(b. 1960, Treviso).
Italian composer of mostly chamber and choral works that have been performed throughout Europe and elsewhere.
Prof. Procaccioli initially studied composition with Daniele Zanettovich and organ with Tarcisio Todero at the Conservatorio Jacopo Tomadini in Udine from 1974–90. He then studied composition with Giacomo Manzoni at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole from 1990–94.
Among his honours are Primo Premio in the competition Musica e Poesia of the Associazione Salvatore Pugliatti in Messina (1984, for Trittico da S. Quasimodo), Primo Premio in the competition Valentino Bucchi in Rome (1985, for Riflessi), First Prize in the competition Abesbatzen Komposizioaren XV – Lehiaketa in Tolosa, Spain (1986, for Transitus), the Premio Antonio Ricci in the competition of the Accademia Antonio Ricci in Udine (1989, for Toccata prima), Primo Premio in the competition of the Società Filologica Friulana in Udine (1992, for Alleluia VI), the Premio Veretti from the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole (1994, for Scene da... [withdrawn]), and First Prize in the memorial competition Edvard Grieg in Oslo (2004, for From darkest night). His music has been performed in the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, South Africa, and Spain, including once at the festival Warszawska Jesień – Warsaw Autumn (1994).
He is also active in other positions. He co-founded with Paolo Longo the Taukay Ensemble for contemporary music in Italy in 1996, with which he has collaborated regularly. In addition, he has written articles on music for various publications in Italy, including Analisi, the journal of the Società Italiana di Analisi Musicale.
He has taught as a professor of analysis and harmony at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Tartini in Trieste since 1989.
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL:
Senza parole, French horn, orchestra, 2003
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Naufragi, harp, 1982
Recercar-E, guitar, 1987
Recercare terzo, flute, clarinet, guitar, violin, cello, piano, 1996
Bagattella seconda, 2 violins, 1997
Intermezzo, violin, double bass, harpsichord, 1997
nyrPxis, bass flute, 1997
Liens, flute, 1998
Serenata prima, flute, clarinet, bassoon, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 1998
Croquis, flute, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), bassoon, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 1999
Deux pour trois, marimba, 2000
Tiento por C fa la ut 'sin mi', clarinet, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano, 2000 (also longer version as Tiento 'opus b', flute, clarinet, bassoon, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 2000)
Era tardi una sera..., viola, 2001
Max, tenor saxophone, 2001
Phoenyx 2001, clarinet, alto saxophone, violin, cello, piano, 2001
Incontri e grido, flute, bass clarinet, bassoon, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 2001
Remembering, flute (+ soprano recorder ad libitum), bass clarinet, bassoon, viola, cello, double bass, piano, vibraphone (+ tam-tam), 2002
Primo Monologo, flute, harp, 2002
Quarto Liens, flute, harp, 2002
Y. A. W., trombone, 2003
Serenata seconda, alto flute, bass clarinet, bassoon, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 2003
Trama, trombone, 2003
Cjalcjùt (flutist moves around stage), alto flute, 2003
Three figures from 1 to NZ, clarinet, bass clarinet, cello, double bass, 2004
Serenata terza, alto flute, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), bassoon, viola, cello, double bass, piano, 2004
Tre Scene per NYME, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, percussion, 2005
CHORAL:
Trittico da S. Quasimodo (text by Salvatore Quasimodo), mixed chorus, 1984
Riflessi (text by Giuseppe Ungaretti), female chorus, 1985
Transitus (text from the Bible), mixed chorus, 1986
Alleluia VI (text by Pier Paolo Pasolini), mixed chorus, 1991, revised 2001
Lacrimosa, mixed chorus, 1991
Madrigal (text by Giuseppe Ungaretti), mixed chorus, 1994
Que de larmes, soprano, mixed chorus, piccolo, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 1996
From darkest night (text from the Lutheran Book of Worship: 330), mixed chorus, 2003
VOCAL:
Monodram?, speaker, flute, clarinet, guitar, violin, cello, piano, 1997
Canti (text by Giacomo Leopardi), tenor, piano, 2003
PIANO:
Toccata prima, 1989
Prima Parafrasi, 2001
Invenzione a due sopra 'Moro Lasso' di G. da Venosa, 2001
Quattro Gres per T., 2003
DIDACTIC MUSIC:
Petite Suite su canti popolari cecoslovacchi, piano, 1982
La Regina del Monte Cristallo (text by Elisabetta Nodari), children's chorus, school orchestra, 1985
Re Sisile (text from a traditional story for children from Friuli), children's chorus, school orchestra, 1988
Tre Flashes elementari (texts from short stories for children), children's chorus, school orchestra, 1989
Per chitarra, guitar, 1993
Maschere, alto saxophone, 2000
Ninna nanna, 4 violins, 2001
A la vallelunghìsa, 4 violins, 2001
Quasi un canone (text by the composer), children's chorus, percussion ad libitum, 2001
Tre Colori per F., any number of violins, any number of cellos, 2002
Il Dentino (text by the composer), children's chorus, school orchestra, 2004
DISCOGRAPHY
Riflessi. Nicole Corti/Ensemble Vocal Benjamin Britten (Ensemble Vocal Benjamin Britten: BB 9411, 1994)
Lacrimosa. Radek Dočkal/Moravští Madrigalisté Kroměříž (Moravia Artist Management – Brno, 1998)
Liens. Luisa Sello, flute (Enciclopedia Italiana dei Compositori Contemporanei [publication with CD], 1999)
Serenata prima. Paolo Longo/Taukay Ensemble (Taukay: 108, 1999)
Deux pour trois. Fabián Pérez Tedesco, marimba (Taukay: 115, 2000)
Croquis. Paolo Longo/Taukay Ensemble (Taukay: 116, 2000)
nyrPxis. Luisa Sello, bass flute (Rivo Alto: CRR 2023, 2001)
Tiento 'opus b'. Paolo Longo/Taukay Ensemble (Taukay: 119, 2001)
Incontri e grido. Paolo Longo/Taukay Ensemble (Taukay: 121, 2002)