Valentino Bucchi

Valentino Bucchi (born in Florence, Italy, November 29, 1916, died in Rome, Italy, May 8, 1976) was an Italian composer.

Biography

Bucchi was the son of musicians. He studied at Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Music in Florence.

Works

Theatrical works

*"Il Giuoco del Barone", opera in one act (1937)
*"Li Gieus de Robin et Marion" (1953)
*"Il Contrabbasso", grottesco in one act (1954)
*"Una notte in paradiso", cantafavola in one act (1959-1960)
*"Il Coccodrillo", opera in 4 acts (1969-1970)

Chamber music

*"Sonatina" for piano (1938)
*"Sonatina" for harp (1944)
*"Racconto siciliano" for two pianos (1955)
*"String quartet" (1956)
*"Concerto" for solo clarinet (1969)
*"Soliloquios", monodramma for solo viola (1976)

Vocal music

*"Quattro liriche" for voice and piano (1935-1940)
*"Cinque madrigali la dolce pena" for voice and chamber orchestra (1946)
*"Cori della pietà morta" for mixed choir and orchestra (1949-1950)
*"Due filastrocche" for children's choir (1958-1959)
*"Colloquio Corale" for solo voice, narrator, mixed choir and orchestra (1972)
*"Silence" for mixed choir a cappella (1972)
*"Vocalizzo nel mondo dei fiori" for solo voice and 10 instruments (1975)

Orchestral works

*"Ballata del silenzio" for orchestra (1951)
*"Concerto in rondò" for piano and orchestra (1957)
*"Concerto lirico" for violin and strings (1958)
*"Banditi a Orgosolo", suite for orchestra from the music for the film of "Vittorio De Seta" (1965)
*"Suite for orchestra" (1973)
*"Piccolo concerto" per piccolo and strings (1973)
*"Concerto di concerti" for string orchestra with violin, viola, cello and contrabass obligati (1974)

References

This article incorporates translated text from [http://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valentino_Bucchi&oldid=11513796 Valentino Bucchi] at the Italian Wikipedia.

External links

* [http://www.premiobucchi.it/ The Valentino Bucchi Foundation] (in Italian)
* [http://www.premiobucchi.it/chi_era.html Biography] (in English and Italian)