Pietro Viviani

CHAMBER / FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT

 

Cinque minuti “ ( 1992 ) 5'
foe woodwind quintet
* recording SSR/RSI

 

“ Di sola andata “ (1993 ) 8’
for harp, string trio and percussion (2 players)

commissioned by “ Musica Ticinensis ”
* CD "Esperienze - giovani compositori ticinesi" Jecklin JS 313-2

 

“ Gossip “ ( 1993 ) 3’
for clarinet and bass clarinet

commissioned by
“Centro Culturale Elisarion”, Muralto

 

“ Variazioni alla rovescia “ ( 1994 ) 7’
for horn and piano

 

“ Pensieri secondi “ ( 1998 ) 9'
per oboe, harpsichord and strings

 

“ Glass obstinacy “ ( 1998 ) 4’
for piano and electric piano

 

“ (Man)omissioni“ (2000) 15’ AUDIO
for trio of improvisers ( p. , perc. , b. )

commissioned by “CIELETTERRA”
* recording SSR/RSI

 

“ Limo “ (2001) 7’
for bass clarinet, vibraphone and electric bass
* recording SSR/RSI
 

“ Jamais deux fois ( la même couleur )“ (2002)
12’
for string quartet

 

“ Cinque cerchi eccentrici“ (2002) 12’
for guitar and six instruments
(afl. , cl. , bsn. , vn. , vla. , vc. )

 

“ Urt’ y Cello” (2003) 10’
for ensemble of improvisers
(as./ss., bs./ss., acc., vc., tuba, perc.)

 

“ Attorno al la(r)ghetto “ (2005) 10’
for cello and piano

commissioned by “Musica nel Mendrisiotto”

 

“ Catalogo di strumenti inauditi “ (2004-’06 )
30 ’
AUDIO
26 short pieces for guitar

 

“ Animalimolli “ (2006) 6’
for glockenspiel e
vibraphone

 

“ Folio“ (2008) 2’
for violin and piano

 

“ Wanderung/Wundergang“ (2008) 7’
for violin and piano

commissioned by Ambra Albek and Fiona Albek

 

“ Qui e distante“ (2008) 9’
for cornet, guitar and string quartet

 

“ ouest, quest, ou est “ (2008) 9’ AUDIO
for cello and guitar

commissioned by Mattia Zappa and Admir Doçi
With a contribution by the
"Fondazione Culturale Collina d'Oro"

 

“ Pollicino ?“ (2009) 4’
for euphonium

 

“ (sol)lecito sol(letico)“ (2011) 10’
for clarinet and piano

 

“ ric(hi)ami“ (2012) 11’
for piano, violin and cello

 

“ cinque incauti incanti “ (2012) 7’
for flute, clarinet and string quartet

commissioned by "Musica nel Mendrisiotto"

 

“ metafora/meteora “ (2013) 10’30''
for brass quintet and percussion

 

“ ma(h...) “ (2013) 5'
for piano

 

“ ( passacaglia ) “ (2013) 6'
for cello

 

“ ah, mariola “ (2013) 8'30"
for viola and marimba

 

“ promemoria “ (2014) 1'30"
for guitar

 

“ perturbazioni “ (2014) 6'30"
for bass clarinet and guitar

 

“ bòlide “ (2016) 9'
for C trumpet and organ

 

“ smartpiano “ (2016) 7'30''
three duets for solo piano

 

“ intanto ( che aspetto ) “ (2016) 7'30''
for clarinet quartet

 

“ vai! “ (2017) 10'
for flute and vibraphone

 

“ danza densa “ (2018) 7'
for bassoon, trombone and double bass

 

“ certo, quasi, forse (mai) “ (2018) 7'
for string trio

 

“ passaparola “ (2019) 10'
for two cellos and piano

FOR ORCHESTRA

 

“ Petite Suite “ ( 1992 ) 15’
for chamber orchestra
*recording SSR/RSI

 

“ Lo strumento nell’astuzia ” ( 1996 ) 12’
for orchestra

commissioned by “ Pro Helvetia “
 

“ I monti de polenta , cinque variazioni su una canzone popolare“ ( 1999 ) 20’
for jazz group and chamber orchestra

commissioned by
"Festa Nazionale Gioventù+Musica”
* recording SSR/RSI

 

“ Diversions“ (2000) 10’ AUDIO
for violin and orchestra
* recording SSR/RSI

 

“ Del fare ameno” (2004) 18’
for orchestra

 

“ Come dal deserto il mare“ (2006 ) 10’
for concert band

 

“ Nascondìno“ (2010) 10’
for orchestra

VOCAL

 

“ L’Autobus , nove ‘esercizi di stile’ sul testo di Raymond Queneau “ ( 1997 ) 14’
for children's chorus or women's chorus

“ Il viaggio di Nocapisce “ ( 1999 ) 50’
chamber opera

 

“ Pop Songs , cinque liriche su testi
di Lennon-McCartney “
( 2003 ) 15’
for voice ( mezzosoprano ) and instruments
(fl./picc../afl., cl./clb.,vla., vc., el.g., perc. )

 

“ Soy feliz, pero lloro“ (2007) 45’ AUDIO
on texts by Alfonsina Storni

for two female voices and instruments
( cl./bcl.(bs.)/ ss. , acc.. , g., b. )
* recording SSR/RSI

 

Sia semplice il mio canto“ (2010) 12’
on texts by Rabindranath Tagore
AUDIO

per female voice (mezzosoprano),
flute and harp

 

questa specie di amore...“ (2015) 51’
a sung monologue from:
"Eve's Diary" by Mark Twain (Italian translation and adaptation: Pietro Viviani)

for female voice (soprano),
and string quartet

ARRANGEMENTS

 

“ Jazzìmanus lacustris “ (2001) 30'
suite
for jazz soloists and concert band
commissioned by the " comitato per la giornata ticinese a EXPO.02"

 

“ La voce delle stagioni” (2005) 50'
suite for traditional instruments, male chorus and string quartet

original songs for male chorus by Alfio Inselmini and traditional songs

commissioned by the "Alpentöne" festival, Altdorf. With a grant from "Pro Helvetia"
* CD “Alpentöne - ein Querschnitt durch das Festival '05" MGB/CD 6236

 

“ Tücc i disan che l’è bèla
(Il cattivo custode )"
(2005) 6'
for big band

commissioned by the Zürich Jazz Orchestra
*CD "Beyond Swiss Tradition"
Universal (Switzerland) 987 512-1

 

" Il cuore urgente" - songs by Enzo Jannacci (2015) 50 '
for mixed choir and jazz quintet

commissioned by "Musibiasca" with funds from BancaStato

 

“ three songs by Charles Ives"
( "Evening", "At the river", "Mists" )

(2016) 5 '
per v
oice and string quartet