Carlo Forlivesi
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Carlo Forlivesi is an Italian composer
, performer and researcher.
Forlivesi was born in Faenza
, Emilia-Romagna
. He studied at Bologna Conservatory, Milan Conservatory
and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
of Rome. He then joined IRCAM
(Institute de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) and subsequently DIEM
(Danish Institute of Electroacoustic Music), Tokyo College of Music
, and Northwestern University
, with fellowships from the governments of Italy, Denmark, Japan, and the United States (Fulbright Commission).
His activity has mainly focused on new music
in Europe, the United States, and Japan. Forlivesi has conducted extensive research in the field of traditional Japanese music and dance
including the ethnic music of the Ainu
. Beside contemporary music, he cultivates a particular interest in early music
, which he studied and performed for several years.
Forlivesi has collaborated with first-class performers and received numerous awards. His music is regularly programmed by festivals and theatres worldwide. Several times nominated artist-in-residence, lecturer, workshop coach, and music–contest judge, Forlivesi's international stance is reflected in his eclectic output, which includes compositions for orchestra, choir, chamber music, dance, electronics, and traditional Japanese instruments as well as choreographies and written works.
He is a lecturer at the Sapporo University
.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, performer and researcher.
Forlivesi was born in Faenza
Faenza
Faenza is an Italian city and comune, in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated 50 km southeast of Bologna.Faenza is noted for its manufacture of majolica ware glazed earthenware pottery, known from the name of the town as "faience"....
, Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
. He studied at Bologna Conservatory, Milan Conservatory
Milan Conservatory
The Milan Conservatory is a college of music which was established by a royal decree of 1807 in Milan, capital of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. It opened the following year with premises in the cloisters of the Baroque church of Santa Maria della Passione. There were initially 18 boarders,...
and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia is one of the oldest musical institutions in the world, based in Italy.It is based at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, and was founded by the papal bull, Ratione congruit, issued by Sixtus V in 1585, which invoked two saints prominent in Western...
of Rome. He then joined IRCAM
IRCAM
IRCAM is a European institute for science about music and sound and avant garde electro-acoustical art music. It is situated next to, and is organizationally linked with, the Centre Pompidou in Paris...
(Institute de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) and subsequently DIEM
Diem
Diem may refer to several different people or phrases:*Ngo Dinh Diem was the leader of the Republic of Vietnam who was assassinated in a military coup in 1963.*Ryan Diem, player in the NFL*Carl Diem, originator of the Olympic torch relay...
(Danish Institute of Electroacoustic Music), Tokyo College of Music
Tokyo College of Music
was founded as in Kanda, Tokyo in 1907. It is the oldest private music school in Japan.- History :The founder , Yonejirō Suzuki, introduced European classical music into the Empire of Japan....
, and Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, with fellowships from the governments of Italy, Denmark, Japan, and the United States (Fulbright Commission).
His activity has mainly focused on new music
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
in Europe, the United States, and Japan. Forlivesi has conducted extensive research in the field of traditional Japanese music and dance
Japanese traditional dance
There are two types of Japanese traditional dance: Odori, which originated in the Edo period, and Mai, which originated in the western part of Japan. Odori grew out of Kabuki drama and is more oriented toward male sentiments. Mai is traditionally performed in Japanese rooms instead of on the stage...
including the ethnic music of the Ainu
Ainu people
The , also called Aynu, Aino , and in historical texts Ezo , are indigenous people or groups in Japan and Russia. Historically they spoke the Ainu language and related varieties and lived in Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands, and much of Sakhalin...
. Beside contemporary music, he cultivates a particular interest in early music
Early music
Early music is generally understood as comprising all music from the earliest times up to the Renaissance. However, today this term has come to include "any music for which a historically appropriate style of performance must be reconstructed on the basis of surviving scores, treatises,...
, which he studied and performed for several years.
Forlivesi has collaborated with first-class performers and received numerous awards. His music is regularly programmed by festivals and theatres worldwide. Several times nominated artist-in-residence, lecturer, workshop coach, and music–contest judge, Forlivesi's international stance is reflected in his eclectic output, which includes compositions for orchestra, choir, chamber music, dance, electronics, and traditional Japanese instruments as well as choreographies and written works.
He is a lecturer at the Sapporo University
Sapporo University
, also known as 札大 for an abbreviation, is a private university in Sapporo, Japan. It was founded in 1967.-Teaching staff:*Yūtokutaishi Akiyama, artist*Carlo Forlivesi, composer*Tama Morita, writer-Alumni:*Kazuya Kawabata, footballer...
.
External links
- Carlo Forlivesi Official Website
- CDMC, Paris - Carlo Forlivesi
- CEMAT, Rome - Carlo Forlivesi
- SIMC - ISCM International Society for Contemporary Music - Carlo Forlivesi
- Fulbright Visiting Scholar Directory - Music
- THE TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF THE AINU – NEW APPROACHES AND FINDINGS Journal of Comparative Cultures - NO. 16. Sapporo UniversitySapporo University, also known as 札大 for an abbreviation, is a private university in Sapporo, Japan. It was founded in 1967.-Teaching staff:*Yūtokutaishi Akiyama, artist*Carlo Forlivesi, composer*Tama Morita, writer-Alumni:*Kazuya Kawabata, footballer...
2005, by Carlo Forlivesi