Alfio Fazio (born October 27, 1959) is an Italian
composer
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of
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.
Fazio was born in
Genova
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and graduated in
classical guitar
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and
composition
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at
Milan
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Academy of Music. He has studied guitar with
Anselmo Bersano and composition in
Rome
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with
Paolo Arcà
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and in Milan with
Niccolò Castiglioni
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, attending at the same time the Faculty of Arts in
Genova
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. He is one of the founders of the Young Philharmonic Orchestra of Genova and was member of its artistic committee up to 1990.
He has been active since the early 1980s as a guitarist and composer and has written works for different ensembles, varying from solo instruments to orchestra, including ''Iperione'', for chamber orchestra (dedicated to
Niccolò Castiglioni
Niccolò Castiglioni (17 July 1932 – 7 September 1996) was an Italian composer, pianist, and writer on music.
Castiglioni was born and raised in Milan, where he began studying piano at the age of 7. He received his performer's diploma from th ...
), ''Wen'', for chamber ensemble (mentioned at the
Camillo Togni
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competition in 1992) and ''L'albero solitario'' (1989), for six percussionists and piano (written for ''I Percussionisti di Genova''). His more recent works include ''Corale figurato'' for two guitars and ''This is the passing of all shining things'' (by
E. E. Cummings
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), for
violin
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,
cello
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and
percussion
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.
His interest in electronic and computer music dates back to 1983, year in which he follows the
seminar organized by the Biennale di Venezia with
Alvise Vidolin
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,
Marco Stroppa and
Giuseppe di Giugno
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from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.
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. Interested in computer programming since 1991, he has worked on both PC and Mac platforms developing software using languages such as
MAX
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,
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,
Pascal,
C and
C++
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.
His compositional environment PRIE won the IMEB ''4th International Musical Software Competition'' at
Bourges
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in 1999.
References
Living Composers Project biography
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1959 births
Living people
20th-century Italian classical composers
20th-century male composers
21st-century Italian classical composers
Italian male classical composers
Composers from Genoa
20th-century Italian male musicians
21st-century Italian male musicians