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Luigi Russolo
Luigi Russolo ca. 1916
Luigi Russolo ca. 1916
Background information
Birth name Luigi Russolo
Born 30 April 1883(1883-04-30)
Died February 4, 1947 (aged 63)
Genre(s) Experimental music
Occupation(s) Machine music pioneer and Futurist painter
Voice type(s) Bass
Years active 1901-1947
Luigi Russolo with his assistant Ugo Piatti and their Intonarumori (noise machines)
Luigi Russolo with his assistant Ugo Piatti and their Intonarumori (noise machines)

Luigi Russolo (April 30, 1885 - February 4, 1947) was an Italian Futurist painter and composer, and the author of the manifestoes The Art of Noises (1913) and Musica Futurista. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A voice type is a particular kind of human Singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Futurism was an Art movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance The Art of Noises (L'arte dei Rumori is a Futurist manifesto written by Luigi Russolo in a 1913 letter to friend and Futurist composer Francesco

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Biography

Russolo was born at Portogruaro, in the Veneto region, the son of an organist in the local cathedral and director of the Schola Cantorum of Latisana. Portogruaro is a town in the Province of Venice, Veneto, Italy. Veneto or Venetia ( Vèneto) is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Latisana is a town and commune in the Province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy, on the Tagliamento His brothers were also musicians.

Russolo moved to Milan in 1901, frequenting the Brera Academy, and took part to the restoration of Leonardo's Last Supper in Santa Maria delle Grazie. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, (Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera also known as Brera Academy ( it Accademia di Brera) is a public academic institution located The Last Supper (Il Cenacolo or L'Ultima Cena) is a 15th century Mural painting in Milan created by Leonardo da Vinci for his patron Santa Maria delle Grazie is a famous church and convent in Milan, included in the UNESCO World Heritage sites list In his first works Russolo applied the divisionist techniques to a fantastic-symbolic view of subject related to the city or the industrial society. See also Neo-Impressionism Pointillism is a style of Painting in which small distinct points of Primary colors create the impression of a wide selection

An adherent of the Futurism movement, he worked closely with futurist Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. Futurism was an Art movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century Filippo Tommaso Emilio Marinetti ( December 22, 1876 – December 2, 1944) was an Italian ideologue

On 11 March 1913 he published the treatise The Art of Noises (L'arte dei rumori). Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Art of Noises (L'arte dei Rumori is a Futurist manifesto written by Luigi Russolo in a 1913 letter to friend and Futurist composer Francesco He is considered the first theorist of electronic music. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Russolo invented and built instruments including intonarumori ("intoners" or "noise machines"), to create "noises" for performance. An experimental musical instrument (or custom-made instrument) is a Musical instrument that modifies or extends an existing instrument or class of instruments The Intonarumori (noise intoners were a family of Musical instruments invented in 1913 by Italian Futurist painter and musical composer Luigi Russolo Unfortunately, none of his original intonarumori survived World War II. Luigi's brother Antonio Russolo also composed futurist music. Antonio Russolo (1877 - 1942 was an Italian Futurist composer brother of the more famous Futurist composer and theorist Luigi Russolo.

In 1941-1942 Russolo started again to paint, with a new style that he defined "classic modernist".

He died at Cerro di Laveno (province of Varese) in 1947. The Province of Varese (Italian Provincia di Varese) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy.

To honor the memory of the futurist composer, The Russolo-Pratella Foundation of Varese, Italy holds an annual international composition competition for electro-acoustic music. The Luigi Russolo Prize in Electro-Acoustic Music is one of the most prestigious awards in the field of electro-acoustic music. Electroacoustic music includes several different sonic and Musical genres or musical techniques

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Persondata
NAME Russolo, Luigi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Electronic music pioneer and Futurist painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1885-04-30
PLACE OF BIRTH Portogruaro,
DATE OF DEATH 1947-02-04
PLACE OF DEATH Cerro di Laveno
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