Sylvano Bussotti

Sylvano Bussotti (born 1 October 1931 in Florence) is an Italian composer of contemporary music whose work is notoriously hard to perform.

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1 October - 1931 - Florence - Italian - Composer - Contemporary music

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Bussotti learned to play the violin as a child, becoming a prodigy. Later he studied at the Florence Conservatory (where he developed an opposition to modernism) and with Max Deutsch in Paris. As a composer he was influenced by the serialism of Webern and later John Cage. Examples of his use of graphic notation in his pieces, often reflecting his personal life, include Lorenzaccio and La passion selon Sade. A homosexual, he partook in other academic disciplines including painting, graphic art, and journalism.

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Violin - Florence Conservatory - Modernism - Max Deutsch - Paris - Serialism - Webern - John Cage - Graphic notation - Lorenzaccio - La passion selon Sade - Homosexual

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He has served as the artistic director of La Fenice, Venice.

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La Fenice - Venice

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His works include:

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• La Passion selon Sade (1966)
• 5 Piano Pieces for David Tudor (1959)
• Torso (1963)
• Rara Requiem (1969)
• Poesia di De Pisis (1975)
• Lorenzaccio (1972)
• Nottetempo (1976)
• La Racine (1980)
• L'Ispirazione (1988)
• Fedra (1988)
 
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