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Nieder, Fabio (b. 1957, Trieste). Italian-born German-based composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, and piano works that have received performances throughout Europe.

His music has been performed at many major festivals and institutions, including Milano Poesia, Musica nel Nostro Tempo and the Teatro alla Scala (Milan), the Nuova Consonanza and Nuovi Spazi Musicali (directed by Ada Gentile) festivals (Rome), Antidogma Musica (Turin), and the Biennale and the Teatro la Fenice (Venice). In addition, his works have been heard on WDR (Cologne) and at the Holland Festival (Amsterdam), Steirischer Herbst (Graz), Musica Incognita (Linz), Aspekte and Mobile Contemporale (Salzburg), Expan 91 (Spittal/Drau), and the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik.

Lastly, the Tipasa Biennale (Algeria), the Gaudeamus Music Week (Amsterdam), the State University of New York (Buffalo), the Juilliard School (New York), the Journées de musique contemporaine and the Présences festival (Paris), Musica Nova (Reykjavík), Musik im 21. Jahrhundert (Saarbrücken), the Pan Music Festival (Seoul), Musik der Jahrhunderte (Stuttgart), the Italiaans Project (Utrecht), Wien Modern, and the Días de Música Contemporanea (Vigo) have all presented his works.

He is also active as a pianist and was an accompanist to Petre Munteanu and Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf from 1978-81. He has also organized various ensembles in Germany and Italy.

He now teaches musical analysis at the Università di Trieste and has lectured there and at the Associazione Continuum Temporale, the International Advanced Courses of Music and elsewhere.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Street address: Mr. Fabio Nieder, Innstr. 51, D - 84533 Haiming, Germany

Telephone: + 086 7891 9997

Fax: + 086 7891 9246

Street address for consulting most scores: Ricordi, Via Berchet 2, I - 20121 Milan, Italy

COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS (most works are published by Ricordi; otherwise, the publisher is given)

STAGE: Kresnik, lo spirito della notte di S. Giovanni nei villaggi dei contadini sloveni (texts by Paul Klee, Slovenian folksong), 2 high voices, actor-player, 24 mixed voices, piano, 4 percussion, 1986; Saga (scene di danza macabra, in memoriam Johannes da Kastua), 6 altos, 6 basses, walk-on actor, clarinet, 3 bass clarinets, 2 basset horns, orchestra, live electronics, lights, costumes, 1988-91 (eight of its sections, Klarinettenbaum; Preludio in La minore di Chopin da Saga; Stele prima; Ensemble I; Jybare; Ensemble II; Stele seconda; Clarinette d’air, may be performed separately as concert works); Manifestazione di Frate Francesco, piccolino (text by Jakob Böhme), 12 mixed voices, walk-on mime, amplified ensemble (clarinet, 3 bass clarinets, 2 basset horns, 2 electronic keyboards, 2 percussion), 10 monitors, lights, 1994 (first section, Im Kopf, may be performed separately; same section also incorporated into Der Manifestation, erster Teil); Die Maulschelle ein Rätsel (carnevalata scenica in forma di triangolo, text by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), coloratura soprano, bass-baritone, string quartet, percussion, tape, live electronics, 1998 (section of opera Räthsel von Mozart, a collaboration with Mauro Cardi, Matteo D’Amico, Olga Neuwirth, Betty Olivero); Der Manifestation, erster Teil (text by Jakob Böhme), 5 voices (all + tubular bells), 2 electronic keyboards, 2 percussion, 1999 (incorporates Im Kopf from Manifestazione di Frate Francesco, piccolino)

ORCHESTRAL: Und Laub voll Trauer, 10 strings, 1977 (Sonzogno); Tristans Klage, small orchestra, 1982 (Sonzogno); Diapente, string orchestra, 1995-96 (version of vocal work); 5 Pezzi (2 versions), off-stage piano (+ tam-tam), orchestra, 1990-92 (version of Fünf Klavierstücke); Portrait von Ferruccio Busoni über seine Sonatina seconda, 6-12 or more off-stage basses ad libitum, off-stage piano, off-stage organ, orchestra, 1997

CHAMBER MUSIC: Pasticcio da un canto popolare, flute, clarinet, bassoon, 1979 (Sonzogno); Melodie ed Intermezzi popolari, flute (+ piccolo), clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, 1982 (Sonzogno); Jodeln, flute, bass clarinet/bassoon/double bass, 1983 (Sonzogno); Serenate in tono folcloristico, flute, clarinet, mandolin, guitar, viola, double bass, percussion, 1983; …Essere stelle chiare, double bass, 1984; Sosia, flute, clarinet, mandolin, guitar, harp, violin, double bass, marimba, 1984; Inno nazionale Lappone (A), piccolo trumpet, C-trumpet, double-bass tuba, 1986; Inno nazionale Lappone (B), alto flute, E-flat clarinet, harp, prepared piano, percussion, 1986; Adern, 6 celli, 1987; Preludio in La minore di Chopin da Saga, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone, French horn, trombone, harp, 2 celli, 2 double basses, off-stage piano, 3 percussion, 1989 (concert version of section of Saga; may be performed separately); Ensemble I, alto flute, oboe, amplified harp, violin, cello, double bass, amplified piano, celesta, large amplified scissors, xylophone, percussion, 1989 (concert version of section of Saga; may be performed separately); Ensemble II, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, French horn, piccolo trumpet, trombone, violin, cello, piano, xylophone, xylorimba, marimba, percussion, 1989 (concert version of section of Saga; may be performed separately); 2 Girotondi, viola, 1989; Sonntagsgruss, violin, cello, 1989; Wolfangerls erste Komposition, 2 flutes (2^nd + piccolo), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 French horns, viola, cello, double bass, 2 percussion, 1990; Diapente, string quartet, 1990; Duale B, bass flute (+ alto flute), bass clarinet (+ alto clarinet), 1990; Duale C, flute, sopranino saxophone/clarinet, 1990; Klarinettenbaum, clarinet, 3 bass clarinets, 2 basset horns, 2 electronic keyboards, 2 percussion, 1990 (concert version of section of Saga; may be performed separately); Clarinette d’air, clarinet, percussion, live electronics ad libitum, 1991 (concert version of section of Saga; may be performed separately; version of work for countertenor, ensemble, live electronics); Quarto ramo di Klarinettenbaum, alto flute, synthesizer, 1990; Duale A, flute, oboe, 1991; 3 Ringelreihen, 4 recorders, 1991; 4 Malenkosti da Kogoi, flute, clarinet, harp, viola, cello, percussion, 1992; Sami, alto saxophone, 1992 (also version for alto saxophone, live electronics); Sami-Hymne, piccolo, clarinet, distant string quartet, piano, percussion, 1993; Terracotta, A-clarinet, 1995; Weihnachtsschmuck für Philipp Walcher… hommage à F.X. Gruber, geb. in Hochburg, Anno Domini 1787, flute, 1995; Wåldgschroa, flute, 1995; Dogma, violin, accordion, 1996; Wåldgschroa, flute, harmonium/electronic organ/synthesizer, accordion, carillon/glockenspiel, 1996; 6 Elegien, violin, ensemble (violin, viola, cello, double bass, accordion, percussion), 1996-97; Canone per I settanta anni di Pavle Merkù, violin, 2 celli, piano, percussion, 1997; Landschaft in Kanonform, violin, ensemble (flute [+ piccolo, bass flute], oboe [+ English horn], clarinet [+ A-clarinet, E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet], violin, 2 celli, piano [+ celesta, percussion], percussion), 1997; O clementissimo, bass clarinet, 2 harps, 2 celli, 2 percussion, 1998; Paesaggio notturno con stelle, viola, cello, double bass, piano, 2 percussion, 1998; Tre paesaggi, flute (+ piccolo, alto flute), oboe, A-clarinet (+ E-flat clarinet, bass clarinet), harp, 2 violins, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 1998-99; Piccolo A, B, clarinet; Sopranino A, B, saxophone; Tre Movimenti Da Saga I, saxophone; Tre Movimenti Da Saga II, clarinet; Cinque Movimenti Da Saga I, saxophone; Cinque Movimenti Da Saga II, clarinet

CHORAL: Canto di soldati, mixed chorus, 1980 (Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia); Im Kopf (text by Jakob Böhme), 12 mixed voices (all + tubular bells), 1994 (section of Manifestazione di Frate Francesco, piccolino; may be performed separately); Baumszene, 8 mixed voices, large orchestra (82-83 players), 2000; caminata meravigliosa a saturnio di Vito vom Thümmel (Hommage à S. Kubrick), bass, 5 mixed voices, 2001

VOCAL: Oh, Paraman sepolta sotto il pino, soprano, violin, percussion, 1981 (Sonzogno); Zwei sentimentale-ironische Lieder, soprano, orchestra, 1981 (Sonzogno); Das glänzen der Natur, voice, orchestra, 1984; Stele seconda (text by Friedrich Hölderlin), 6 altos, 2 B-flat clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 double basses, piano, 2 percussion, 1988 (concert version of section of Saga; may be performed separately); Stele prima, 6 altos, harp, 2 violins, 2 double basses, piano, vibraphone, tubular bells, 1989 (concert version of section of Saga; may be performed separately); Love songs on a white surface (texts from popular authors), soprano, baritone, harmonica, bass flute, bass clarinet, harp, viola, cello, double bass, celesta, mbira, 2 percussion, 1993; Diapente, soprano, female speaker, 20-21 strings, wind machine, 1995-96 (also versions for soprano, 20-21 strings, wind machine, 1995-96; string orchestra); O Erd (text by Friedrich Hölderlin), soprano, piano, 1996; Sulla ruota del giorno (text by Alda Merini), soprano, bass flute, French horn, harp, viola, double bass, percussion, 1998; das ewig liecht (text by Martin Luther), soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, trumpet, trombone, harp, 2 violas, double bass, piano, sampler, 2-3 percussion, 2001 (Universal Edition); The Waters flow on their Way, female voice, Chinese ensemble (dizi [+ xun], suona, 2 sheng, pipa, zheng, erhu), Armenian-Middle Eastern-Turkish ensemble (ney, duduki, tar, ‘ud, kanun, santur, kamanche, kemençe), Western ensemble (bass flute, musette, bass clarinet, harp, violin, viola, cello, double bass, 2 percussion), 2002

PIANO: Fünf Klavierstücke, 1974-75 (also 2 versions for orchestra as 5 Pezzi); Kresna, 1987; Kresna, un canto contadino slovena della notte di San Giovanni, piano (+ amplified straw drum), 1990

ELECTROACOUSTIC: Clarinette d’air, countertenor, 2 harmonicas, clarinet, 3 amplified scissors, 4 tam-tams, wind chimes, live electronics, 1991 (concert version of section of Saga; may be performed separately; also version for clarinet, percussion, live electronics ad libitum); Sami, alto saxophone, live electronics, 1992 (version of alto saxophone work); Kresna, Variazioni sul solstizio d’estate, voice (+ straw whip), alto flute, bass clarinet, prepared piano, tubular bells, live electronics, 1993

RADIO PRODUCTION: Visioni di un viso diviso (radiofilm, text by Roberto Dedenaro), soprano, male voices, boys’ voices, clarinet, MIDI-keyboard, 1993

ARRANGEMENTS: 5 Lieder (Hugo Wolf), voice, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, 1983 (Sonzogno); Jybare (Val Resia), 6 altos, 6 basses, 2 alto flutes, English horn, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, amplified harp, viola, celesta, vibraphone, xylophone, percussion, string orchestra, 1988 (concert version of section of Saga; may be performed separately; also version for alto, viola, double bass, 1988); 12 Deutsche Tänze Franz Schuberts, 2 flutes, 2 French horns, zither, string orchestra, 1991; 4 Lyrische Stykker di Edvard Grieg, small orchestra (17 players), 1996; Due Sonate di Domenico Scarlatti, sopranino recorder, bass flute, musette, Chromonica Hohner, mandolin, guitar, harp, 2 violins, cello, double bass, celesta, harmonium, accordion, 2 percussion, 1996; La sérénade interrompue (Claude Debussy), off-stage Andalusian soprano/tenor, flute, oboe/English horn, bass clarinet, lute, guitar, violin, viola, cello, double bass, celesta, percussion, 1998; Rumba da Rimini, alto saxophone, viola, double bass, marimba, 3-4 percussion

DISCOGRAPHY

Adern. Cello Ensemble Heinrich Schiff (Steirischer Herbst, Musikprotokoll, 1987)

Love songs on a white surface (excerpt). Charlotte Riedijk, soprano; Mitchell Sandler, baritone; Ed Spanjaard/Nieuw Ensemble (WD: 96, 1996)

Wåldgschroa; Terracotta. Luisa Sello, flute (Riva Alto, 2000)

O Erd. Linda Campanella, soprano; Antidogma Musica (Nuova Era, 2001)

Duale B. Het Trio (Compositori Associati Torino/Gaudeamus Foundation/Nuova Musica in Italia)

Rumba da Rimini. David Riondino (CGD: 4509 96185)

(Last updated on January 3, 2003)