Carlo Forlivesi (born 23 October 1971) is an Italian

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

, performer and researcher. Forlivesi was born in

Faenza Faenza (, ; ; or ; ) is an Italian city and comune of 59,063 inhabitants in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated southeast of Bologna. Faenza is home to a historical manufacture of majolica-ware glazed earthenware pottery, known ...

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. He studied at

Bologna Conservatory The Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini (previously known as the Liceo Musicale di Bologna, and better known in English as the Bologna Conservatory) is a college of music in Bologna, Italy. The conservatory opened on 3 December 1804, as the L ...

Milan Conservatory The Milan Conservatory, also known as the Conservatorio di Milano and the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, is a Music school, college of music in Milan, Italy. History The conservatory was established by a royal decree of 1807 in Milan, capital ...

and the

Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia () is one of the oldest musical institutions in the world, founded by the papal bull ''Ratione congruit'', issued by Sixtus V in 1585, which invoked two saints prominent in Western musical history: Gre ...

of Rome. He then joined

IRCAM IRCAM (French: ''Ircam, '', English: Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music) is a French institute dedicated to the research of music and sound, especially in the fields of Avant-garde music, avant garde and Electroacoustic ...

(Institute de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) and subsequently DIEM (Danish Institute of Electroacoustic Music),

Tokyo College of Music is a private music school and university in Tokyo, Japan. Offering a range of undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral degree programs, the college was originally named as the in Kanda, Tokyo, in 1907. History The college moved to Toshima, T ...

, and

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

, with fellowships from the governments of Italy, Denmark, Japan, and the United States (

Fulbright Commission The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States cultural exchange programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people o ...

). 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 In Japan, music includes a wide array of distinct genres, both traditional and modern.ref> The word for "music" in Japanese language, Japanese is 音楽 (''ongaku''), combining the kanji 音 ''on'' (sound) with the kanji 楽 ''gaku'' (music, comf ...

and

dance Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

including the ethnic music of the Ainu. Beside contemporary music, he cultivates a particular interest in

early music Early music generally comprises Medieval music (500–1400) and Renaissance music (1400–1600), but can also include Baroque music (1600–1750) or Ancient music (before 500 AD). Originating in Europe, early music is a broad Dates of classical ...

, 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. Since 2008 he has been a lecturer at

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, and an AFAM professor at the Italian State Conservatories of Cagliari, Adria, Modena, Foggia-Rodi and Fermo. In 2019 Forlivesi was appointed professor of Composition at the

State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart The State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart is a professional school for musicians and performing artists in Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1857, it is one of the oldest schools of its kind in Germany. It is one of the oldest and ...

(''locum tenens'' Marco Stroppa), and in 2021 he received a tenured professorship at the State Conservatory of Music

Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. He gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote man ...

Pesaro Pesaro (; ) is a (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Marche, capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the ...

Silenziosa Luna

In 2008, Forlivesi released his debut album through ALM Records. "Silenziosa luna" is a quotation from

Giacomo Leopardi Count Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi (29 June 1798 – 14 June 1837) was an Italian philosopher, poet, essayist, and philologist. Considered the greatest Italian poet of the 19th century and one of the greatest a ...

's poem '' Canto notturno di un pastore errante dell'Asia''. The album includes works written by Forlivesi between 1999 and 2008. The 28-page booklet reflects the artistic and cultural concerns of the team about the recording, and the liner notes provide information about the musicians and lyrics and give details on the extent of each musical work, placing them in cultural and creative contexts. They were written in Italian originally and directly translated into Japanese and English, respectively by Japanese musicologist Mariko Kanemitsu and British composer/poet Jeremy Drake. Japanese ''jiuta-mai'' dancer Sayuri Uno, American academic Laura Hein (

) and Italian philosopher Marco Forlivesi (

University of Padua The University of Padua (, UNIPD) is an Italian public research university in Padua, Italy. It was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from the University of Bologna, who previously settled in Vicenza; thus, it is the second-oldest ...

) also made a significant contribution to this process. Musicians who worked on the album: Yukio Tanaka (voice and

biwa The is a Japanese short-necked wooden lute traditionally used in narrative storytelling. The is a plucked string instrument that first gained popularity in China before spreading throughout East Asia, eventually reaching Japan sometime durin ...

), Kumiko Shuto (voice and biwa), Yosuke Irie (

shakuhachi A is a Japanese longitudinal, end-blown flute that is made of bamboo. The bamboo end-blown flute now known as the was developed in Japan in the 16th century and is called the .

), Ayako Shigenari (13-string koto and 20-string koto), and Norio Sato (guitar). The instrumental techniques developed on purpose for these works are highly demanding. 24bit/96 kHz recording technology is employed. The photograph on the

album cover An album cover (also referred to as album art) is the front packaging art of a commercially released album, studio album or other audio recordings. The term can refer to: * the printed paperboard covers typically used to package: ** sets of a ...

is a shot taken by Carlo Forlivesi and Sayuri Uno in

Shisen-dō is a Buddhist temple located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the ōtō school of Japanese Zen and its honzon is an image of Merōfu Kannon. The temple's full name is Rorozan Shisen-dō Jōzan-ji (六六山詩仙堂丈山寺), wi ...

and represents a round

Tsukubai In Japan, a is a washbasin provided at the entrance to a holy place for visitors to purify themselves by the ritual washing of hands and rinsing of the mouth. This type of ritual cleansing is the custom for guests attending a tea ceremony ...

enhanced by natural shadows and reflections. It is a non-processed image, and has sprinkled silver and gold colors, resembling

maki-e is a Japanese lacquerware, Japanese lacquer decoration technique in which pictures, patterns, and letters are drawn with lacquer on the surface of lacquerware, and then metal powder such as gold or silver is sprinkled and fixed on the surface ...

making. The disc fits the photo.

Discography

Monograph: * ''Carlo Forlivesi: Silenziosa Luna – 沈黙の月'' / ALM Records ALCD-76 (2008) * ''Carlo Forlivesi: Compositions'
/ Tactus TC.970601 (2019)
* ''Carlo Forlivesi: ModernAntico'
/ Stradivarius STR.37242 (2023)
*NAXOS - ''Carlo Forlivesi (1971) DISCOGRAPHY'

*NAXOS Japan - ''Carlo Forlivesi (1971) Composer 作曲家'

*NAXOS Japan - ''Carlo Forlivesi (1971) WORKLIST & ALBUMLIST 作品リスト / アルバムリスト'

External links

Carlo Forlivesi Official Website
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CEMAT, Rome – Carlo Forlivesi

* ttp://www.cdmc.asso.fr/fr/search/apachesolr_search/forlivesi CDMC, Paris – Carlo Forlivesibr> Fulbright Scholar Program – Music. Carlo Forlivesi Ulysses Platform, Paris – Carlo ForlivesiThe traditional music of the Ainu – New approaches and findings
Journal of Comparative Cultures – NO. 16.

2005, by Carlo Forlivesi] *Cristina Scuderi. "If on a Winter’s Night a Composer - Unfurling Music: A Conversation with Carlo Forlivesi." Perspectives of New Music, vol. 52, no. 3, 2014. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.7757/persnewmusi.52.3.0093. Accessed 11 Aug. 2023.]
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