Antonino Riccardo Luciani
Italian composer
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Life and career
Born in Palermo, Luciani moved with his family in Florence when he was two years old.[1] Following his early studies by Clemente Terni, at 17 he moved to Canavese to become the last pupil of Rosario Scalero.[1] After studying counterpoint with Scalero for three years and a half, he returned to Florence, where he graduated in composition from the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory, and attended Vito Frazzi's specialisation courses at the Accademia Chigiana.[1][2] His early compositions include the chamber opera Lo starnuto and the sonatina Sonatina Chigiana.[1] After getting his diploma, Luciani moved in Bogotà for three years, where he studied South American music and worked as professor of orchestra and choir conducting and music teaching.[1]
Returned to Italy, Luciani started collaborating with RAI as a composer, and became professor of score reading in his alma mater.[1] During this period he also collaborated with the Fiesole School of Music, and authored numerous compositions including the opera Talgor with a libretto by Giuliano Toraldo di Francia, the cantata Hoy como ayer, and the sacred cantata Ecco, verranno i giorni.[1] In 1976, he wrote his best known composition, Chanson balladée, which was for 16 years the opening theme of Rai 1 programme Almanacco del giorno dopo.[1][2]
Starting from 1991, Luciani collaborated with Orchestra della Toscana.[1] On the occasion of Mozart's bicentenary, he composed another well-known work, the symphonic composition for string orchestra Le tombeau perdu.[1] He died in Florence on 29 January 2020, at the age of 88.[3]
Partial discography
- 1970: Panoramiche
- 1970: Musiche Per Un Telefilm (with Paolo Renosto)
- 1970: Contraspunti
- 1971: Musica Poliformale
- 1971: Civiltà Sepolte
- 1971: Panorami Attuali
- 1972: Agonia della Civiltà
- 1973: Allarme Ecologico
- 1975: Situazioni
- 1975: Europa 1930-1940
- 1975: Documenti di Storia
- 1975: Musica Arcaica
- 1975: Dal Medioevo al Rinascimento
- 1976: Ambiente e Musica
- 1976: Jazz in Libertà
- 1976: Mediterranee
- 1976: Paesi del Sud
- 1976: Barocchiade
- 1977: Gli Occhi sulla Città
- 1978: Eventi
- 1979: Cronache
- 1979: Psyco Mood
- 1979: Tecnica di un colpo di stato
- 1980: Atmosfere (with Marco Melchiori)
- 1980: Aspetti della Natura (with Marco Melchiori)
- 1983: "Picnic"
- 1984: Contemporary Classics
