Francesco Spiga

Francesco Spiga

Life

Born: 13 February 1982, Milan

Biography

He received his flute diploma in 2004 from the Conservatorio G. Cantelli of Novara and in 2006 from Milano Scuola Civica di Musica. Subsequently he studied transverse flute in Milano Scuola Civica, and in 2014 he earned a Master of Arts in Specialized Music Performance after graduating in Schola Cantorum Basiliensis-Hochschule für Alte Musik of Basle.

He also obtained in 2006 a bachelor's degree in History and a master's degree in Early Modern History in 2009 from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan.

His study background includes Harmony with Filippo Del Corno and Roberto Andreoni, 20th Century Harmony and Counterpoint with Paolo Coggiola, Basso continuo with Amaya Fernandez and Andrea Scherer, Music Notation with Angelika Moths, Historical Counterpoint and Renaissance Music Theory with Diego Fratelli.

His three voices setting of Tu scendi dalle stelle published on CPDL has become rather popular.

Contact

francesco.spiga @ posta.istruzione.it

List of choral works

Original compositions

• Oh chi m'abbinni laria

Choral arrangements

Anonymous compositions

• Li Sarracini adorano lu sole (Anonymous)
• Madonna tu mi fai lo scorrucciato (Anonymous)
• O Dio ca fosse ciaola (Anonymous)

Traditional compositions

• Addio padre e madre (Traditional)
• Aggiu vistu lu mappamundu (Traditional)
• Andemm, andemm, Vergin Maria (I) (Traditional)
• Andemm, andemm, Vergin Maria (II) (Traditional)
• Bambinello bello bello (Traditional)
• Bambino Divino (Traditional)
• Gabriel's Message (Traditional)
• Gesù bambin l'è nato in tanta povertà (Traditional)
• Già la notte, o dolce Figlio (Traditional)
• Mira il tuo popolo (Traditional)
• O bel Cuore del mio Gesù (Traditional)
• O felice, o chiara notte (Traditional)
• Rise up, shepherd, and follow (Traditional)

Alfonso Maria de' Liguori compositions

• Fermarono i cieli (Alfonso Maria de' Liguori)
• Quanno nascette Ninno (Alfonso Maria de' Liguori)
• Se Dio veder tu vuoi (Alfonso Maria de' Liguori)
• Tu scendi dalle stelle (Alfonso Maria de' Liguori)

Giovanni Leonardo Mollica compositions

• Vurria addeventare (Giovanni Leonardo Mollica)

Agostino Sanna compositions

• Naschid'est in sa cabanna (Agostino Sanna)

Franz Schubert compositions

• An die Natur, D 372 (Franz Schubert)

Anselm Schubiger compositions

• Resonet in laudibus (Anselm Schubiger)

Arturo Zardini compositions

• Stelutis alpinis (Arturo Zardini)

 
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