Igor Krivokapič
Igor Krivokapič is a Slovenian composer, retired tubist and instrument inventor.
Life and work
Igor Krivokapič first studied tuba at the Academy of Music in Lubljana. He then continued his studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston under Toby Hanks, Caleb Morgan, Bob Ceely and Malcolm Peyton. After his studies Igor Krivokapič was first appointed solo tubist at the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra from 1985 to 1995. He was forced to quit tuba playing due to consequences of a car accident in 1995. He then worked as an editor for classical music at the Slovenian Radio from 1996 to 1999. From 1999 to 2009 he was a free lance composer. Since 2009 Igor Krivokapič is professor for tuba and chamber music at the Conservatory for Music and Ballet in Lubljana and also teaches partly at the Academy of Music in the same city.In the early 2000s Igor Krivokapič invented a new family of instruments based on the tuba which consists of 6 instruments of different sizes. They are called the New Helicons and first examples were produced by the German instrument manufacturer Meinl-Weston. Performances with these New Helicons were given at meetings of the International Tuba Euphonium Association in 2004, 2008 and 2014. Professional performances have been also given at several music festivals in Europe and North America.
As a composer Igor Krivokapič was delegate at the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers in 1996 and 1997. And he was awarded twice for his compositions at the Concorso Internazionale per Giovani Strumentisti in Povoletto in 2000 and 2001.
The compositions by Igor Krivokapič are published through Edicije DSS, Sloway music editions, Edition Reift, Edizioni Musicali Wicky, HoneyRock Publishing, Saxtet Publications and ITEA Publications.
Compositions
Orchestral music
Structures for chamber orchestra- Concerto for electric violin and orchestra
- Symphony No.1
- Symphony No.2 Poco triste for chamber orchestra
- Symphony No.3
- Symphony No.4
- Concerto for piccolo and string orchestra, piano, harp, celesta and percussion Imaginarni plesi for bassoon and orchestra
- Concerto for tenor helicon and concert band
- Symphony No. 5, ''Sedem trobent Apokalipse''
Band and brass music
Kaša, suite for traditional wind band Rondo fresco for concert band Razprava o občutljivosti for concert band Korakoma for larger ensemble of symphonic brass winds and snare drumChamber music
Eclogue for cello solo Modifikacije for 2 horns in F and bass tuba in F Melos for flute solo Asociacije for 5-string double bass, electric piano and four percussion instruments- Sonata for cello and piano Genesis for clarinet quartet Radosti for oboe, viola and piano Epika for cylindrical brass quintet
- Suite for guitar solo Zvočne pripovedi ozarjenega večera for English horn and harp Mala rapsodija for alto saxophone and piano Rapsodija for bass tuba or cimbasso in F and piano
- Capriccio for small clarinet in E-flat and harp Drobižki for flute, violin and harpsichord Jesenske povedi for flute, viola and harp Tri za tri for piccolo, bassoon and piano Suita Barboletta for flute and piano
- Sonata for flute and piano Rhapsody for cimbasso and piano, commissioned by Mihael ŠvaganŠtirje prebliski for piccolo and piano Veseli rondino for bass helicon and piano
- Woodwind trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon
- Clarinet sextet for small clarinet in E-flat, two clarinets in B-flat, alto clarinet, bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet Milina for soprillo and harp Melos 2 for soprano helicon
- Sonata for horn and piano Trije nokturni for piano solo Rosna žalostinka for piccolo and harp Zasanjanost for flute and piano Imaginari plesi for bassoon and piano Zvočne krajine for piccolo, flute, alto flute and bass flute Mladostni trio for soprano helicon, tenor helicon and piano Alkimije for violin, flute, tenor helicon, accordion and percussion ensemble Elementi besa for solo accordion