Aldo Clementi

Aldo Clementi (born May 25, 1925 in Catania, Italy) is an Italian composer.

He studied the piano, graduating in 1946. His studies in composition began in 1941, and his teachers included Alfredo Sangiorgi and Goffredo Petrassi. After receiving his diploma in 1954, he attended the Darmstadt summer courses from 1955 to 1972. Important influences during this period included meeting Bruno Maderna in 1956, and working at the electronic music studio of the Italian radio broadcaster RAI in Milan.

Poesia de Rilke (1946) was the first work of his to be performed (Vienna, 1947). Of more significance was the premiere of Cantata (1954), which was broadcast by Hamburg Radio in 1956. In 1959 he won second prize in the ISCM competition with Episodi (1958), and in 1963 he took first prize in the same competition, with Sette scene da "Collage" (1961).

He taught music theory at the University of Bologna from 1971 to 1992.

Selected works
Episodi (1958) for orchestra
Ideogrammi n. 1 (1959) for 16 instruments
Triplum (1960) for flute, oboe and clarinet
Collage (1961) - stage work
Informel 2 (1962) for 15 performers
Collage 2 (1962) for electronics
Informel 3 (1961-63) for orchestra
Intavolatura (1963) for harpsichord
Variante A (1964) for mixed chorus and orchestra
Concerto (1970) for piano and 7 instruments
Concerto (1975) for piano, 24 instruments and carillons
Clessidra (1976) for chamber orchestra
L'orologio di Arcevla (1979) for 13 performers
Dodici variazioni (1980) for solo guitar
Fantasia su roBErto FABbriCiAni (1980-81) for flute and tape
Es (1981) - stage work
Parafrasi (1981) 18 voice canon realized with processor
Adagio (1983) for quintet with prepared piano
Ouverture (1984) for 12 flutes
Concerto (1986) for piano and 14 instruments
Fantasia (1987) for 4 guitars
Tribute (1988) for string quartet
Berceuse (1989) for orchestra
Romanza (1991) for piano and orchestra
The Plaint (1992) for female voice and 13 instruments
Sonate Y. (2002) for solo violin