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Ildebrando Pizzetti
Person · male · Kingdom of Italy · Parma · born 1880 · died 1968 · recording since 1991
Italian composer (1880-1968)
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Also known as 伊尔代布兰多·皮泽蒂
Timeline
16 events▣ Album 13◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1880s
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Messa Di Requiem / Tre Composizioni Corali / Due Composizioni Corali
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Album: Messa Di Requiem / Tre Composizioni Corali / Due Composizioni Corali
Album
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Album: Preludio a un altro giorno / La Pisanella / Rondò veneziano / L'Edipo Re di Sofocle
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2000s
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Album: Concerto dell'estate / L'Edipo re / Clitennestra / La festa delle Panatenee
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Album: Canti della stagione alta / Prelude to Fedra / Sinfonia del fuoco
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography780 words · 7 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1377401964
Biography
Ildebrando Pizzetti (20 September 1880 – 13 February 1968) was an Italian composer of classical music, as well as a musicologist and a music critic.
Biography
Pizzetti was born in Parma in 1880. He was part of the "Generation of 1880" along with Ottorino Respighi, Gian Francesco Malipiero, and Alfredo Casella. They were among the first Italian composers in some time whose primary contributions were not in opera. The instrumental and a cappella traditions had never died in Italian music and had produced, for instance, the string quartets of Antonio Scontrino (1850–1922) and the works of Respighi's teacher Giuseppe Martucci; but with the "Generation of 1880" these traditions became stronger.
Ildebrando Pizzetti was the son of Odoardo Pizzetti, a pianist and piano teacher who was his son's first teacher. At first Pizzetti seemed headed for a career as a playwright—he had written several plays, two of which had been produced—before he decided in 1895 on a music career and entered the Parma Conservatory. There he was taught from 1897 by Giovanni Tebaldini and gained the beginnings of his lifelong interest in the early music of Italy, reflected in his own music and his writings.
He taught at the Florence Conservatory (director from 1917 to 1923), directed the Milan Conservatory from 1923, and was Respighi's successor at the National Academy of St Cecilia in Rome from 1936 to 1958. His students included Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Olga Rudge, Manoah Leide-Tedesco, Franco Donatoni and Amaury Veray. See: List of music students by teacher: N to Q#Ildebrando Pizzetti. Also a music critic, he wrote several books on the music of Italy and of Greece and co-founded a musical journal. Pizzetti was an active supporter of fascism and signed the Manifesto of the Fascist Intellectuals in 1925.
A disciple of poet, playwright and revolutionary Gabriele d'Annunzio, Pizzetti wrote incidental music to his plays, and was highly influenced by d'Annunzio's dark neoclassic themes. One of Pizzetti's later operas, La figlia di Jorio, is a setting of d'Annunzio's 1904 eponymous play.
He was named to the Royal Academy of Italy in 1939. As noted by Franco Sciannameo, his relations with the Fascist government of the 1940s were often positive, sometimes mixed; he received at one point high awards, and the one symphony of his mature years was the product of a commission from their Japanese allies to celebrate the "XXVI Centennial of the foundation of the Japanese Empire" (Benjamin Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem was also commissioned for this event, though it was rejected on account of its finale; its original finale was rediscovered after Britten's death and only premiered then.). Pizzetti's Symphony in A was premiered as noted in the article, and recorded in 1940, and again by Naxos with his Harp Concerto (Naxos 8573613, 2017).
His Violin Concerto in A was premiered in 1944 by Gioconda de Vito; this seems to be the only 20th-century violin concerto she ever played.
Some of his works were published under the name "Ildebrando da Parma".
Operas
Sabina (1897)
Il Cid (1903)
Aeneas (1903)
Mazeppa (1905, unfinished)
Gigliola (1914, unfinished)
Fedra (1915)
Dèbora e Jaéle (1922)
Fra Gherardo (1928)
Lo straniero (1930)
Orsèolo (1935)
L'oro (1947)
Vanna Lupa (1949)
Ifigenia (1950)
Cagliostro (1953)
La figlia di Jorio (1954)
Povera gente (1956, unfinished)
Assassinio nella cattedrale (1958) (with Nicola Rossi-Lemeni and Leyla Gencer in the first cast, conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni, staged by Margherita Wallmann at La Scala)
Il calzare d'argento (1961)
Clitennestra (1965)
Orchestral music
Symphony in A in celebrazione del XXVIo centenario della fondazione dell'Impero giapponese. 1940
Incidental music, especially to plays by d'Annunzio, especially
La Pisanelle (1912–13)
Suite from La Pisanelle (premiered 1919)
Harp concerto in E-flat (1960)
3 Sonetti del Petrarca
Tre composizioni corali
Other vocal works, e.g. Epithalamium (1939? 1940, played at a Library of Congress concert in April 1940 and again in 1977)
Cello concerto in C minor (1933–34)
Violin concerto in A (1944)
Viola concerto (1955, unfinished)
Canti della stagione alta : concerto for piano and orchestra (1930)
Sinfonia del fuoco (from music for the silent film Cabiria)
Rondo veneziano (1929)
Concerto dell'Estate
Tre Preludii sinfonici per L'Edipo Re di Sofocle (1903)
Chamber music
Violin sonata in C minor (1900)
String Quartet n.1 in A major (1906)
Violin sonata in A (championed by Yehudi Menuhin) written 1918–9, pub. 1920
Cello sonata in F 1921, pub. 1922
Tre canti for cello and piano (1924)
Piano sonata pub. 1942
Piano trio in G minor (1900)
Piano trio in A (from 1925)
String Quartet n.2 in D (written 1932–33, pub. 1934)
Sacred music
Messa di Requiem (1922–1923)
Cantata: Filiae Jerusalem, Adjuro Vos (1966)
Film scores
Cabiria (1914) (Pizzetti provided the 10-minute Sinfonia del Fuoco for the pivotal sacrifice scene of the film)
The Ship (1921)
The Betrothed (1941)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 25 | 86.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 13 | 93.5th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 16 | 91.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -23 | 7.9th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (13 release groups · 13 studio albums)
Albums · 13
Messa Di Requiem / Tre Composizioni Corali / Due Composizioni Corali
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 51:46
1Messa di Requiem: I. Requiem5:342Messa di Requiem: II. Dies irae11:173Messa di Requiem: III. Sanctus3:024Messa di Requiem: IV. Agnus Dei1:455Messa di Requiem: V. Libera me4:486Tre composizioni corali: I. Cade la sera3:247Tre composizioni corali: II. Ululate5:118Tre composizioni corali: III. Recordare, Domine8:429Due composizioni corali: I. Il giardino di Afrodite4:4610Due composizioni corali: II. Piena sorgeva la luna3:171994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:08:47
1Canti di ricordanza: I. Molto largo2:482Canti di ricordanza: II. Allegro moderato2:493Canti di ricordanza: III. Appassionato3:024Canti di ricordanza: IV. Andante largo4:535Piano Sonata: I. Assai mosso e arioso, ma non molto vivace10:056Piano Sonata: II. Adagio7:217Piano Sonata: III. Turbinoso6:548L'ombra2:559Da un autunno già lontano: No. 1. Sole mattutino sul prato del Roccolo2:2710Da un autunno già lontano: No. 2. In una giornata piovosa, nel bosco3:2611Da un autunno già lontano: No. 3. Al fontanino1:4612Le danze: I. Introduzione - La danza dei sette candelabri3:3913Le danze: II. La danza votiva della faledra3:2014Foglio d'album2:4715Poemetto romantico: I. Appassionato1:5316Poemetto romantico: II. Intermezzo2:1317Poemetto romantico: III. Triste2:4418Sogno3:45Preludio a un altro giorno / La Pisanella / Rondò veneziano / L'Edipo Re di Sofocle
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:15:16
1Rondò veneziano23:322Preludio a un altro giorno11:433L'Edipo Re di Sofocle: Largo5:334L'Edipo Re di Sofocle: Con impeto5:595L'Edipo Re di Sofocle: Con molta espressione di dolore5:556La Pisanella: Sire Huget3:177La Pisanella: Le Quai du port de Famagoustentry3:068La Pisanella: Au château de la reine sans merci5:389La Pisanella: La Danse de pauvreté et de parfait amour4:3510La Pisanella: La Danse de l'amour et de la mort parfumée5:582006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:20:04
Disc 11Requiem: I. Salvator Mundi2:192Requiem: II. Psalm 232:443Requiem: III. Requiem aeternam (1)3:484Requiem: IV. Psalm 1212:415Requiem: V. Requiem aeternam (2)4:016Requiem: VI. I Heard a voice from heaven4:027Three Songs of Faith: I. I Will Wade Out3:028Three Songs of Faith: II. Hope, Faith, Life, Love3:569Three Songs of Faith: III. i thank You God for most this amazing day7:0010We Remember Them4:3711Be Music, Night4:26Disc 21Requiem: I. Requiem6:382Requiem: II. Dies Irae11:203Requiem: III. Sanctus3:334Requiem: IV. Agnus Dei2:115Requiem: V. Libera Me5:376The Road Home3:577Requiem4:12Concerto dell'estate / L'Edipo re / Clitennestra / La festa delle Panatenee
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:09:13
1Concerto dell'estate: I. Mattutino: Vivace e arioso10:212Concerto dell'estate: II. Notturno: Largo7:533Concerto dell'estate: III. Gagliarda e finale: Allegro vigoroso12:054Per l'Edipo re di Sofocle, no. 1: Largo5:415Per l'Edipo re di Sofocle, no. 2: Con impeto, ma non troppo mosso6:026Per l'Edipo re di Sofocle, no. 3: Con molta espressione di dolore5:577Clitennestra: Prelude: Molto largo5:128La festa delle Panatenee: I. Preludio: Molto largo3:379La festa delle Panatenee: II. Danza di offerta del peplo a Pallade Atena5:1510La festa delle Panatenee: III. Marcia del corteo: Andante sostenuto7:10Canti della stagione alta / Prelude to Fedra / Sinfonia del fuoco
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 49:11
1Fedra: Preludio8:562Canti della stagione alta: Mosso e fervente, ma largamente spaziato12:493Canti della stagione alta: Adagio8:124Canti della stagione alta: Rondò: Allegro8:495Cabiria - Film Music: Sinfonia del fuoco10:25Piano Trio / Violin Sonata / Tre Canti
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:12:19
1Piano Trio in A major: I. Mosso e arioso13:122Piano Trio in A major: II. Largo8:093Piano Trio in A major: III. Rapsodia di settembre: Vivace (non presto)9:424Violin Sonata in A major: I. Tempestoso11:365Violin Sonata in A major: II. Preghiera per gl'innocenti: Largo8:276Violin Sonata in A major: III. Vivo e fresco9:4773 Canti: I. Affettuoso3:4783 Canti: II. Quasi grave e commosso3:3893 Canti: III. Appassionato4:012011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:05:06
1String Quartet no. 1 in A major: I. Vivace ma sereno9:182String Quartet no. 1 in A major: II. Adagio4:583String Quartet no. 1 in A major: III. Tema con variazioni: Allegretto tranquillo5:534String Quartet no. 1 in A major: IV. Finale7:325String Quartet no. 2 in D major: I. Molto sostenuto11:266String Quartet no. 2 in D major: II. Adagio9:137String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Movimento di scherzo5:288String Quartet no. 2 in D major: IV. Molto concitato11:182011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:24:55
Disc 11Romanza senza parole4:422Sogno4:473Poemetto romantico: I. Appassionato2:254Poemetto romantico: II. Intermezzo3:035Poemetto romantico: III. Triste3:056Foglio d'album4:057Le danze: I. Introduzione. La danza dei sette candelabri4:268Le danze: II. La danza votiva della faledra3:369Le danze: III. Monte Morello sotto la luna1:5010Da un autunno già lontano: I. Sole mattutuino sul prato del Roccolo2:2011Da un autunno già lontano: II. In una giornata nel bosco4:0912Da un autunno già lontano: III. Al fontanino1:4213Lento e grave1:5614Preludio. l'Ombra3:19Disc 21Sonata: I. Assai mosso e arioso, ma non troppo vivace9:312Sonata: II. Adagio8:073Sonata: III. Turbinoso7:084Canti di ricordanza, Variations on a Theme from Fra Gherardo: I. Molto largo2:415Canti di ricordanza, Variations on a Theme from Fra Gherardo: II. Allegro moderato quasi marcia3:066Canti di ricordanza, Variations on a Theme from Fra Gherardo: III. Appassionato3:217Canti di ricordanza, Variations on a Theme from Fra Gherardo: IV. Andante largo5:362017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:05:14
1Symphony in A major: I. Andante, non troppo sostenuto ma teso14:392Symphony in A major: II. Andante tranquillo9:003Symphony in A major: III. Rapido6:124Symphony in A major: IV. Andante faticoso e pesante - Movimento di marcia molto sostenuto13:505Harp Concerto in E-flat major: I. Andante mosso, arioso8:586Harp Concerto in E-flat major: II. Andante piuttosto largo6:157Harp Concerto in E-flat major: III. Allegro moderato6:202020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 49:21
1Violin Sonata in A Minor: I. Tempestoso13:122Violin Sonata in A Minor: II. Preghiera per gl'innocenti. Molto largo8:303Violin Sonata in A Minor: III. Vivo e fresco10:104Aria in D Major3:335Tre Canti: No. 1, Affettuoso4:586Tre Canti: No. 2, Quasi grave e commosso3:447Tre Canti: No. 3, Appassionato5:14Pizzetti: Messa di Requiem / Margutti / Donati
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 51:50
1Messa di requiem: I. Requiem aeternam5:462Messa di requiem: II. Dies irae10:443Messa di requiem: III. Sanctus3:094Messa di requiem: IV. Agnus Dei1:555Messa di requiem: V. Libera me4:536Missa Lorca: I. Kyrie, Op. 609:127Missa Lorca: IV. Sanctus, Op. 5410:428Sicut cervus "Around Palestrina"5:29Liriche: Complete Songs for Voice & Piano
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 37 tracks · 2:34:37
Disc 11Epitaphe2:022Tre liriche: I. Vigilia nuziale3:333Tre liriche: II. Remember3:574Tre liriche: III. Incontro di marzo6:385Antifona amatoria di basiliola1:276Sera d'inverno3:287Adjuro vos, filiae Jerusalem2:568L'annuncio2:469I pastori6:1210La madre al figlio lontano4:0211Erotica3:5412San Basilio2:1213Il clefta prigione2:4214Passeggiata6:01Disc 21Due liriche drammatiche napoletane: I. Angeleca5:562Due liriche drammatiche napoletane: II. Assunta6:293Tre sonetti di Francesco Petrarca: I. La vita fugge e non s'arresta un'ora…2:434Tre sonetti di Francesco Petrarca: II. Quel rosignuol che sì soave piagne…4:225Tre sonetti di Francesco Petrarca: III. Levommi il mio pensier in parte ov'era…3:536Tre canzoni: I. Donna lombarda7:167Tre canzoni: II. La prigioniera6:308Tre canzoni: III. La pesca dell'anello4:029Oscuro è il ciel2:4010Tre canti Greci: I. Augurio3:0811Tre canti Greci: II. Mirologio per un bambino3:1212Tre canti Greci: III. Canzone per ballo4:00Disc 31E il mio dolore io canto3:042Tre liriche: I. Bebro e il suo cavallo3:293Tre liriche: II. Vorrei voler, signor, quel ch'io non voglio4:244Tre liriche: III. In questa notte carica di stelle6:075Tre canti d'amore: I. Scuote amore il mio cuore1:456Tre canti d'amore: II. Bella lucente luna5:327Tre canti d'amore: III. Surge, propera, amica mea3:278Nuvole3:239My Cry3:4610Tre sonetti tragici11:0611Sei tornato da me2:33
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ildebrando Pizzetti head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 25 | 86.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 13 | 93.5th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 16 | 91.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -23 | 7.9th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | won |
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ildebrando_Pizzetti.JPGaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0ea32d88-f302-44e6-bd75-d73e4ad135a1discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0ea32d88-f302-44e6-bd75-d73e4ad135a1core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ildebrando_Pizzettibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ildebrando_Pizzetti
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Wikidata: Q379267 · MusicBrainz: 0ea32d88-f302-44e6-bd75-d73e4ad135a1
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