Roman Vlad
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Roman Vlad (29 December 1919 – 21 September 2013) was a Romanian-born Italian composer, pianist, and
musicologist
.
Biography
Born in
University of Rome and later the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
. He eventually became an Italian citizen in 1951.
Vlad's early career was as a performer and composer; he won the
Spoleto Festival
.
Vlad was an eclectic composer whose works range from symphonies to operas to chamber music to "The Japanese Seasons, 24 Haiku." He was a noted composer of
Son of the Red Corsair (1959), Ursus (1961) and The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
(1962).
Vlad wrote significant books about music, including The History of Twelve-Tone Music (1958) and biographies of Igor Stravinsky and Luigi Dallapiccola. Works for the general public include Understanding Music and Introduction to Musical Civilization.
Vlad died, aged 93, in Rome on 21 September 2013.[1]
Selected filmography
- Tragic Spell (1951)
- I Chose Love (1953)
- The Three Thieves (1954)
- I Vampiri (1957)
- The Son of the Red Corsair (1959)
- The Crossroads (1960)
References
- ^ Addio Roman Vlad, grande musicologo (in Italian)
- Roberta Costa. The ISBN 1-56159-228-5
Relevant literature
- Pasticci, Susanna. "Hermeneutics and Creative Process: Roman Vlad’s Reception of Stravinsky." Archival Notes: Sources and Research from the Institute of Music 2 (2017): 41–63.
External links
- Roman Vlad at IMDb