Luigi Dallapiccola, America, and the Unlocking of Visionary Creativity - by Mario Ruffini Mario Ruffini & Franco Sciannameo (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book examines Luigi Dallapiccola's groundbreaking works created alongside the masterpieces of many Florentine artists and literati who guided his daily steps and his embrace of twelve-tone serialism as a spiritual dogma.

Book Synopsis

This book examines Luigi Dallapiccola's groundbreaking works created alongside the masterpieces of many Florentine artists and literati who guided his daily steps and his embrace of twelve-tone serialism as a spiritual dogma.

Review Quotes

"A complex and very interesting book. It reveals aspects of Dallapiccola's life and production that are highly relevant for the definition of his poetics"

"Mario Ruffini and Franco Sciannameo's new volume on Dallapiccola will be greatly welcomed for its detailed examination of several important aspects of the composer's life and output, including some fascinating American connections. In particular, and perhaps most crucially, it brings to the fore the enormous influence of the composer's wife and artistic partner, Laura Coen Luzzatto, on his musical and cultural development."

About the Author

Mario Ruffini is President of Centro Studi Luigi Dallapiccola as well as Classe Musica e Arti dello Spettacolo at the Accademia delle Arti e del Disegno in Florence. He is a musicologist, conductor, and composer. Franco Sciannameo is College of Fine Arts distinguished scholar & teaching professor of music at Carnegie Mellon University.