Ernesto Rubin de Cervin
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Ernesto Rubin de Cervin Albrizzi (born 5 July 1936) is an Italian
composer
and teacher
.
in 1936. As a child he studied violin with Gian Francesco Malipiero
, who suggested that he should start composition classes. He studied solfege
with Bruno Maderna
. After high school, he studied composition at the Florence Conservatory under Roberto Lupi and Luigi Dallapiccola
.
He went to Rome
in 1957 where he studied with Virgilio Mortari
and Goffredo Petrassi
. He got his composition diploma in 1960.
From 1965 to 1985 he taught; first solfege at the Liceo musicale in Udine
, then didactic, analysis
and composition at the Venice Conservatory. His teachings there established the New Venice School
.
His disciples include Giuseppe Sinopoli
.
Italy
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composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
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Biography
He was born in VeniceVenice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
in 1936. As a child he studied violin with Gian Francesco Malipiero
Gian Francesco Malipiero
Gian Francesco Malipiero was an Italian composer, musicologist, music teacher and editor.-Early years:Born in Venice into an aristocratic family, the grandson of the opera composer Francesco Malipiero, Gian Francesco Malipiero was prevented by family troubles from pursuing his musical education in...
, who suggested that he should start composition classes. He studied solfege
Solfege
In music, solfège is a pedagogical solmization technique for the teaching of sight-singing in which each note of the score is sung to a special syllable, called a solfège syllable...
with Bruno Maderna
Bruno Maderna
Bruno Maderna was an Italian conductor and composer. For the last ten years of his life he lived in Germany and eventually became a citizen of that country.-Biography:...
. After high school, he studied composition at the Florence Conservatory under Roberto Lupi and Luigi Dallapiccola
Luigi Dallapiccola
Luigi Dallapiccola was an Italian composer known for his lyrical twelve-tone compositions.-Biography:Dallapiccola was born at Pisino d'Istria , to Italian parents....
.
He went to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in 1957 where he studied with Virgilio Mortari
Virgilio Mortari
Virgilio Mortari was an Italian composer and teacher.-Biography:Mortari was born in Passirana di Lainate, near Milan in 1902. He studied at the Milan Conservatory with Costante Adolfo Bossi and Ildebrando Pizzetti. He graduated from the Parma Conservatory in 1928, having studied piano and...
and Goffredo Petrassi
Goffredo Petrassi
Goffredo Petrassi was an Italian composer of modern classical music, conductor, and teacher. He is considered one of the most influential Italian composers of the twentieth century.-Life:...
. He got his composition diploma in 1960.
From 1965 to 1985 he taught; first solfege at the Liceo musicale in Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
, then didactic, analysis
Analysis
Analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it. The technique has been applied in the study of mathematics and logic since before Aristotle , though analysis as a formal concept is a relatively recent development.The word is...
and composition at the Venice Conservatory. His teachings there established the New Venice School
New Venice School
The New Venice School is a movement in contemporary music in Venice from the 1970s to the present, made up of composers directly influenced from teachings at the Venice Conservatory of the distinguished composer and pedagogue Baron Ernesto Rubin de Cervin , who studied under Luigi Dallapiccola in...
.
His disciples include Giuseppe Sinopoli
Giuseppe Sinopoli
-Biography:Sinopoli was born in Venice, Italy, and later studied at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice under Ernesto Rubin de Cervin and at Darmstadt, including being mentored in composition with Karlheinz Stockhausen...
.