(b. 12 August 1950, Oruro).
Bolivian composer, now resident in Italy, of mostly orchestral, chamber and vocal works that have been performed in the Americas and throughout Europe.
Mr. Alandia Canipa studied composition at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where he earned his diploma in 1977 and advanced diploma in 1980. He also studied conducting there and earned his diploma in 1981.
Among his honours are Primo Premio in the competition Valentino Bucchi in Rome (1978, for Pampa) and honourable mention in the competition Carreño (1981, for Canto de hoy).
He is also active in other positions. He worked as a pianist for the choreographer Maurice Béjart in 1978 and has served as artistic director and principal conductor of the ensemble for contemporary music Nuove Forme Sonore in Rome since 1983. As a guest conductor, he has led ensembles and orchestras in Bolivia, Honduras and Italy.
He taught in Potenza in 1980–81, in Pesaro from 1981–86, in Frosinone from 1983–86, in Rome in 1986–87, and in Pescara from 1987–95. He has taught composition at the Conservatorio Francesco Morlacchi in Perugia since 1995. In addition, he has given seminars in Belgium, Bolivia, Cuba, Italy, and Peru.
He has lived in Italy since 1969.
His primary publishers are Casa Ricordi, Edizioni Edi.Pan and Musicinco.
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE:
tu avrai delle stelle...come nessuno ha, soprano, mime, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, 1983 (version of vocal work)
PERLA...fabula triste (chamber opera), soprano, baritone, actors, dance troupe, trombone, string quartet, live electronics, 1989
sottili canti...invisibili (azione teatrale), actor–mime, tuba, piano, live electronics, 1995
Oruro 3.607 mt. snm. (musiche...parole...immagini), soprano, actor, trombone, tuba, violin, piano, fixed media, live electronics, 1999
ORCHESTRAL:
Pampa, clarinet, orchestra, 1978
Sajsayhuamàn, 1980
Sonatina concertante, violin, piano, string orchestra, 1982
A wolf in my living room, double bass, string orchestra, 1989 (also version for double bass)
Arie sospese, vibraphone, orchestra, 1990
Paititi, string quartet, orchestra, 1991
...y sigue la escondida senda, viola, orchestra, 1992
...como se sueña de la rosa y del viento, 2002
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Mutamenti, flute, piano, 1977
Vientos, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 French horns, 1979
Altro, flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, percussion, 1980
Estudio, guitar, 1980
Studio, violin, cello, celesta, 1980
antes, trombone, 1981
Brisa, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 1981
Rumi, cello, piano, 1981
Huayra, guitar, 1982
Phucuy, clarinet, 1982
Rocío, violin, cello, piano, 1982
Arietta, guitar, 1983
memorias, string quartet, fixed media, live electronics, 1987
...comme des images, string quartet, 1988
Kjimsa, flute, guitar, viola, 1988
Intermezzi, string quartet, 1989
Paya, flute, guitar, 1989
Soundfences, trombone, live electronics, 1989
Kunata, clarinet, piano, 1990
Undfen, trombone, live electronics, 1990
Guitarreando, 3 guitars, 1991
Khana, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 1991
Maya, viola, 1991
...se me ha perdido ayer el canto de las estrellas, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, 1993
A wolf in my living room, double bass, 1994 (version of work with string orchestra)
Mientras, trombone, 1994
...sottile canto III, tuba, live electronics, 1997
iba por los montes, mientras yo dormía, violin, 1998
...impalpables, los cantos del alma, violin, 1998
Piccola serenata per due, cello, piano, 1998
como silenciosas gotas de lluvia, caen, double bass, piano, 2003
CHORAL:
Canto de hoy, soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1977
VOCAL:
Las espigas, soprano, speaker, celesta, 6 percussion, 1976
Preghiera, soprano, timpani, 1979
Grito!, voice, 1980
Thaya, soprano, flute, trombone, cello, percussion, 1981
tu avrai delle stelle...come nessuno ha, soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, 1983 (also stage version with mime)
homenaje, soprano, percussion, 1993 (also version for voice, 1996; version as ...da homenaje, voice, live electronics, 1999)
Solo, soprano, fixed media, 1996
PIANO:
...eyes, 1980
Étiquettes, 1984
...sottili canti invisibili, 1995
DISCOGRAPHY
Rumi; antes; Étiquettes; Studio; tu avrai delle stelle...come nessuno ha. Edgar Alandia Canipa/Nuove Forme Sonore (Edizioni Edi.Pan) (LP)
Phucuy. Jesús Villa-Rojo, clarinet (LIM Records) (LP)
Brisa. Quartetto Meridies (Ouverture) (LP)
Soundfences; Undfen. Giancarlo Schiaffini, trombone (BMG Ricordi)
Intermezzi. Nuove Forme Sonore (Edizioni Edi.Pan)
...se me ha perdido ayer el canto de las estrellas. Ensemble Civica di Milano (Fonit Cetra)
Grito! M. Blanco, voice (IRCO)
Paya. De Vero–Fasano (Phoenix Classics)
...sottili canti invisibili. Fabio Trippetti, piano (Sintonie)