Fabrizio De Rossi Re


Fabrizio De Rossi Re is an Italian composer and librettist. He composes operas, symphonic, choral and chamber music, and performs as a pianist.

Biography

De Rossi Re was born in Rome. He studied at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome under and Raffello Tega. He has had also the chance to meet and study with other important figures of the Italian music, such as Sylvano Bussotti, Salvatore Sciarrino, Luciano Berio, and the jazz pianist Umberto Cesari.
He teaches Elements of composition for Music education at the Conservatory G. B. Pergolesi of Fermo, and has been involved in teaching Didactics of improvisation and composition for High school teachers
He has been a member of the artistic association of Nuova Consonanza in Rome since 1987. As a jazz pianist, he often participated in sessions with many other soloists, balancing the heritage of classic music and jazz with the continuous research of new creative paths and sounds.
His works has been recorded by Adda Records, Agenda, BMG Ariola, CNI, Edipan, Fonit Cetra, I Move, QQD, Rai Trade, RCA, Semar, and Sonzogno.

Selected works

Stage
  • Biancaneve, ovvero il perfido candore, 1993;
  • Nocturnàlia, 1993;
  • Paracelso, from the work Nymphs, Sylphs, Pigmeos, Salamanders and Other Beings, 1994;
  • L'ombra dentro la pietra, 1996;
  • La comunione dei beni, 1996–1997;
  • Cantopinocchio, la fatina che canta, 1997;
  • La stanza del corpo dipinto, 1999;
  • Cesare Lombroso o il corpo come principio morale, 2000;
  • Négritude, 2001;
  • Il canto dell'odio, 2002;
  • Musica senza cuore, 2003;
  • Mysterium Cosmographicum, un viaggio nei sogni e nei ricordi di Keplero, 2004;
  • Radiopanico, 2005;
  • King Kong, amore mio, 2011.
Orchestral, choral
  • Grandebanda, symphonic band, 1984;
  • Nero, nero, piano, string orchestra, 1984;
  • Nero, nero II, piano, string orchestra, 1984;
  • Lauda, mezzo-soprano, mixed chorus, flute, cello, piano, orchestra, 1990;
  • Aria di strèpito, tenor saxophone, orchestra, 1992;
  • Épaves I, 11 strings, 1992;
  • Spaventàti dalla tempesta, 1992;
  • Concerto, harp, orchestra, 1998;
  • Imaginary Portrait, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 French horns, string orchestra, 1998
  • Iguanas, 4 mixed voices, 1999;
  • Terra trémuit, tenor, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1999;
  • Imaginary Portrait, version for 4 French horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, string orchestra, 2000;
  • An Imaginary Portrait , ancient-instrument orchestra, 2000;
  • Slow Dance, accordion, orchestra, 2001;
  • Rappresentatione , 2 female voices, 2 male voices, mixed chorus, ancient-instrument ensemble, orchestra, tape, live electronics, 2003;
  • Valse, small orchestra, 2005.
  • Ricercari
  • The Bridge, 2011.
Chamber musicErato, amore mio for viola and piano, 2001Krono e gli altri dèmoni e dèi for clarinet and viola, 1987Palus Epidemiarum for viola, cello and double bass, 1988
Chamber, radio
  • Terranera, 1994;
  • Orti di guerra, 1995;
  • Diario giapponese I, 1997;
  • Tre per una, per non dire l'Ernani, soprano, male speaker, clarinet, piano, 2001.

Discography

  • Appunti dal nero. Alicia Terzián/Grupo Encuentros de Música Contemporánea
  • Lacus Fulminis. Alter Ego
  • Spaventàti dalla tempesta. Flavio Emilio Scogna/Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese
  • A Bop be bounce. Alter Ego
  • Terranera, un viaggetto nel proto-Lazio; Paracelso, dal trattato delle Ninfe, Silfi, Pigmei, Salamandre ed altri esseri. Roberto Fabbriciani, flute
  • Vampyr. Federico Mondelci, alto saxophone
  • Cain . Manuel Zurria, flute
  • Quarto nero . Mauro Maur, trumpet; Luigi Celeghin, organ
  • Terra trémuit. Francesco Marcacci, tenor; Fabio Maestri/chorus and orchestra of the Sagra Musicale Umbra
  • Ritratto dell'artista da giovane. Toni Germani, alto saxophone; Bernardino Penazzi, cello; Fabrizio De Rossi Re, piano, melodica; Mauro Orselli, percussion
  • Songs and Ricercari.