| Franco Oppo | |
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| Born | 2 October 1935 (1935-10-02) Nuoro, Italy |
| Died | 14 January 2016 (2016-01-15) (aged 80) Cagliari, Italy |
Franco Oppo (2 October 1935 – 14 January 2016) was an Italian composer and scholar.
Born in Nuoro, Oppo studied at the Conservatory of Cagliari, graduating in piano (1958), choral music and choral conducting (1960), and composition (1961). Since 1965 he won several international composition competitions. He was professor of composition and experimental composition at the Conservatory of Cagliari and professor of music theory at the Cagliari University.
Oppo published various studies and essays, particularly about music semiology and ethnic music. His studies mainly focused on aleatoric music and on testing new types of notation.
References
- ^ Francesca Figus (14 January 2016). "Musica sarda in lutto: è morto a 80 anni il compositore Franco Oppo". L'Unione Sarda. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Òppo, Franco". Treccani. Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
External links
- Franco Oppo discography at Discogs
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