Fausto Romitelli

Fausto Romitelli (1 February 1963 – 27 June 2004) was an Italian composer. Life and career Romitelli was born on 1 February 1963 in Gorizia, Italy. He studied composition at the Milan Conservatory and subsequently took part in courses at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena with Franco Donatoni and at the Scuola Civica di Milano. In 1991, he moved to Paris, where he became a student of Hugues Dufourt and Gérard Grisey. From 1993 to 1995, he was compositeur en recherche at IRCAM. Romitelli achieved successes in numerous European competitions, and his music has been performed by ensembles such as Berg Orchestra and at festivals such as the , , Steirischer Herbst (Graz), the Venice Biennale, and the Darmstädter Ferienkurse. His video opera An Index of Metals (2003) was awarded the Franco Abbiati Prize by the National Association of Music Critics in Italy in 2004. He died aged 41 in Milan on 27 June 2004, following a long battle with cancer. Works 1980s *Suite for chamber ensemble, 1982 (unpublished) *Dia Nykta for solo flute, 1982 *Versilia for soprano and orchestra, 1983 (unpublished) *Lustralis for wind quintet, 1983 (unpublished) *Solare for solo guitar, 1983 *Dimensioni for 16