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Composer Arnold Franchetti (1911 - 1993). Born in Lucca, Italy, Franchetti studied composition and piano with his father, the Baron Alberto Franchetti (composer of the La Scala operas "Germania" and "Christofo Colombo", performed by Enrico Caruso. |
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'''Arnold Franchetti''' (1911–1993) was a [[composer]] born in [[Lucca, Italy]] who later emigrated to the United States.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news | title=Arnold Franchetti, A Music Professor | date=March 11, 1993 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/11/obituaries/arnold-franchetti-a-music-professor.html?pagewanted=1 | work =New York Times | access-date = 2010-03-07 }}</ref> |
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⚫ | Franchetti studied physics |
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==Early life== |
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Franchetti arrived in the United States in 1948 and was befriended by composer Aaron Copland, who helped the young immigrant composer gain a professional footing by arranging performances of |
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Franchetti's chamber music in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. He was appointed to the composition faculty of the Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford, where he remained until his retirement in 1980. |
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As a boy, Franchetti studied composition and piano with his father, Baron [[Alberto Franchetti]] (1860–1942). Baron Franchetti was a wealthy, well-respected and successful composer of the operas often performed at [[La Scala]] including ''Germania'' (performed by [[Enrico Caruso]], conducted by [[Arturo Toscanini]]) and ''Christoforo Colombo''. |
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Franchetti's many successful composition students included: Barbara Kolb, Robert Beaser, Michael Schelle, Jay Gach, Henry Gwiazda, Jack Elliot, Norman Dinerstein, Gwen Walker, and many others. |
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⚫ | Arnold Franchetti studied physics at the University of Florence, music at the [[Salzburg Mozarteum]], and then moved to Munich from 1937 to 1939, where he studied composition and orchestration with composer [[Richard Strauss]].<ref name="Willheim">Imanuel Willheim, "Franchetti, Arnold". Oxford Music Online. Accessed December 23, 2011.</ref> After a brief stint with the Italian army during [[World War II]],{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} Franchetti joined the [[Italian Resistance|anti-Mussolini underground resistance]] in the Italian Alps where he helped Allied airmen escape.<ref name="Willheim"/> |
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Franchetti composed works in all genres, including orchestral, wind ensemble, chamber, solo, and opera. His 1974 opera, "''Married Men Go to Hell", and the theatre works "Dracula 1979" and "Lazarus" (based on "Soul on Ice" by Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver) are but a few of his significant contributions to new music. |
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==In the USA== |
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Franchetti emigrated to the US in 1947.<ref name="Willheim"/> He was befriended by [[Aaron Copland]], who helped the young immigrant composer gain a professional footing by arranging performances of Franchetti's chamber music in [[Boston]], [[New York City]], [[Philadelphia]], and [[Washington, D.C.]]{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} Franchetti took a position at the [[Hartt School of Music]], [[Hartford, Connecticut]], in 1948, where he became chair of the theory and composition department, remaining there until his retirement in 1979.<ref name="Willheim"/> Franchetti's composition students have included: [[Barbara Kolb]], [http://www.schellemusic.com/1.html Michael Schelle], [[Joel Pelletier]], [[Robert Beaser]], Jonathan Kramer, [[Martin Bresnick]], film composers Jack Elliott, Ed Alton and Marcus Barone, Robert Lombardo, [[Henry Gwiazda]], [[Norman Dinerstein]], [[Gwyneth Van Anden Walker|Gwynneth Van Anden Walker]], Lee T. McQuillan and many others.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} |
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During his 45 years in the United States, Franchetti received composition honors and awards from the [[John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation|Guggenheim Foundation]], the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], [[National Institute of Arts and Letters]], and many other prestigious organizations.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} |
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He died on March 7, 1993, at Middlesex Hospital in [[Cromwell, Connecticut]].<ref name="NYT"/> |
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==Compositions== |
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In his early works, Franchetti experimented with [[Romantic music#Late Romantic Era .281850.E2.80.931900.29|late Romantic]] and [[Neoclassicism|neoclassical]] styles, but he then developed what Imanuel Willheim called "a non-serial, 12-note compositional language featuring primarily diatonic motivic material".<ref name="Willheim"/> |
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Franchetti composed music in all genres including orchestral, symphonic, chamber and solo music (including five piano sonatas, significant works that have been analyzed in multiple doctoral dissertations). |
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Franchetti composed numerous theatre works including the opera, ''Married Men Go to Hell'' (1974) and the genre-bending ''Dracula 1979''. Another important Franchetti theatrical work is ''Lazarus'' (for narrator and symphonic wind ensemble) based on the book ''[[Soul on Ice (book)|Soul on Ice]]'' by 1960's Black Panther activist [[Eldridge Cleaver]]. |
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Latest revision as of 20:43, 23 February 2023
Arnold Franchetti (1911–1993) was a composer born in Lucca, Italy who later emigrated to the United States.[1]
Early life
As a boy, Franchetti studied composition and piano with his father, Baron Alberto Franchetti (1860–1942). Baron Franchetti was a wealthy, well-respected and successful composer of the operas often performed at La Scala including Germania (performed by Enrico Caruso, conducted by Arturo Toscanini) and Christoforo Colombo.
Arnold Franchetti studied physics at the University of Florence, music at the Salzburg Mozarteum, and then moved to Munich from 1937 to 1939, where he studied composition and orchestration with composer Richard Strauss.[2] After a brief stint with the Italian army during World War II,[citation needed] Franchetti joined the anti-Mussolini underground resistance in the Italian Alps where he helped Allied airmen escape.[2]
In the USA
Franchetti emigrated to the US in 1947.[2] He was befriended by Aaron Copland, who helped the young immigrant composer gain a professional footing by arranging performances of Franchetti's chamber music in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.[citation needed] Franchetti took a position at the Hartt School of Music, Hartford, Connecticut, in 1948, where he became chair of the theory and composition department, remaining there until his retirement in 1979.[2] Franchetti's composition students have included: Barbara Kolb, Michael Schelle, Joel Pelletier, Robert Beaser, Jonathan Kramer, Martin Bresnick, film composers Jack Elliott, Ed Alton and Marcus Barone, Robert Lombardo, Henry Gwiazda, Norman Dinerstein, Gwynneth Van Anden Walker, Lee T. McQuillan and many others.[citation needed]
During his 45 years in the United States, Franchetti received composition honors and awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, National Institute of Arts and Letters, and many other prestigious organizations.[citation needed]
He died on March 7, 1993, at Middlesex Hospital in Cromwell, Connecticut.[1]
Compositions
In his early works, Franchetti experimented with late Romantic and neoclassical styles, but he then developed what Imanuel Willheim called "a non-serial, 12-note compositional language featuring primarily diatonic motivic material".[2]
Franchetti composed music in all genres including orchestral, symphonic, chamber and solo music (including five piano sonatas, significant works that have been analyzed in multiple doctoral dissertations).
Franchetti composed numerous theatre works including the opera, Married Men Go to Hell (1974) and the genre-bending Dracula 1979. Another important Franchetti theatrical work is Lazarus (for narrator and symphonic wind ensemble) based on the book Soul on Ice by 1960's Black Panther activist Eldridge Cleaver.