Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone was born in Rome on 10.11.1928.
His long artistic career includes a wide range of composition genres, from absolute music, which he has always produced, to applied music, working as orchestrator as well as conductor in the recording field, and then as a composer for theatre, radio and cinema.
In 1946 Ennio received his trumpet diploma and in 1947 he was engaged as composer for theatre music.
In 1953 he made his first arrangement for a series of evening radio shows.
In 1954 he received his diploma in Composition at the Conservatory under the guidance of Goffredo Petrassi.
In 1958 he obtained a job at RAI (Italian Television) as music assistant, but he resigned on the first day of work.
His career as film music composer started in 1961 with the film “Il Federale” directed by Luciano Salce, but he became famous worldwide with Sergio Leone’s westerns: A Fistful Of Dollars (1964),For A Few Dollars More(1965), The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966), Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)and A Fistful Of Dynamite (1971). In 1965 Morricone entered the group of improvisation “Nuova Consonanza”; in 1984, he and other composers founded the I.R.TE.M. (Institute Of Research For Musical Theatre) in Rome.
Since 1960, Morricone has scored over 400 films working with many Italian and international directors (among whom Sergio Leone, Gillo Pontecorvo, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Giuliano Montaldo, Lina Wertmuller, Giuseppe Tornatore, Brian De Palma, Roman Polanski, Warren Beatty, Adrian Lyne, Oliver Stone, Margarethe Von Trotta, Henry Verneuil, Pedro Almodovar and Roland Joffè). His most famous films include: The Battle Of Algiers; Sacco and Vanzetti; Cinema Paradiso; The Legend Of 1900, Malena; The Untouchables, Once Upon A Time In America; The Mission and U-Turn. His absolute music production includes over 100 pieces composed since 1946 to this day. Here are some titles: Concerto per orchestra 1 (1957); Frammenti di Eros (1985); Rag in Frantumi (1986); Cantata per L’Europa (1988); UT, per tromba, archi e percussioni (1991); Ombra di Lontana Presenza (1997); Voci dal Silenzio (2002); Sicilo ed altri Frammenti (2006); Vuoto di Anima Piena (2008).
Ennio Morricone has conducted many orchestras worldwide, including the Orchestra of the Santa Cecilia Academy for many symphonic seasons. He also conducted the Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Theatre, the Rome Opera House Orchestra, the Budapest Opera House Orchestra, the Orquesta Nacionales de España (ONE), the National Brazilian Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio Munich Rundfunk, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra and Chorus of the Spanish Television. Morricone often works with the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra for many concerts both in Italy and abroad as well as for the recordings of film scores. On 2nd February 2007 Maestro Morricone and the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra held an important concert at the United Nations General Assembly Hall to celebrate the UN Secretary General Ban-ki Moon taking office.
In his long career, Ennio Morricone has received many awards other than the Golden Lion and the Honorary Oscar, among which 8 Nastri D’argento, 5 Baftas, 5 Oscar Nominations, 7 David Di Donatello, 3 Golden Globes, 1 Grammy Award and 1 European Film Award. In the 2009 the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, has signed a decree appointing M° Ennio Morricone to the rank of Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honor.
In the recording field, Morricone has received 27 Golden Records, 7 Platinum Records, 3 Golden Plates and the “Critica discografica” award for the music of the film “Il Prato”. The soundtrack from the film The Good, The Bad and The Ugly has been included in the list of inductees for the Grammy Hall of Fame 2009.
His long artistic career includes a wide range of composition genres, from absolute music, which he has always produced, to applied music, working as orchestrator as well as conductor in the recording field, and then as a composer for theatre, radio and cinema.
In 1946 Ennio received his trumpet diploma and in 1947 he was engaged as composer for theatre music.
In 1953 he made his first arrangement for a series of evening radio shows.
In 1954 he received his diploma in Composition at the Conservatory under the guidance of Goffredo Petrassi.
In 1958 he obtained a job at RAI (Italian Television) as music assistant, but he resigned on the first day of work.
His career as film music composer started in 1961 with the film “Il Federale” directed by Luciano Salce, but he became famous worldwide with Sergio Leone’s westerns: A Fistful Of Dollars (1964),For A Few Dollars More(1965), The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966), Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)and A Fistful Of Dynamite (1971). In 1965 Morricone entered the group of improvisation “Nuova Consonanza”; in 1984, he and other composers founded the I.R.TE.M. (Institute Of Research For Musical Theatre) in Rome.
Since 1960, Morricone has scored over 400 films working with many Italian and international directors (among whom Sergio Leone, Gillo Pontecorvo, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Giuliano Montaldo, Lina Wertmuller, Giuseppe Tornatore, Brian De Palma, Roman Polanski, Warren Beatty, Adrian Lyne, Oliver Stone, Margarethe Von Trotta, Henry Verneuil, Pedro Almodovar and Roland Joffè). His most famous films include: The Battle Of Algiers; Sacco and Vanzetti; Cinema Paradiso; The Legend Of 1900, Malena; The Untouchables, Once Upon A Time In America; The Mission and U-Turn. His absolute music production includes over 100 pieces composed since 1946 to this day. Here are some titles: Concerto per orchestra 1 (1957); Frammenti di Eros (1985); Rag in Frantumi (1986); Cantata per L’Europa (1988); UT, per tromba, archi e percussioni (1991); Ombra di Lontana Presenza (1997); Voci dal Silenzio (2002); Sicilo ed altri Frammenti (2006); Vuoto di Anima Piena (2008).
Ennio Morricone has conducted many orchestras worldwide, including the Orchestra of the Santa Cecilia Academy for many symphonic seasons. He also conducted the Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Theatre, the Rome Opera House Orchestra, the Budapest Opera House Orchestra, the Orquesta Nacionales de España (ONE), the National Brazilian Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio Munich Rundfunk, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra and Chorus of the Spanish Television. Morricone often works with the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra for many concerts both in Italy and abroad as well as for the recordings of film scores. On 2nd February 2007 Maestro Morricone and the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra held an important concert at the United Nations General Assembly Hall to celebrate the UN Secretary General Ban-ki Moon taking office.
In his long career, Ennio Morricone has received many awards other than the Golden Lion and the Honorary Oscar, among which 8 Nastri D’argento, 5 Baftas, 5 Oscar Nominations, 7 David Di Donatello, 3 Golden Globes, 1 Grammy Award and 1 European Film Award. In the 2009 the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, has signed a decree appointing M° Ennio Morricone to the rank of Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honor.
In the recording field, Morricone has received 27 Golden Records, 7 Platinum Records, 3 Golden Plates and the “Critica discografica” award for the music of the film “Il Prato”. The soundtrack from the film The Good, The Bad and The Ugly has been included in the list of inductees for the Grammy Hall of Fame 2009.
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Andrea Morricone
Following in the musical footsteps of his father, Andrea Morricone graduated from the Santa Cecilia Conservatory of Rome in 1994 with a diploma in composition, and in 1996 with a diploma in orchestra conduction, under the guidance of Bruno Aprea. In 1998, he perfected his composition skills at the Santa Cecilia National Academy under the guidance of Franco Donatoni and Azio Corghi. He has studied with Ada Gentile, Irma Ravinale and Ivan Fedele. He works as both a composer and a conductor and divides his time between Rome and Los Angeles.
As an orchestral conductor, he has worked with the following orchestras:
Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra - Roma, Italy; A.M.IT Orchestra - Roma, Italy; International Orchestra of Italy Orchestra "Guido Cantelli" - Milano, Italy; Orchestra Sinfonica di Sofia - Sofia, Bulgary; Orchestra Sinfonica di Santa Cecilia - Roma, Italy; Orchestra e Coro dell'Opera di Budapest - Budapest, Hungary; Bilbao Symphony Orchestra - Bilbao, Spain; Szeged Symphony Orchestra - Budapest, Hungary; Youth International Symphony Orchestra "F. Fenaroli" - Lanciano, Italy; Thorton Chamber Orchestra - Los Angeles U.S.A.; The Czech National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) -Rep. Ceca; Orchestra Sinfonica Giovanile Simon Bolivar - Venezuela.
Andrea Morricone composes music for a wide range of repertoire. He has composed works for several different chamber and orchestral ensembles, including choral works and works for orchestra and soloists.
He recently composed a Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, as well as a Piano Concerto.
He has recently focused on string orchestra ensembles, composing works for string orchestra and works for string orchestra and soloists. He also composed "Momentum" , a piece for chorus and string orchestra.
He has written piano solos, duets and trios and four string quartets.
Two CDs by Morricone will be released in the near future: one of his piano works, the other of his works for trumpet and piano.
His composition "Nello Sguardo" for viola and string orchestra was performed as a world premiere in Trento, Italy on January 11, 2012. A repeat performance was recently presented in Spain.
He has also composed five pieces for soprano and string orchestra, and five pieces for mezzo-soprano and string orchestra.
Some of his career highlights include: conducing a concert with Yo-Yo Ma and the USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra in Los Angeles, a concert in Caracas with the Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony Orchestra (Venezuela), the Golden Globe award from the International Association of Journalists for Best Soundtrack for the film RAUL by Andrea Bolognini and the prestigious British BAFTA award for the Tema d'Amore of Giuseppe Tornatore's NUOVO CINEMA PARADISO, a film that won the Oscar award for Best Foreign Film.
He has composed over 25 soundtracks for Italian and international film projects, including Capturing the Friedmans by Andrew Jarecki, nominated for the 2004 Oscar for Best Documentary and winner at the 2003 Sundance Festival, Liberty Heights by Barry Levinson, Here on Earth, Due Amici, Raul,Funny Money, L'Inchiesta and the documentariesBrando, Slum Symphony and Huxley on Huxley.
His recent compositions include the musical MISSION, based on the homonymous film, and the soundtrack for L'INDUSTRIALE, a film by Giuliano Montaldo.
In March 2012, Andrea Morricone finished working on two soundtracks, one called "MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY," the second for the American film titled "AFRICAN GOTHIC".
As an orchestral conductor, he has worked with the following orchestras:
Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra - Roma, Italy; A.M.IT Orchestra - Roma, Italy; International Orchestra of Italy Orchestra "Guido Cantelli" - Milano, Italy; Orchestra Sinfonica di Sofia - Sofia, Bulgary; Orchestra Sinfonica di Santa Cecilia - Roma, Italy; Orchestra e Coro dell'Opera di Budapest - Budapest, Hungary; Bilbao Symphony Orchestra - Bilbao, Spain; Szeged Symphony Orchestra - Budapest, Hungary; Youth International Symphony Orchestra "F. Fenaroli" - Lanciano, Italy; Thorton Chamber Orchestra - Los Angeles U.S.A.; The Czech National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) -Rep. Ceca; Orchestra Sinfonica Giovanile Simon Bolivar - Venezuela.
Andrea Morricone composes music for a wide range of repertoire. He has composed works for several different chamber and orchestral ensembles, including choral works and works for orchestra and soloists.
He recently composed a Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, as well as a Piano Concerto.
He has recently focused on string orchestra ensembles, composing works for string orchestra and works for string orchestra and soloists. He also composed "Momentum" , a piece for chorus and string orchestra.
He has written piano solos, duets and trios and four string quartets.
Two CDs by Morricone will be released in the near future: one of his piano works, the other of his works for trumpet and piano.
His composition "Nello Sguardo" for viola and string orchestra was performed as a world premiere in Trento, Italy on January 11, 2012. A repeat performance was recently presented in Spain.
He has also composed five pieces for soprano and string orchestra, and five pieces for mezzo-soprano and string orchestra.
Some of his career highlights include: conducing a concert with Yo-Yo Ma and the USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra in Los Angeles, a concert in Caracas with the Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony Orchestra (Venezuela), the Golden Globe award from the International Association of Journalists for Best Soundtrack for the film RAUL by Andrea Bolognini and the prestigious British BAFTA award for the Tema d'Amore of Giuseppe Tornatore's NUOVO CINEMA PARADISO, a film that won the Oscar award for Best Foreign Film.
He has composed over 25 soundtracks for Italian and international film projects, including Capturing the Friedmans by Andrew Jarecki, nominated for the 2004 Oscar for Best Documentary and winner at the 2003 Sundance Festival, Liberty Heights by Barry Levinson, Here on Earth, Due Amici, Raul,Funny Money, L'Inchiesta and the documentariesBrando, Slum Symphony and Huxley on Huxley.
His recent compositions include the musical MISSION, based on the homonymous film, and the soundtrack for L'INDUSTRIALE, a film by Giuliano Montaldo.
In March 2012, Andrea Morricone finished working on two soundtracks, one called "MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY," the second for the American film titled "AFRICAN GOTHIC".
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