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⚫ | {{quote|My theater ... is held together by the notes of Fiorenzo Carpi. Very often his music has give me, since the beginning or during the work, the inner "clarification" I needed, the lighting of an "everything" that I did not understand ..|[[Giorgio Strehler]] <ref name=ttf>"...Il mio teatro è tenuto insieme dalle note di Fiorenzo Carpi. Molto spesso la sua musica ha dato, all'inizio o durante il lavoro, la "chiarificazione" interna di cui avevo bisogno, l'illuminazione di un "tutto" che non riuscivo ad afferrare..", cited from the book ''Strehler dirige'', Giancarlo Stampalia, Marsilio, 1997</ref>}} |
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| image = Fiorenzo Carpi.jpg |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1918|10|19}} |
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| birth_place = [[Milan]], [[Kingdom of Italy]] |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1997|5|21|1918|10|19}} |
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| death_place = [[Rome]], Italy |
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| occupation = composer |
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==Biography== |
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⚫ | {{quote|My theater ... is held together by the notes of Fiorenzo Carpi. Very often his music has give me, since the beginning or during the work, the inner "clarification" I needed, the lighting of an "everything" that I did not understand ..|[[Giorgio Strehler]] <ref name=ttf>"''...Il mio teatro è tenuto insieme dalle note di Fiorenzo Carpi. Molto spesso la sua musica ha dato, all'inizio o durante il lavoro, la "chiarificazione" interna di cui avevo bisogno, l'illuminazione di un "tutto" che non riuscivo ad afferrare..''", cited from the book ''Strehler dirige'', Giancarlo Stampalia, Marsilio, 1997</ref>}} |
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Born in Milan as '''Fiorenzo Carpi De Resmini''', in 1945 he graduated at the [[Milan Conservatory]], pupil of [[Arrigo Pedrollo]] and [[Giorgio Federico Ghedini]];<ref name=vff>{{cite book|last=Silvio D'Amico|title=Enciclopedia dello spettacolo , Volume 3|publisher=Unedi-Unione editoriale, 1975}}</ref><ref name=fvfff/> then he was a stable member of [[Piccolo Teatro di Milano]] since its founding (1947).<ref name=vff/><ref>{{cite book|last=Angelo Fortunato Formiggini|title=Chi è?|publisher=A.F. Formíggini, 1961}}</ref> He also collaborated with the Nobel laureate playwright [[Dario Fo]] on all his plays between 1953 and 1967, then sporadically until Carpi's death in 1997.<ref>Mitchell 1999, p. 57</ref><ref>Mitchell 1999, p. 146</ref><ref>Mitchell 1999, pp. 221–222</ref> Fo's 1997 play ''Il diavolo con le zinne'' (''[[The Devil with Boobs]]'') featured an homage to Carpi following his death.<ref>Mitchell 1999, pp. 227–229</ref> |
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Carpi was a prolific film score composer, well known for his long collaboration with the director [[Luigi Comencini]]. In 1981 he won the [[David di Donatello]] for [[David di Donatello for Best Score|Best Score]] for Comencini's ''[[Voltati Eugenio]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia|title=I premi del cinema|year=1998 |publisher=Gremese Editore, 1998|isbn=8877422211}}</ref> He also composed numerous pop songs, television scores, commercial jingles, symphonic and chamber opera works.<ref name=vff/><ref name=fvfff>{{cite book|author1=Felice Cappa |author2=Piero Gelli |author3=Marco Mattarozzi |title=Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900|publisher=Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 1998}}</ref> |
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==Selected filmography== |
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Carpi was a profilic film score composer, well known for his long collaboration with the director [[Luigi Comencini]]. In 1981 he won the [[David di Donatello]] for [[David di Donatello for Best Score|Best Score]] for Comencini's ''[[Voltati Eugenio]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia|title=I premi del cinema|publisher=Gremese Editore, 1998|isbn=8877422211}}</ref> He also composed numerous songs and television scores.<ref name=fvfff>{{cite book|last=Felice Cappa, Piero Gelli, Marco Mattarozzi|title=Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900|publisher=Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 1998}}</ref> |
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* ''[[Fugitive in Trieste]]'' (1951) |
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* ''[[Zazie dans le Métro]]'' (1960) |
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* ''[[Leoni al sole]]'' (1961) |
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* ''[[A Very Private Affair]]'' (1962) |
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* ''[[Parigi o cara]]'' (1962) |
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* ''[[I cuori infranti]]'' (1963) |
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* ''[[I 4 tassisti]]'' (1963) |
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* ''[[Misunderstood (1966 film)|Misunderstood]]'' (1966) |
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* ''[[Death on the Run]]'' (1967) |
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* ''[[Italian Secret Service]]'' (1968) |
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* ''[[Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence]]'' (1969) |
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* ''[[The Howl]]'' (1970) |
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* ''[[Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale]]'' (1970) |
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* ''[[Million Dollar Eel]]'' (1971) |
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* ''[[Without Family]]'' (1972) |
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* ''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972 miniseries)|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]'' (1972) |
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* ''[[A White Dress for Marialé]]'' (1972) |
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* ''[[Till Marriage Do Us Part]]'' (1974) |
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* ''[[Simona (film)|Simona]]'' (1974) |
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* ''[[La Chair de l'orchidée]]'' (1975) |
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* ''[[The First Time on the Grass]]'' (1975) |
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* ''[[Salon Kitty (film)|Salon Kitty]]'' (1976) |
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* ''[[Traffic Jam (film)|Traffic Jam]]'' (1979) |
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* ''[[Voltati Eugenio]]'' (1980) |
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* ''[[Piso pisello]]'' (1981) |
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* ''[[The Wounded Man (film)|The Wounded Man]]'' (1983) |
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* ''[[Cuori nella tormenta]]'' (1984) |
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* ''[[La Storia (film)|La Storia]]'' (1986) |
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* ''[[Italian Night]]'' (1987) |
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* ''[[Merry Christmas... Happy New Year]]'' (1989) |
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* ''[[The Amusements of Private Life]]'' (1990) |
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* ''[[The End Is Known]]'' (1993) |
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==Further reading== |
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He also composed symphonic and chamber opera works.<ref name=vff/> |
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* {{citation|first=Tony|last=Mitchell|title=Dario Fo: People's Court Jester (Updated and Expanded)|location=London|publisher=[[Methuen Publishing|Methuen]]|year=1999|isbn=0-413-73320-3|postscript=.}} |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Fiorenzo+Carpi Fiorenzo Carpi] at [[Discogs]] |
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Fiorenzo+Carpi Fiorenzo Carpi] at [[Discogs]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:22, 12 September 2023
Fiorenzo Carpi | |
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Died | 21 May 1997 Rome, Italy | (aged 78)
Occupation | composer |
Fiorenzo Carpi (19 October 1918 – 21 May 1997) was an Italian composer and pianist, probably best known for the "Pinocchio" theme.
Biography
[edit]My theater ... is held together by the notes of Fiorenzo Carpi. Very often his music has give me, since the beginning or during the work, the inner "clarification" I needed, the lighting of an "everything" that I did not understand ..
Born in Milan as Fiorenzo Carpi De Resmini, in 1945 he graduated at the Milan Conservatory, pupil of Arrigo Pedrollo and Giorgio Federico Ghedini;[2][3] then he was a stable member of Piccolo Teatro di Milano since its founding (1947).[2][4] He also collaborated with the Nobel laureate playwright Dario Fo on all his plays between 1953 and 1967, then sporadically until Carpi's death in 1997.[5][6][7] Fo's 1997 play Il diavolo con le zinne (The Devil with Boobs) featured an homage to Carpi following his death.[8]
Carpi was a prolific film score composer, well known for his long collaboration with the director Luigi Comencini. In 1981 he won the David di Donatello for Best Score for Comencini's Voltati Eugenio.[9] He also composed numerous pop songs, television scores, commercial jingles, symphonic and chamber opera works.[2][3]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Fugitive in Trieste (1951)
- Zazie dans le Métro (1960)
- Leoni al sole (1961)
- A Very Private Affair (1962)
- Parigi o cara (1962)
- I cuori infranti (1963)
- I 4 tassisti (1963)
- Misunderstood (1966)
- Death on the Run (1967)
- Italian Secret Service (1968)
- Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)
- The Howl (1970)
- Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale (1970)
- Million Dollar Eel (1971)
- Without Family (1972)
- The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
- A White Dress for Marialé (1972)
- Till Marriage Do Us Part (1974)
- Simona (1974)
- La Chair de l'orchidée (1975)
- The First Time on the Grass (1975)
- Salon Kitty (1976)
- Traffic Jam (1979)
- Voltati Eugenio (1980)
- Piso pisello (1981)
- The Wounded Man (1983)
- Cuori nella tormenta (1984)
- La Storia (1986)
- Italian Night (1987)
- Merry Christmas... Happy New Year (1989)
- The Amusements of Private Life (1990)
- The End Is Known (1993)
Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Tony (1999), Dario Fo: People's Court Jester (Updated and Expanded), London: Methuen, ISBN 0-413-73320-3.
References
[edit]- ^ "...Il mio teatro è tenuto insieme dalle note di Fiorenzo Carpi. Molto spesso la sua musica ha dato, all'inizio o durante il lavoro, la "chiarificazione" interna di cui avevo bisogno, l'illuminazione di un "tutto" che non riuscivo ad afferrare..", cited from the book Strehler dirige, Giancarlo Stampalia, Marsilio, 1997
- ^ a b c Silvio D'Amico. Enciclopedia dello spettacolo , Volume 3. Unedi-Unione editoriale, 1975.
- ^ a b Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi. Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900. Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 1998.
- ^ Angelo Fortunato Formiggini. Chi è?. A.F. Formíggini, 1961.
- ^ Mitchell 1999, p. 57
- ^ Mitchell 1999, p. 146
- ^ Mitchell 1999, pp. 221–222
- ^ Mitchell 1999, pp. 227–229
- ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
External links
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- 1918 births
- 1997 deaths
- Italian film score composers
- Italian male film score composers
- Musicians from Milan
- David di Donatello winners
- 20th-century pianists
- 20th-century Italian composers
- Italian male pianists
- 20th-century Italian male musicians
- Ciak d'oro winners
- Milan Conservatory alumni
- Italian music biography stubs