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Federico Biscione, composer, was born in Tivoli in 1965. After graduating from the Tivoli
Humanities High School, he obtained diplomas in Piano, Composition (under the guidance of Vieri
Tosatti) and Orchestral Conducting at the "A. Casella" Academy of Music in L'Aquila. In his work,
which goes beyond the avant-garde, Biscione seeks to interact with the audience: his musical
language moves in a free-tonal environment, accommodating both contemporaneity and tradition
in equal measure.
He has composed a vast variety of work, such as Alter Ego for strings, Tropic of Scorpio for
Marimba and strings (performed by the "Milano Classica" Orchestra), Mozart. Eine Biographie for
cello and grand Orchestra (with the R.-Schumann-Philharmonie of Chemnitz, Germany), Dalla
soffitta for orchestra (for the "Pomeriggi Musicali" in Milan), Symphony with Sarcasm and
Passacaglia for strings (performed at the Parco della Musica in Rome), Aus Rilkes Bildern for
soprano and strings and Hanno for piano and strings (Milan State University Orchestra), The Pied
Piper, a ballet in one act (commissioned by the of the Teatro Regio, Turin, conducted by the
composer). Other successes include Mamma Laser (a chamber opera for children) at the
Fondazione Arena in Verona, Tredicesimo Canto Canto (for vocalist and classic/rock ensemble
based on Dante’s text), Dell'intimità (for clarinet, cello and harp) and Jabberwocky for soprano and
nine instruments.
Readily available on CD are: Serenata breve for woodwind quartet, Sonatina Giocattolo for trumpet
and piano, and several piano cadences for Sonatas and Concertos by C. Ph. E. Bach. His
compositions are published by the Casa Musicale Sonzogno, Ricordi Universal Music Publishing,
Pentaflowers and Sconfinarte.
He teaches Composition at the "N. Piccinni" Academy of Music in Bari.
(May 2011)
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