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Twice upon...

Twice upon...
Theatre without words
Year of composition: 
1994
Year composition ended: 
1994
Scored for: 
6 children's groups
Duration: 
25'
Annotations: 

Each group is constitued of children with any number of tuned and untuned instruments and keyboards. Part (and coordinator) of each group there are professional players:
clarinet (group I),
oboe (group II),
violin and viola (group III),
trumpet (group IV),
french horn (group V),
trombone (group VI)

First performance: 
1994, London
Publisher: 
Casa Ricordi, Milan

Touch

Touch
Year of composition: 
1991
Year composition ended: 
1991
Scored for: 
piano (4 hands)
Dedication: 

Valentina Pagni and Andrea Lucchesini

Duration: 
2'
First performance: 
26/02/2013, Roma, Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti. Piano: Andrea Lucchesini, Pietro De Maria
Publisher: 
Universal Edition
Edition number: 
36040

Terre chaleureuse

Terre chaleureuse
(Fragment)
Year of composition: 
1985
Year composition ended: 
1985
Scored for: 
wind quintet
Duration: 
3'
Annotations: 

Instrumentation: fl, ob, cl, bsn, hrn

Publisher: 
Universal Edition
Edition number: 
18280

Tempi concertati

Tempi concertati
Year of composition: 
1958 - 1959
Year composition ended: 
1959
Scored for: 
flute, violin, 2 pianos and other instruments
Commissioned by: 
NDR Hamburg Orchestra
Duration: 
16'
Annotations: 

Instrumentation: 1 2 3 1 - 1 1 1 0 - 4 perc, 2 hp, 2 pno, 1 vln, 2 vla, 2 vc, 1 cb

First performance: 
04/03/1960, Hamburg. Alfons und Alois Kontarsky, Severino Gazzelloni, Hansheinz Schneeberger, NDR-Orchester, Ernest Bour.
Publisher: 
Universal Edition
Edition number: 
13205
Program notes: 

Author's note: Italian

Author's note: English

Study

Study
Year of composition: 
1952
Year composition ended: 
1952
Year of revision: 
1985
Scored for: 
string quartet
Duration: 
9'
First performance: 
1952, Tanglewood
Publisher: 
RCA Edizioni Musicali
Program notes: 

Author's note: Italian

Sonata

Sonata
Year of composition: 
2001
Year composition ended: 
2001
Scored for: 
piano
Dedication: 

Reinhold Brinkmann

Duration: 
26'
First performance: 
02/07/2001, Zurich. Andrea Lucchesini
Publisher: 
Universal Edition
Edition number: 
31873
Program notes: 

Author's note: Italian

SOLO

SOLO
Year of composition: 
1999 - 2000
Year composition ended: 
2000
Scored for: 
trombone and orchestra
Dedication: 

Christian Lindberg

Duration: 
22'
Annotations: 

Instrumentation: 5 1 5 1 - 4 4 3 1 - alto sax, t.sax, str (12 0 8 8 6)

First performance: 
07/12/1999, Zurich. Christian Lindberg, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, David Zinman
Publisher: 
Universal Edition
Edition number: 
31515
Program notes: 

Author's note: Italian

Author's note: English

Six Encores

Six Encores
Year of composition: 
1965 - 1990
Year composition ended: 
1990
Scored for: 
piano
Duration: 
12'
Annotations: 

Brin (1990)
Leaf (1990)
Wasserklavier (1965)
Erdenklavier (1969)
Luftklavier (1985)
Feuerklavier (1989)

Publisher: 
Universal Edition
Edition number: 
33013

Sinfonia

Sinfonia
Year of composition: 
1968
Year composition ended: 
1968
Year of revision: 
1969
Text sources: 
Luciano Berio, Samuel Beckett, Claude Lévi-Strauss
Scored for: 
8 voices and orchestra
Dedication: 

Leonard Bernstein

Commissioned by: 
New York Philharmonic
Duration: 
35'
Annotations: 

I.
II. O King
III. In ruhig fließender Bewegung
IV.
V.

Soloinstruments/Soloists: S(2), A(2), T(2), B(2)
Instrumentation: 4 3 4 3 - 4 4 3 1 - perc(3), hp, e.hpsd, pno, e.org, alto sax, t.sax, str
Instrumentation details: piccolo; 1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute; 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; cor anglais; clarinet in Eb; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb; alto saxophone in Eb; tenor saxophone in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; contrabassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 4th trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; bass tuba; 1st percussion; 2nd percussion; 3rd percussion; harp; electric harpsichord; piano; electric organ; violin A (8); violin B (8); violin C (8); viola (8); violoncello (8); contrabass (8)

First performance: 
10/10/1968, New York (without 5th part). Swingle Singers, New York Philharmonic, Luciano Berio. 18/10/1969, Donaueschingen (complete). Swingle Singers, Südwestfunk Orchester, Ernest Bour
Publisher: 
Universal Edition
Edition number: 
13783
Program notes: 

Author's note: Italian

Author's note: English

Author's note: French

Sincronie

Sincronie
Year of composition: 
1963-64
Year composition ended: 
1964
Scored for: 
string quartet
Duration: 
15'
First performance: 
1964, Grinnel, Iowa. Lenox Quartet
Publisher: 
Universal Edition
Edition number: 
31490