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Longo, Paolo (b. 1967, Trieste). Italian composer of chamber, choral, vocal, and piano works that have been performed in Europe and elsewhere; he is also active as a conductor.
Mr. Longo studied composition with Stefano Procaccioli and piano with Massimo Gon at the Conservatorio G. Tartini in Trieste, where he graduated with highest honors in 1990. He also studied conducting with Gianfranco Masini in Reggio Emilia.
His honors include First Prize in the Edvard Grieg memorial competition in Oslo (2003, for Monologo Secondo, 'Sphynxs-Vari[A]zioni'), Second Prize in the Egidio Carella competition in Piacenza (2003, for Histoires de cendre), First Prize in the chamber music competition of the Asociación para la Difusión de la Nueva Música (ADNM) in Tarragona (2004, for D'autres discordances), and Second Prize in the Città di Barletta competition (2004, for Jeux et Berceuses). He has also earned a special mention in the Premio Valentino Bucchi in Rome (2004, for Monologo Primo, '...d'une sphère sans lumière...') and two awards in the Renée B. Fisher Composer Awards in New Haven (honorable mention, 2004, for Monologo Secondo, 'Sphynxs-Vari[A]zioni'; First Prize, 2005, for Jeux et Berceuses) and was selected to participate in the Microscores project of Ensemble 175 East in New Zealand (2004). In addition, he received a special mention in the Prix Reine Marie José in Geneva (2004, for ...Astrali nidi..., 'Quasi un madrigale'), First Prize in the Ivan Spassov competition in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (2004, for Histoires de cendre), First Prize in the Tokyo chamber music competition (2005, for Albertson-Variations), Second Prize in the Angoulême 2005 competition (2005, for Albertson-Variations), Second Prize in the Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2005, for Albertson-Variations), and Third Prize in the Premio Vittoria Caffa Righetti competition in Cuneo (2005, for ROUGE CLAIR-OBSCUR '...sans mémoire sans cœur sans sève...'). Most recently, he earned First Prize in the Onde Musicali competition in Taranto (2006, for Oblò 2, 'ricor[di]scordanze') and Premier Prix in the competition of the Académie Internationale de Lutèce in Paris (2006, for Albertson-Variations). His music has been performed in Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Israel, Italy, Latvia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and the USA.
He is also active in other positions. As a conductor, he has led performances with ensembles and orchestras in Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, and Uzbekistan. He co-founded with Stefano Procaccioli the Taukay Ensemble in Italy in 1996, with which he has given numerous premières, and has since served as its music director and principal conductor. He also served as artistic supervisor of the Teatro Raffaello Sanzio in Urbino in 1997–98.
Symétrie publishes most of his works, but some scores are available from Bèrben and La Mà di Guido.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: longopaolo@free.fr
Street address: Mr. Paolo Longo, c/o Symétrie, 30 Rue de Jean-Baptiste Say, 69001 Lyon, France
Cellular phone: + 3934 7255 0427
SELECT LIST OF WORKS (dates not available)
STAGE: Le Songe d'un habitant du Mogol, 'Scènes modulaires sur des fables de Jean de la Fontaine', any 1 or more speakers, any speaking children's chorus, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), soprano saxophone (+ baritone saxophone), viola, cello, harpsichord, percussion
CHAMBER MUSIC: Albertson-Variations, piccolo (+ alto flute), E-flat clarinet, bassoon, viola, cello; Corale, ricercare e ricordo dall'erba secca, clarinet, violin, viola, suspended cymbal (+ triangle, 2 bongos); D'autres discordances, soprano saxophone (+ alto saxophone), piano; De fer de feu d'acier de sang, 8 percussion; Dialogues en discordance, trombone, piano; Dialogues en mode rouge, English horn, bass saxophone; Dialogues sur une boîte en ébène, cello, piano; E già sono deserto – 'quasi un notturno', viola, ensemble (alto flute, bassoon, double bass, piano, vibraphone); Etchings I, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, glockenspiel (+ 2 woodblocks, suspended cymbal); Etchings II, violin, piano; Etchings III, bass clarinet, cello; Giants 'Quattro incisioni', 4 saxophones; Haïkus épineux, flute (+ alto flute), violin, cello, piano; Histoires de cendre, 2 pianos, percussion; Lachrymae, 'Laus et lamentatio', 2 soprano saxophones, 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, 2 baritone saxophones; Monologo Terzo, '...snips...', bass clarinet; Oblò 1, 'Greens', sopranino saxophone (+ soprano saxophone), alto saxophone (+ soprano saxophone), tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (+ bass saxophone); Oblò 2, 'ricor(di)scordanze', 4 percussion; 4 – 20, piccolo, E-flat clarinet, bassoon, viola, cello, double bass, piano; ROUGE CLAIR-OBSCUR '...sans mémoire sans cœur sans sève...', piccolo, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, bass trombone, cello, double bass; Schegge, 'Gesti sparsi su una sola nota', clarinet, bass clarinet, cello, double bass; Studi per una kermesse, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone (+ alto saxophone), piano
CHORAL: Lacrimosa, 'Quasi un lamento' (text from the word "lacrimosa"), 3 sopranos, 3 mezzo-sopranos, 3 altos; Quare fremuerunt gentes (text from the Bible), mixed chorus
VOCAL: Ammonizione (text by Umberto Saba), mezzo-soprano, viola, vibraphone; ...Astrali nidi..., 'Quasi un madrigale' (text by Giuseppe Ungaretti), 3 sopranos, 3 mezzo-sopranos, 3 altos, bass clarinet, viola, piano; Libres de tous liens (text by Guillaume Apollinaire), soprano/tenor, piano; Neiges, 'Quasi una scena' (text by Jean Cocteau), soprano, baritone, bass clarinet, B-flat trumpet, trombone, piano, 2 suspended cymbals (1 player); Nell'attesa, 'Quasi un delirio' (text by Rino Alessi), baritone, piccolo (+ alto flute), cello, piano; ...oscuro...ridente...celato... (text by Giuseppe Ungaretti), baritone, 4 bassoons
PIANO: Etchings IV, 'Nove paesaggi facili'; Jeux et Berceuses; Minima amoralia, 'Ceneri di storie in nove schizzi'; Monologo Primo, '...d'une sphère sans lumière...'; Monologo Secondo, 'Sphynxs-Vari(A)zioni'
DISCOGRAPHY
Giants 'Quattro incisioni'. Zagreb Saxophone Quartet (Chromas, 2007)
Etchings IV, 'Nove paesaggi facili'. Mariarosa Pozzi, piano (Numar Un: TS25-07, 2007)
Lachrymae, 'Laus et lamentatio'. Angelo Di Giorgio/Sedean Sacs Grup (Armonie, 2007)
(Last updated on April 5, 2008)
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