Riccardo Piacentini
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Riccardo Piacentini is an Italian
composer
and pianist
.
and Piano
at Turin
and Alessandria
Conservatories, as well as in Literature and Music History
at Turin University with a thesis on the orchestral works of Goffredo Petrassi
. He studied with Carlo Pinelli, favorite pupil of Giorgio Federico Ghedini
and Franco Donatoni
. He participated also in courses and workshops with Sylvano Bussotti
, György Ligeti
, Ennio Morricone
, André Richard (at the Heinrich Strobel Center in Freiburg
, where Luigi Nono
worked), Karlheinz Stockhausen
, and in 1988 he was among the performed composers at the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt
.
He is particularly active both as composer of foto-musica con foto-suoni for museum
s - a new musical technique for counterpointing human voice, acoustic and electronic instruments and environmental sounds -, and as pianist of the Duo Alterno
. With this internationally acclaimed ensemble, founded in 1997 together with his wife soprano Tiziana Scandaletti
, he has performed all over the world, keeping concerts and masterclasses on the Italian vocal contemporary repertoire (recently at Berkeley University, Stanford University
, Portland State University
, University of New Mexico
, ArtLink Festival in Belgrade
, Shenyang
Conservatory, Moscow Conservatory
, Nuova Consonanza Festival of Rome
, etc.).
He is main professor of Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue and Composition at the Alessandria Conservatory and artistic director of Rive-Gauche Concerti's season at GAM - Modern Art Gallery in Turin. He has written many musicologic
articles and didactic writings, such as Tonal Harmony (Curci, Milan
, 1999).
Other works:
Italy
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composer
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...
and pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
.
Biography
He graduated in 1980 in CompositionMusical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
and Piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
at Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
and Alessandria
Alessandria
-Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...
Conservatories, as well as in Literature and Music History
Music history
Music history, sometimes called historical musicology, is the highly diverse subfield of the broader discipline of musicology that studies the composition, performance, reception, and criticism of music over time...
at Turin University with a thesis on the orchestral works of Goffredo Petrassi
Goffredo Petrassi
Goffredo Petrassi was an Italian composer of modern classical music, conductor, and teacher. He is considered one of the most influential Italian composers of the twentieth century.-Life:...
. He studied with Carlo Pinelli, favorite pupil of Giorgio Federico Ghedini
Giorgio Federico Ghedini
Giorgio Federico Ghedini was an Italian composer.-Life:Ghedini was born in Cuneo in 1892. He studied organ, piano and composition in Turin, then graduated in composition in Bologna under Marco Enrico Bossi in 1911...
and Franco Donatoni
Franco Donatoni
Franco Donatoni was an Italian composer.Born in Verona, he started studying violin at the age of seven, and frequented the local Music Academy...
. He participated also in courses and workshops with Sylvano Bussotti
Sylvano Bussotti
Sylvano Bussotti is an Italian composer of contemporary music whose work is unusually notated and often creates special problems of interpretation.Born in Florence, Bussotti learned to play the violin as a child, becoming a prodigy...
, György Ligeti
György Ligeti
György Sándor Ligeti was a composer of contemporary classical music. Born in a Hungarian Jewish family in Transylvania, Romania, he briefly lived in Hungary before becoming an Austrian citizen.-Early life:...
, Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
, André Richard (at the Heinrich Strobel Center in Freiburg
Freiburg
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, where Luigi Nono
Luigi Nono
Luigi Nono was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music and remains one of the most prominent composers of the 20th century.- Early years :Born in Venice, he was a member of a wealthy artistic family, and his grandfather was a notable painter...
worked), Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Another critic calls him "one of the great visionaries of 20th-century music"...
, and in 1988 he was among the performed composers at the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
.
He is particularly active both as composer of foto-musica con foto-suoni for museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
s - a new musical technique for counterpointing human voice, acoustic and electronic instruments and environmental sounds -, and as pianist of the Duo Alterno
Duo Alterno
The Duo Alterno is an Italian voice-piano chamber ensemble specializing in 19th century and contemporary classical music. The Duo made up of soprano Tiziana Scandaletti and composer-pianist Riccardo Piacentini....
. With this internationally acclaimed ensemble, founded in 1997 together with his wife soprano Tiziana Scandaletti
Tiziana Scandaletti
Tiziana Scandaletti, born in Padua, is an Italian soprano particularly active in chamber music and contemporary classical music.- Biography :After receiving her music diploma in vocal performance from the Vicenza Conservatory and her advanced degree in Music History from Padua University, both of...
, he has performed all over the world, keeping concerts and masterclasses on the Italian vocal contemporary repertoire (recently at Berkeley University, Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, Portland State University
Portland State University
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, University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
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, ArtLink Festival in Belgrade
Belgrade
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, Shenyang
Shenyang
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Conservatory, Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
, Nuova Consonanza Festival of Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, etc.).
He is main professor of Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue and Composition at the Alessandria Conservatory and artistic director of Rive-Gauche Concerti's season at GAM - Modern Art Gallery in Turin. He has written many musicologic
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
articles and didactic writings, such as Tonal Harmony (Curci, Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, 1999).
Discography
- 1989 - Incontri di musica sacra contemporanea (AA.VV., Rusty Records CLK 317/c)
- 1991 - Het Trio (AA.VV., Happy New Ears 2 CA 911)
- 1992 - Tiziana Moneta e Gabriele Rota (AA.VV., Edipan PAN 3042)
- 1992 - Dubidubidù (AA.VV., DDT 19203)
- 1995 - Poesia e musica dell'oggi (AA.VV., Rivoalto CRR 9511)
- 1997 - La crava mangia 'l muri (AA.VV., Datum-Stradivarius DAT 80006)
- 1998 - Mal'akhim (monographic CD, Nuova Era (CD 7336)
- 1999 - Musiche dell'aurora (monographic CD, Italian Photography Foundation - Rive-Gauche Concerti RG 00005)
- 1999 - Shahar (CD monografico, Curci E. 11351 C.)
- 2000 - Musiche per Pellizza da Volpedo (AA.VV., Nuova Era CD 7351)
- 2001 - Arie condizionate (CD monografico, Fondazione Italiana per la Fotografia - Rive-Gauche Concerti RG 00009)
- 2001 - Musica d'oggi e spiritualità (CD-rom con musiche di R. P., Rive-Gauche Concerti (RG 00008)
- 2001 - Antonio Segafreddo. Percussion solos and percussion in chamber music (AA.VV., Rivoalto - Sonàr CRR 2013)
- 2003 - Treni persi (CD monografico, Provincia di Turin - Rive-Gauche Concerti RG 00012)
- 2004 - Suono Sonda 3 (AA.VV., Suono Sonda FD/0304)
- 2004 - Mina miniera mia (CD monografico, Provincia di Turin - Rive-Gauche Concerti RG 00014)
- 2004 - Musiche della Reggia di Venaria Reale (CD monografico, Regione Piemonte - Rive-Gauche Concerti RG 00015)
- 2005 - La voce contemporanea in Italia - vol. 1 (AA.VV., Stradivarius STR 33708)
- 2007 - Pantoduo - Dalla terra al cielo (AA.VV., Alessio Brocca Edizioni BA 137 CD)
- 2007 - Italienicher Gesangsabend mit dem Duo Alterno (AA.VV., Steirischer Tonkünstler Bund STB 07/07)
- 2008 - La voce contemporanea in Italia - vol. 4 (AA.VV., Stradivarius STR 33833)
Compositions
Works with electronic and/or “foto-musica”:- GPlot per uno for bass clarinet and live-electronics (1990, electronic elaboration at the Heinrich Strobel Center of Sudwestfunk in FreiburgFreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
, first world performance BaselBaselBasel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
, 1991);
- Lyriche for voices, clarinets and concrete sounds (1991, rev. 1992, first world performance TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, 1992);
- 7x7+7. Otto filastrocche per voce di mamma e nastro magnetico (1995, electronic elaboration at the Edison Studio in RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, first world performance Rome, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Teatro Quirino, 1998);
- Il viaggio finisce qui, melologue on Eugenio MontaleEugenio MontaleEugenio Montale was an Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1975.- Early years :...
's texts for horn clarinet, harp and tape (1994-96, electronic elaboration at DIST Studios in Genua, first world performance Genua, Carlo Felice Theater, 1996);
- Mal'akhim, spiritual drama in one act and three frames for soloists, choirs, organ and tape (1996/7, elaborated at the CRIM Studios in Turin, first world performance VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Western Concert Opera, Saint Andrew Westley Church, 1997);
- Musiche dell'aurora for soprano, bass flute and audio-digital support (music for the 8th International Biennial of Photography, Turin, Bricherasio Palace, 1999);
- Shahar for bass flute with soprano and audio-digital support ad lib. (1996, rev. 1999, first world performance Turin, 1999);
- Arie condizionate for female voice, hands, trombon and foto-suoni on audio-digital support: I. Mano mobile clic, II. Aria di paragone, III. Raep on (music for the 9th International Biennial of Photography, Turin, Bricherasio Palace, 2001);
- Tips & fingers for marimba and audio-digital support (2001);
- Sine nomine for soprano, reciting voice, 13 strings and foto-suoni (2001, first world performance MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Palazzina Liberty, 2002);
- Midi laus, vers. for flute, A clarinet, cello and audio-digital support; or vers. for flute, B clarinet, doublebass and audio-digital support; or vers. for flute, English horn, A clarinet and audio-digital support (2000, first world performance AssisiAssisi- Churches :* The Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi is a World Heritage Site. The Franciscan monastery, il Sacro Convento, and the lower and upper church of St Francis were begun immediately after his canonization in 1228, and completed in 1253...
, Festival Harmonia Mundi, 2000);
- Treni persi, cantata for travelling voice, voice that has travelled, strings, percussions and foto-suoni (music for the Train Museum of BussolenoBussolenoBussoleno is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km west of Turin.Bussoleno borders the following municipalities: Usseglio, Mompantero, Chianocco, Susa, San Giorio di Susa, Mattie, Roure....
, part 1, 2003);
- Un petit train de plaisir for string orchestra, with reciting voice and foto-suoni and lib., from Gioachino Rossini (music for the Train Museum of Bussoleno, part 2, 2003);
- Gioco-treni for sampled foto-suoni: I. Sinfonia, II. Recitativo del ferroviere, III. Aria e danze del freno, IV. Ricercare antico con fischi e trombe, V. Cori battenti dei pendolari, VI. Sinfonia II (music for the Train Museum of Bussoleno, part 3, 2003);
- Mina miniera mia for voices and foto-suoni (music for TraversellaTraversellaTraversella is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km north of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 372 and an area of 39.4 km²....
Mines, 2004);
- Picander 2004, tragicomic action for soprano, bass-baryton, flute, baroque strings, harpsichord and foto-suoni (2004);
- Musiche della Reggia di Venaria Reale for voices, baroque ensemble and foto-suoni (music for the Royal Palace in Venaria RealeVenaria RealeVenaria Reale is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 8 km northwest of Turin....
, 2004);
- XXIV for flute, violin and foto-suoni (2004, first world performance RovigoRovigoRovigo is a town and comune in the Veneto region of North-Eastern Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. -Geography:...
, Kermesse dantesca, 2004);
- Jeux d'eaux et d'oiseaux for exotic foto-suoni (2004, first world performance Bellina-CuneoCuneoCuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
, International Festival Antidogma, 2004);
- Jazz motetus VI (Cricket play) for piano and foto-suoni (2005, first world performance Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgSaint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, 2005);
- Et amoris. Tango pour Bruno for soprano, string orchestra and foto-suoni (2005, first world performance Turin, 2005);
- Foto-suoni per le Universiadi for foto-suoni (2006, first world performance BardonecchiaBardonecchiaBardonecchia is an Italian town and comune located in the Province of Turin, in the Piedmont region, in the western part of Susa Valley....
, 2007);
- The Brown Cage for female voice, cello, piano and foto-suoni (2007, first world performance New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Modern Works, 2007);
- Jardins sur la pluie for flute, cello, piano and foto-suoni (2007, first world performance Turin, Conservatory Giuseppe VerdiGiuseppe VerdiGiuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century...
, 2008);
- An Mozart, modular piece for string quartet with or without foto-suoni with or without voice and piano (2008, first world performance TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, SoundaXis Festival, 2008);
- Foto-suoni delle nuove scienze for voices on tape, piano and foto-suoni (2009, first world performance Toronto, Bata Shoe Museum, 2009);
- Piano, alla corda for 4 hands piano and foto-suoni (2009, first world performance Milan, 2009);
- Romanesco for piano and foto-suoni (2009, first world performance Rome, Nuova Consonanza Festival, 2009);
- Presto Vivaldi for 4 tubular bells, piano and foto-suoni (2010, first world performance AlessandriaAlessandria-Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...
Conservatory, 2010).
Other works:
- ... et coetera for 10 players (1985, vers. 1986, first world performance ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Radio FranceRadio FranceRadio France is a French public service radio broadcaster.-Mission:Radio France's two principal missions are:* To create and expand the programming on all of their stations; and...
, 1986);
- Alterno for string orchestra (1986, first world performance San Daniele del FriuliSan Daniele del FriuliSan Daniele del Friuli is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 80 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km northwest of Udine....
, Festival of Contemporary Music, 1986);
- Sacre for soloists, choir and orchestra (1989, first world performance Rome, Incontri di Musica Sacra Contemporanea, San Marco Church, 1989);
- Keir for orchestra (1989, first world performance AnzioAnzioAnzio is a city and comune on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about south of Rome.Well known for its seaside harbour setting, it is a fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine Islands of Ponza, Palmarola and Ventotene...
, International Music Festival, 1989);
- Cohesive ends (Sticky) for 14 instruments and 5 players (1989, first world performance BolognaBolognaBologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, Accademia Filarmonica, 1989);
- L'aura for string orchestra (1991);
- For four for string quartet (1992-94, first world performance Rome, Acquario Romano, 1994);
- For de la bella bella caiba for flute, soprano in eco and string orchestra (1995, first world performance Castiglione delle StiviereCastiglione delle StiviereCastiglione delle Stiviere is a town and comune in the province of Mantua, in Lombardy, Italy, 30 km northwest of Mantua by road.-History:During the War of the Spanish Succession, the French under the duc de Vendôme occupied it....
, Teatro Sociale, 1995);
- Due laude di Jacopone for soprano, violin, cello, chamber orchestra and organo (1995, first world performance FlorenceFlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Easter Festival, San Felice Church, 1995);
- Uno a cui, melologue on Pier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Pasolini distinguished himself as a poet, journalist, philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure...
's texts, for reciting voice, guitar, sax and percussions (1995, first world performance Rome, Festival Nuova Consonanza, 1995);
- Laus sine voce for orchestra (1996);
- Jazz motetus III for string orchestra (1997, first world performance JesiJesithumb|250px|Teatro Pergolesi.Iesi is a town and comune of the province of Ancona in the Marche, Italy.It is an important industrial and artistic center in the floodplain on the left bank of the Esino river before its mouth on the Adriatic Sea.-History:Iesi was one of the last towns of the Umbri...
, Festival Contemporary Music, 1997);
- Picander's, o Il grigliabeto risonante, tragicomic action for soprano, baryton, 8 instruments and people (1999, first world performance FoggiaFoggiaFoggia is a city and comune of Apulia, Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known as the "granary of Italy".-History:...
, I Solisti dauni, Piccolo Teatro, 1999);
- Macchina per Il Quarto Stato for female voice, piccolo clarinet and string quartet (2000, first world performance Turin, Celebrations for Giuseppe Pellizza da VolpedoGiuseppe Pellizza da VolpedoGiuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo was an Italian painter. He was born and died in Volpedo, in the Piedmont region of northern Italy....
, 2000);
- Jazz motetus V (Piperita blues) for voice, flute, clarinet, violin, electric bass guitar, hammond organ and piano (2001, first world performance BolognaBolognaBologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, 2001);
- Tre danze logosferiche for reciting voice, flute and harp (2002, first world performance SenigalliaSenigalliaSenigallia is a comune and port town on Italy's Adriatic coast, 25 km by rail north of Ancona, in the Marche region, province of Ancona....
, Musica Nuova Festival, 2002);
- Rayna possentissima for soprano and orchestra (2001, first world performance Bologna, Teatro Comunale, 2002);
- Un petit train de plaisir for string orchestra, with reciting voice and lib., from Gioachino Rossini (2003, first world performance Milan, Palazzina Liberty, 2003);
- Jazz motetus VIII (arpège) for flute, or harpsichord, or flute and harpsichord (2009).
- Compositions for one performer without electronic: Cantico spirituale (1993) per voce di baritono; Fugitives. Tre frammenti da Baudelaire (1994) per voce di soprano; Uno, due, tre (1984) e Yantra (1989) per chitarra; Crumbling (1989, rev. 1995) per violino; Beaux gestes (1991), Madrileño (1991, rev. 1998), Due fogli (1992); Steli (1997), Venexiàn (2007) per pianoforte; Dieci spleens (1991) per clarinetto in si bemolle, A.B.E.G.G. (1992) per clarinetto basso, Aforismi della desolazione (1994) per corno di bassetto, Serenata per un fischietto (1995) per clarinetto piccolo; Petit (1991) per ottavino, Moins petit (1992) per flauto in do, Amariamori (1992) per flauto in sol, Shahar (1996, vers. per solo flauto basso); Con fuoco (1995) per violoncello; Mare (1996) per arpa; Floppy (1996) per trombone; Altri aforismi (2004) per sax baritono; ecc.