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Fabrizio De Rossi Re | |
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| Born | 1 August 1960 Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | composer and librettist |
Notable work | King Kong, amore mio Biancaneve, ovvero il perfido candore Cesare Lombroso o il corpo come principio morale |
Fabrizio De Rossi Re (born 1 August 1960) is an Italian composer and librettist. He composes operas, symphonic, choral and chamber music, and performs as a pianist.
De Rossi Re was born in Rome. He studied at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome under Mauro Bortolotti and Raffello Tega. He has had also the chance to meet and study with other important figures of the Italian music, such as Sylvano Bussotti, Salvatore Sciarrino, Luciano Berio, and the jazz pianist Umberto Cesari.
He teaches Elements of composition for Music education at the Conservatory G. B. Pergolesi of Fermo, [1] and has been involved in teaching Didactics of improvisation and composition for High school teachers (organized by the Ministry of Education. [2] )
He has been a member of the artistic association of Nuova Consonanza in Rome since 1987. As a jazz pianist, he often participated in sessions with many other soloists, balancing the heritage of classic music and jazz with the continuous research of new creative paths and sounds.
His works has been recorded by Adda Records, Agenda, BMG Ariola, CNI, Edipan, Fonit Cetra, I Move, QQD, Rai Trade, RCA, Semar, and Sonzogno.
Stage
Orchestral, choral
Chamber music
Chamber, radio
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