificio for string quintet (2 violins, viola, cello, double bass) (2005) • Follie for 2 violins, theorbo, cello and harpsichord (2005) • Effetto Kreutzer for violin and piano (2007) • Danze della signorina Olivia for violin and piano (2008) • Danza delle mele azzurre for bassoon and cello (2009) • Istruzioni per il cielo for clarinet, viola and piano (2010) • Rimedi per l'anima string quartet (2011) • 150 decibel for cello and piano / viola and piano / 3 pianos (2015) • Paganini, Paganini! for violin and piano (2011-2019) • Divertimento for strings (2019) • Forme di felicità for violin and piano (2020) • Danze immaginarie for baroque trio, classical trio and electric bass (2021) • Musica trasparente, for string quartet (2024)
Choral and vocal music
Choral and vocal music
• Dipingendo for baritone and tea-box (1995) • La testa del chiodo for boys' chorus, words by Gianni Rodari (1996) • Hölderlied for soprano and ensemble (1996) • Canto dell'animale senza nome for voice and piano, words by Dario Voltolini (2000) • Il mare è un grande latte for boys' chorus, words by Dario Voltolini (2002) • Agnus Dei for mixed chorus (2011)
Solo instruments
Solo instruments
• Modicomò for flute (1993) • Il Finale, for piano (1994) • Passa di qui for clarinet (1997) • Tichitachitac for marimba and hi-hat (1997) • Preludi a getto d'inchiostro for guitar (2001–2003) • Bach Werke Variation for piano (2003) • La dolce Italia for piano (2003) • Progetto per una notte di stelle for harp (2006) • Momento musicale for piano (2007) • Ludwig van Gotlibovich for viola (2011) • Nudo for piano (2015) • 12 Preludi a getto d'inchiostro for 11 Stings Guitar - revision of Christian Lavernier (2018) • Preludi da viaggio for piano (2021)
Exhibitions and incidental music
Exhibitions and incidental music
• Modigliani per la mostra "Modigliani. L'angelo dal volto severo". Milan, Palazzo Reale, 2003 • Africa, capolavori da un continente per la mostra omonima. Turin, Galleria d'arte moderna, 2003–2004 • Il nome della rosa (2005) commissioned by Rai Radio Due, radiophonic version directed by Giuseppe Venetucci • Giovanna d'Arco (1998) commissioned by Teatro Stabile of Turin • Antenati (1997) commissioned by Teatro Settimo • I corvi (1997) commissioned by Rai Radio Tre – "Teatri alla radio" project • Dal matrimonio al divorzio (1996) commissioned by Teatro Stabile of Turin • Una pallida felicità (1995) commissioned by Teatro Stabile of Turin
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1969
Nicola Campogrande born at Turin.
Discography
• La voce delle nuvole che non-ci sono più, DDT (1992) • Mosorrofa, o dell'ottimismo (su testi di Dario Voltolini), DDT (1993) • Il finale, DDT (1994) • Capelas imperfeitas – Diciotto canzoni senza tetto su testi di Dario Voltolini, DDT (1997) • Cronache animali – Pocket opera per attrice che canta e cinque strumenti su testi di Toti Scialoja, DDT (1998) • Africa. Capolavori da un continente, DDT (2004) • Danze del riso e dell'oblio, Stradivarius (2005) • Tango del vento? e Bossa del vento? in Luz, VELUT LUNA (2005) • Progetto per una notte di stelle, VELUT LUNA (2006) • Preludi a getto d'inchiostro, VELUT LUNA (2006) • Skin, ACME (2007) • Promenade des petites notes, Stradivarius (2007) • Melodie per preparare la carta, VELUT LUNA (2007) • Valzer (original soundtrack), CAM (2007) • La voce delle nuvole che non-ci sono più, BA (2007) • Musica per Sebastiano del Piombo, HUKAPAN (2008) • Musica per Palladio, HUKAPAN (2008) • Just married, OFT LIVE (2008) • Tililadodin, DECCA (2008) • Campogrande in jazz, DDT (2009) • Danze della signorina Olivia, DDT (2010) • Tutto il mondo, NUOVA ERA • Passa di qui, DATUM • La testa del chiodo, PCT • Tango, MARRERO • Hauptstimmen, CONTINUO RECORDS (2016) • Nudo, DDT (2020) • Materna, BRILLIANT (2018) • Amore, GENUIN (2019) • Preludi a getto d'inchiostro, DDT (2020) • Preludi a getto d'inchiostro, DA VINCI (2020)
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