Semini Carlo Florindo
(16. 11. 1914 - 10. 07. 2004)
Semini Carlo Florindo
via al Poggio 19
CH-6932 Breganzona
Svizzera
Tel: +41 (0)91 966 51 78
via al Poggio 19
CH-6932 Breganzona
Svizzera
Tel: +41 (0)91 966 51 78
Biography
The Tessin composer, Carlo Florindo Semini, was educated in Switzerland, Italy, Rome and Naples. He received his diploma (with distinction) in composition, conducting, piano and singing (visited courses in musicology and Gregorian chanting) from the music conservatory of S. Pietro in Majella near Naples. Semini returned to Switzerland in 1943 after working for a few years in this city. He concentrated exclusively on his compositions and worked as a pianist, conductor, music critic and teacher.
In 1947 he was unit manager and from 1966 until 1980 head of department of the 'Radio Svizzera Italiana' (the Swiss / Italian radio sender for symphony and chamber music).
Amongst his many activities for a better musical understanding of his canton are: his career as Professor for music history at the canton Lugano college (until the end of 1978), as a teacher at the 'Sculoa Magistrale Cantonale', as author of diverse initiatives including the Tessin foundation 'Jeunesse musicales', the organ festival Magadino, and as artisitic director of the master classes at the 'Villa Heleneum' with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Franco Ferrara.
In 1962 he co-founded the 'Concorso Musicale di Enna' (Sicily) and in 1993 took over the presidency of the 'Concorso Internationale di Composizione Ernest Bloch'.
He is a permanent member of numerous international juries and president of many of them. He also works as a musical consultant for public and private companies and as an examinations expert at important music conservatories.
In 1947 he was unit manager and from 1966 until 1980 head of department of the 'Radio Svizzera Italiana' (the Swiss / Italian radio sender for symphony and chamber music).
Amongst his many activities for a better musical understanding of his canton are: his career as Professor for music history at the canton Lugano college (until the end of 1978), as a teacher at the 'Sculoa Magistrale Cantonale', as author of diverse initiatives including the Tessin foundation 'Jeunesse musicales', the organ festival Magadino, and as artisitic director of the master classes at the 'Villa Heleneum' with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Franco Ferrara.
In 1962 he co-founded the 'Concorso Musicale di Enna' (Sicily) and in 1993 took over the presidency of the 'Concorso Internationale di Composizione Ernest Bloch'.
He is a permanent member of numerous international juries and president of many of them. He also works as a musical consultant for public and private companies and as an examinations expert at important music conservatories.
Work list
Due liriche su versi di Valerio Abbondio (1937)
for voice and piano
Texts: Valerio Abbondio
Ora satanica - Congedo.
Duration: 5' 00"
for voice and piano
Texts: Valerio Abbondio
Ora satanica - Congedo.
Duration: 5' 00"
Edizioni Chant du Monde
Milano
Invocazione e danza (1940)
Vocalistation
for three-part female choir
Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript
Vocalistation
for three-part female choir
Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript
Due liriche su versi di contemporaneo (1945)
for canto and piano
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Text: C.F Semini.
Sconforto - Astrakan.
Duration: 5' 00"
for canto and piano
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Text: C.F Semini.
Sconforto - Astrakan.
Duration: 5' 00"
Edizioni Chant du Monde
Milano
Quattro liriche su versi di T. Tasso, U. Saba, P. Patocchi (1947)
for voice and piano
Texts: Torquato Tasso, U. Saba, P. Patocchi
L'ape - Canzone dell'adolescenza - Scale - Acque.
Duration: 10' 30"
for voice and piano
Texts: Torquato Tasso, U. Saba, P. Patocchi
L'ape - Canzone dell'adolescenza - Scale - Acque.
Duration: 10' 30"
Edizioni Chant du Monde
Milano
Tre canzoni di Lanzi (1947)
for men's choir and percussion
Duration: 8' 00"
for men's choir and percussion
Duration: 8' 00"
Edizioni Chant du Monde
Milano
Armonie d'ottoni (1948)
Two episodes
for trumpet, trombone and horn
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
Two episodes
for trumpet, trombone and horn
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
Due impressioni di Scozia (1948)
for solo trumpet
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
for solo trumpet
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
Canto del Ticino (1950)
for choir
Texts: Giuseppe Zoppi
Duration: 4' 00"
for choir
Texts: Giuseppe Zoppi
Duration: 4' 00"
Edizioni Chant du Monde
Milano
Momento pastorale (da un'antica melodia francese) (1951)
for men's choir in 4 voices
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
for men's choir in 4 voices
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
Divertimento preistorico (1952)
for horn quartet
Duration: 11' 00"
for horn quartet
Duration: 11' 00"
Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia
Scene ticinesi. Fantasia sinfonico-corale (1954)
Symphonic choral fantasy
for choir and orchestra
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Text: C.F. Semini.
Duration: 16' 00"
Symphonic choral fantasy
for choir and orchestra
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Text: C.F. Semini.
Duration: 16' 00"
Edizioni Ricordi
Milano
Divertimento (1957)
for orchestra
Duration: 18' 00"
for orchestra
Duration: 18' 00"
Edizioni Curci
Galleria del Corso, 4
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Divertimento preistorico (1957)
for piano
Duration: 12' 00"
for piano
Duration: 12' 00"
Edizioni Curci
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Astrakan (1959)
for soprano, horn and piano
Duration: 2' 30"
for soprano, horn and piano
Duration: 2' 30"
Edizioni Chant du Monde
Milano
Incontri (1959)
for piano
Duration: 11' 00"
for piano
Duration: 11' 00"
Edizioni Curci
Galleria del Corso, 4
I-20122 Milano
Italia
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Fantasia (1960)
for organ
Duration: 6' 00"
for organ
Duration: 6' 00"
Eulenburg c/o Schott's Söhne
Weihergarten 5
D-55116 Mainz
BRD
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D-55116 Mainz
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Messa (1963)
for soli, horn and wind orchestra
Duration: 28' 00"
Manuscript
for soli, horn and wind orchestra
Duration: 28' 00"
Manuscript
I Mercenari (1964)
Dramatic cantata
for choir, instruments, narrator and percussionists
Duration: 21' 00"
Dramatic cantata
for choir, instruments, narrator and percussionists
Duration: 21' 00"
Edizioni Sonzogno
Milano
Ritorno alla valle - Impressioni sinfoniche onsernonesi (1964)
for orchestra
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
for orchestra
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
Tre poemi su versi di Hermann Hesse (1967)
for medium voice and seven instruments
Texts: Hermann Hesse (Erwino Pocar)
Italian translation: Erwino Pocar.
Duration: 13' 00"
for medium voice and seven instruments
Texts: Hermann Hesse (Erwino Pocar)
Italian translation: Erwino Pocar.
Duration: 13' 00"
Edizioni Curci
Galleria del Corso, 4
I-20122 Milano
Italia
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Tre poemi su versi di Hermann Hesse (1967)
for medium voice and piano
Texts: Hermann Hesse (Erwino Pocar)
Italian translation: Erwino Pocar.
Duration: 12' 00"
for medium voice and piano
Texts: Hermann Hesse (Erwino Pocar)
Italian translation: Erwino Pocar.
Duration: 12' 00"
Edizioni Curci
Galleria del Corso, 4
I-20122 Milano
Italia
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Toccata (1967)
for organ
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
for organ
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
Mosaici di Piazza Armerina (1969)
for quintet (flute, english horn, bassoon, harpsichord, violine)
Duration: 13' 00"
Manuscript
for quintet (flute, english horn, bassoon, harpsichord, violine)
Duration: 13' 00"
Manuscript
I Mosaici di Piazza Armerina (1971)
for piano and string orchestra
Camera di Arione - Fanciulli cacciatori - Barca sul fiume - Amorini pescatori - Sacrificio ad Artemide - Puellae ludentes.
Duration: 16' 00"
for piano and string orchestra
Camera di Arione - Fanciulli cacciatori - Barca sul fiume - Amorini pescatori - Sacrificio ad Artemide - Puellae ludentes.
Duration: 16' 00"
Edizioni Curci
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I-20122 Milano
Italia
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Invenzioni (1971)
for horn and piano
Duration: 7' 00"
for horn and piano
Duration: 7' 00"
Edizioni Curci
Galleria del Corso, 4
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Invenzioni (1973)
for horn and organ
Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript
for horn and organ
Duration: 7' 00"
Manuscript
Acque vive (1976)
for flute orchestra
Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
for flute orchestra
Duration: 12' 00"
Manuscript
Invenzioni (1978)
for horn and orchestra
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
for horn and orchestra
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
Racconto (1980)
for children's choir
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Text: C.F. Semini.
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
for children's choir
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Text: C.F. Semini.
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
Una luce nella notte (1981)
for four-part mixed choir
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Text: C.F. Semini.
Duration: 4' 00"
for four-part mixed choir
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Text: C.F. Semini.
Duration: 4' 00"
Edizioni La Cartellina
Milano
Numera stellas (1981)
for high voiced choir
Texts: Bibel / Liturgie
Biblical text.
Duration: 3' 30"
for high voiced choir
Texts: Bibel / Liturgie
Biblical text.
Duration: 3' 30"
Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
Galleria del Corso 4
I-20122 Milano
I-20122 Milano
Favoletta (1981)
for children's choir
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Text: C.F. Semini.
Duration: 5' 00"
for children's choir
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Text: C.F. Semini.
Duration: 5' 00"
Editions Labatiaz
ch. Condémines 3
CH-1890 St. Maurice
CH-1890 St. Maurice
I venti (1982)
for mixed choir
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
for mixed choir
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
Ut queant laxis (1983)
for choir and piano
Duration: 2' 30"
Manuscript
for choir and piano
Duration: 2' 30"
Manuscript
Divertimento corale su 3 canti trentini (1983)
for 5 mixed voices
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
for 5 mixed voices
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
Montes Argentum (1984)
for orchestra
Duration: 22' 00"
for orchestra
Duration: 22' 00"
Editions Henn
5-7 rue de l'Ancien-Port
CH-1201 Genève
Suisse
Tel. +41 (0)22 738 91 10
Fax +41 (0)22 738 91 16
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CH-1201 Genève
Suisse
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Sequenza guidonica (1984)
for piano
Duration: 6' 00"
for piano
Duration: 6' 00"
Editions Henn
5-7 rue de l'Ancien-Port
CH-1201 Genève
Suisse
Tel. +41 (0)22 738 91 10
Fax +41 (0)22 738 91 16
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CH-1201 Genève
Suisse
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Lauda guidonica (1984)
for organ
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
for organ
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
Divertimento (1985)
for flute and piccolo
Duration: 5' 30"
for flute and piccolo
Duration: 5' 30"
Edizioni Disco City Record
Milano
Le nubi (1986)
for mixed choir
Duration: 5' 30"
for mixed choir
Duration: 5' 30"
Edizioni Suvini Zerboni
Galleria del Corso 4
I-20122 Milano
I-20122 Milano
Maschera di E.K. (1986)
for solo oboe
Duration: 5' 30"
Manuscript
for solo oboe
Duration: 5' 30"
Manuscript
Coglimi dunque (1986)
for mixed choir in 4 voices
Texts: Sonia Bergamasco
Duration: 4' 00"
for mixed choir in 4 voices
Texts: Sonia Bergamasco
Duration: 4' 00"
Edizioni La Cartellina
Milano
Sol occubuit... (1989)
for solo violin
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
for solo violin
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
Simboli (1990)
for orchestra
Duration: 20' 00"
Manuscript
for orchestra
Duration: 20' 00"
Manuscript
Rapsodia (1992)
for violoncello and piano
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
for violoncello and piano
Duration: 8' 00"
Manuscript
Frau Gerolamo (1992)
for piano
Duration: 6' 00"
Manuscript
for piano
Duration: 6' 00"
Manuscript
Lauda aretina (1992)
for piano
Duration: 7' 30"
for piano
Duration: 7' 30"
EDI-PAN
Viale Mazzini 6
I-00195 Roma
I-00195 Roma
Intersilenzi (1994)
for flute and harp
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
for flute and harp
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
Angeli lauretani (1995)
for voice and organ
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Duration: 12' 00"
for voice and organ
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Duration: 12' 00"
Edizioni Curci
Galleria del Corso, 4
I-20122 Milano
Italia
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Numera stellas (1998)
for mixed four-voice choir
Biblical text.
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
for mixed four-voice choir
Biblical text.
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
Ecclesia: In undis et hominibus (1998)
for piano
Duration: 33' 00"
for piano
Duration: 33' 00"
Edizioni Curci
Galleria del Corso, 4
I-20122 Milano
Italia
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Anges de Loreto (1999)
for mixed choir with soprano solo
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Mystical tale.
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
for mixed choir with soprano solo
Texts: Carlo Florindo Semini
Mystical tale.
Duration: 5' 00"
Manuscript
Ricercare (2000)
after "C'è nel sonno l'oblio..." by l'Arlesiana
for pianoforte
Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript
after "C'è nel sonno l'oblio..." by l'Arlesiana
for pianoforte
Duration: 3' 00"
Manuscript
Ad interim (2001)
for oboe and harp
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
for oboe and harp
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
Canto del Ticino (2003)
for 4-part mixed choir
Texts: Giuseppe Zoppi
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
for 4-part mixed choir
Texts: Giuseppe Zoppi
Duration: 4' 00"
Manuscript
Contrasti (2003/04)
for saxophone quartet (SATBar)
Duration: 3' 00"
for saxophone quartet (SATBar)
Duration: 3' 00"
Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia
Diskographie
Schweizer Hornquartette (Vol. II) (Musiques Suisses Nr. 6227, 2005)
Semini, Carlo Florindo: Divertimento preistorico (1952)
Zbinden, Julien-François: Trois pièces pour 4 cors, op. 20 (1953)
Mit weiteren Werken von: Richard Flury, Alphonse Roy
Werke:
Darbellay, Jean-Luc: Azur (2001)Semini, Carlo Florindo: Divertimento preistorico (1952)
Zbinden, Julien-François: Trois pièces pour 4 cors, op. 20 (1953)
Mit weiteren Werken von: Richard Flury, Alphonse Roy
Carlo Florindo Semini (Grammont Porträt Nr. 27-2, 1992)
Semini, Carlo Florindo: Simboli (1990)
Semini, Carlo Florindo: Mosaici di Piazza Armerina (1969)
Semini, Carlo Florindo: Tre poemi su versi di Hermann Hesse (1967)
Semini, Carlo Florindo: I venti (1982)
Interpreten:
Andreae, MarcWerke:
Semini, Carlo Florindo: Montes Argentum (1984)Semini, Carlo Florindo: Simboli (1990)
Semini, Carlo Florindo: Mosaici di Piazza Armerina (1969)
Semini, Carlo Florindo: Tre poemi su versi di Hermann Hesse (1967)
Semini, Carlo Florindo: I venti (1982)