Italian and American composer (1898–1994)
Vittorio Rieti (28 January 1898 – 19 February 1994) was an Italian and American composer.
Rieti was born to a family of Jewish descent in Alexandria,Kingdom of Egypt . He later moved toMilan to study economics. Subsequently, he studied music in Rome withOttorino Respighi andAlfredo Casella , and lived there until 1940.[ 1]
In 1925, he temporarily moved to Paris and composed music forGeorge Balanchine 's ballet forSerge Diaghilev 'sBallets Russes ,Barabau .[ 2] [who? in Alexandria. He was a cousin of actorVittorio Rietti .[citation needed
He emigrated to the United States in 1940, becoming a naturalized American citizen on 1 June 1944. He taught at thePeabody Conservatory of Music inBaltimore (1948–49), Chicago Musical College (1950–54), Queens College, New York (1958–60), andNew York College of Music (1960–64). He died in New York on 19 February 1994.[ 1]
Ballet Orchestral Symphony No. 3 (1932) Symphony No. 4 (1942) Suite "La Fontaine" (1968)Concertante Piano Concerto No. 1 (1926) Piano Concerto No. 2 (1937) Piano Concerto No. 3 (1955) Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra (1952–1955, 1972) Cello Concerto No. 2 (1953) Concerto for 2 Pianos and orchestra (1951) Triple Concerto for violin, viola, piano and orchestra (1971)Chamber music Capriccio for violin and piano (1941)Partita for harpsichord, flute, oboe, 2 violins, viola and cello (1945)String Quartet No. 3 (1951) Woodwind Quintet (1957) String Quartet No. 4 (1960) Concertino for 5 Instruments for flute, viola, cello, harp and harpsichord (1963)Pastorale e fughetta for flute, viola and piano (or harpsichord) (1966)Sonata à 5 for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and piano (1966)Incisioni for brass quintet (1967)Silografie for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and basson (1967)Sestetto pro Gemini for flute, oboe, piano, violin, viola and cello (1975)Keyboard Second Avenue Waltzes for 2 pianos (1942)Sonata all' Antica for harpsichord (1946)[ 3] Suite champêtre for 2 pianos (1948)Medieval Variations (1962)Chorale, variazioni e finale for 2 pianos (1969)Film music[ 4] ^a b "Rieti, Vittorio" inBaker's Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Classical Musicians , ed. Laura Kuhn. Schirmer Books, 1997. ^ Samuel Rechtoris (1991) – booklet note published in "Vittorio Rieti" CD, New World NWCR 601 ^ Palmer, Larry (August 1982)."Harpsichord News" (PDF) .The Diapason 73 (873): 3. ^ Internet Movie Database
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