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Giacinto Scelsi

1905 - 1988

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Giacinto Francesco Maria Scelsi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaˈtʃinto franˈtʃesko maˈriːa ʃˈʃɛlsi]; 8 January 1905 – 9 August 1988, sometimes cited as 8 August 1988) was an Italian composer who also wrote surrealist poetry in French. He is best known for having composed music based around only one pitch, altered in all manners through microtonal oscillations, harmonic allusions, and changes in timbre and dynamics, as paradigmatically exemplified in his Quattro pezzi su una nota sola ("Four Pieces on a single note", 1959). This composition remains his most famous work and one of the few performed to significant recognition during his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giacinto Scelsi has received more than 227,397 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Giacinto Scelsi is the 601st most popular composer (down from 459th in 2019), the 2,198th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,732nd in 2019) and the 107th most popular Italian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Giacinto Scelsi ranks 601 out of 1,451. Before him are Basil Poledouris, Alexander Arutiunian, Reinhard Keiser, Luis de Milán, Peter Sculthorpe, and Isabella Leonarda. After him are Ernst Krenek, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Tikhon Khrennikov, Korla Awgust Kocor, Francesco Feo, and Agustín Lara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Giacinto Scelsi ranks 107. Before him are Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu, Savitri Devi, Anna May Wong, Abraham Zapruder, Franjo Šeper, and Alexander Rodimtsev. After him are Preguinho, Jean Daniélou, Karl Guthe Jansky, Wanda Wasilewska, Martin Gottfried Weiss, and Bruno Rossi. Among people deceased in 1988, Giacinto Scelsi ranks 78. Before him are Edgar Faure, Ilona Elek, Raymond Dart, Mikha'il Na'ima, Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, and Abdulrahman Fawzi. After him are Gil Evans, Françoise Dolto, Antal Doráti, Raymond Williams, Alec Issigonis, and Henry Koster.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giacinto Scelsi ranks 2,198 out of 5,161. Before him are Oliviero Carafa (1430), Cigoli (1559), Felice Romani (1788), Giacomo Quarenghi (1744), Roger of Salerno (1100), and Prospero Fontana (1512). After him are Paolo Sarpi (1552), Mariangela Melato (1941), Godepert (610), Luzzasco Luzzaschi (1545), Ernesto Cesàro (1859), and Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain (1755).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Giacinto Scelsi ranks 107. Before him are Pietro Nardini (1722), Riccardo Drigo (1846), Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895), Ferdinando Paer (1771), Tommaso Traetta (1727), and Isabella Leonarda (1620). After him are Luzzasco Luzzaschi (1545), Francesco Feo (1691), Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880), Francesco Canova da Milano (1497), Tomaso Antonio Vitali (1663), and Andrea Falconieri (1580).

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