The year 2025 marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of Luigi Dallapiccola’s death, a time to reflect on significant episodes that enriched his life, works, and the generations of composers he influenced. Luigi Dallapiccola, America, and the Unlocking of Visionary Creativity intends to add a few tassels to two fundamental works by Mario Ruffini: Luigi Dallapiccola e le Arti figurative (Marsilio, 2016) and L'opera di Luigi Dallapiccola: Catalogo ragionato. Seconda edizione (SZ Sugar, 2025). The latter book, dedicated to the memory of Laura Dallapiccola, has inaugurated a new era in the field of Dallapiccola Studies.
In this book, Dallapiccola’s life, the authors argue, was marked by a series of creative epiphanies. From his encounter with Laura, his adoption of twelve-tone music serialism, the birth of their daughter Annalibera – which coincided with the fall of fascism – and his career in the United States that included the world premiere of Quaderno musicale di Annalibera (Pittsburgh, 1952). The world premiere of Ulisse, which took place at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on September 29, 1968, under the baton of Lorin Maazel, was an ultimate milestone marking his extraordinary career and life.
By:
Mario Ruffini Mario Ruffini,
Franco Sciannameo
Contributions by:
Valentina Bensi,
Marco Mazzè Alessi
Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781666948684
ISBN 10: 1666948683
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 15 February 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction: The “Epiphanies” of Luigi Dallapiccola Chapter 1: Laura Behind the Scenes of Luigi Dallapiccola’s Twelve-Tone Music Chapter 2: Entwurf Ferruccio Busoni’s “Sketch of a New Aesthetic of Music” and the Italian translation by Laura and Luigi Dallapiccola Chapter 3: America Luigi Dallapiccola in the United States: Residencies, Students, Commissions, Premieres, and Honors Valentina Bensi Chapter 4: Pittsburgh 1952: The World Premiere of “Quaderno musicale di Annalibera” with an analytical essay Marco Mazzè Alessi Concluding Thoughts: The Synthetic and Raisonnè Catalogs of Luigi Dallapiccola’s Works: A 30-year Journey Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Bibliography Index About the Authors
Mario Ruffini is a musicologist, conductor, and composer. Franco Sciannameo is College of Fine Arts Distinguished Scholar & Teaching Professor of Music at Carnegie Mellon University.
Reviews for Luigi Dallapiccola, America, and the Unlocking of Visionary Creativity
""Mario Ruffini and Franco Sciannameo's new volume on Dallapiccola will be greatly welcomed for its detailed examination of several important aspects of the composer's life and output, including some fascinating American connections. In particular, and perhaps most crucially, it brings to the fore the enormous influence of the composer's wife and artistic partner, Laura Coen Luzzatto, on his musical and cultural development."" --David Cooper, Emeritus Professor of music, University of Leeds
