Alfio Sgalambro

SHORT CURRICULUM Alfio Sgalambro is a clarinettist and composer. He has a considerable number of publications regarding musical theory and pratice to his credit:

“Appunti di Analisi Musicale”, Ed. Boopen; “25 Bassi di Armonia” prove d’esame, Ed. Photocity; “La Grammatica della Musica” (Oddo-Sgalambro), Ed. Panastudio, Palermo; “70 Melodie Vocali”, Ed. Greco, Catania; “Estroso 1”, per Flauto e Clarinetto, Ed. Greco, Catania; “Trascrizioni e Arrangiamenti per Ensemble Strumentali” Vol. 1, Ed. Photocity; “Trascrizioni e Arrangiamenti” Vol. 2, Ed. Photocity; “Trascrizioni e Arrangiamenti per Ensemble Orchestrali” Vol. 3, Ed. Photocity; “Suite per Chitarra”, Ed. Photocity.

He has also written several papers on musical analysis, melodic dictations for theory and solfeggio exams and a treatise on irregular groups.

He has participated in two recordings for record labels Splasc (h) Records (Book Of Yesterday, Stefano Maltese) and M.A.P., (Verso Oriente, Michele Conti).

He has recorded three CDs of his own compositions, “In Your Mind” (2011 Labirinti Sonori), “Cahier de Voyages” (2015 Heart Music Project) and “The Inner Worlds” (2021Heart Music Project). One of his compositions has been included in the recording project New Music Demo 2015 (Archives of the XXI Century in Milan Contemporary Music Center); the CD was presented, in November 2015, at the Museo del Novecento in Milan.

As a composer he is interested in various genres of music, from classical music to jazz to world music, seeking to develop and deepen the creative aspects of improvisation and musical language.

He is included:

in the B.D.C.I. (Data Bank of Italian Composers) and in the B.D.M.I. (Italian Musical Data Bank) of CIDIM; in the “Dictionary of Sicilian Composers” (Il Convivio Editore, Catania, 2018). in “Museo Pedro Escudero”, Spain He has been a SIAE associate holding the title of composer since 1998, of the GATM (Gruppo di Analisi e Teoria Musicale) since 2017 and a member of Nuovo Imaie since 2021.

His recent works are available in the main music store and music sites, like Amazon, IBS, Jazzos.com, IRD, Sanpaolostore.it, i Tunes, University Library, Spotify, bol.com in Mondadori.it, Labirinti Sonori Records, Photocity.it, Cd baby.com, Feltrinelli, Italian Jazz Musicians, Cemat Federation, etc.

Pieces from his CDs have been broadcast by Radio Cemat, Radio Abracadabra, Rai Radio 3, Radio Italian Switzerland (Network Two) and Chigiana Radio Arte.

He participated in the XV International Conference of Musical Theory and Analysis in Rimini, presenting a paper with the title:

Vertical and horizontal structures in Claire de lune, op. 49 n. 2 by Gabriel Fauré:

some reflections and analysis proposals

(at the Higher Institute of Musical Studies “G. Lettimi” in Rimini, October 2018. Abstract Book, Ed. UniversItalia, Rome, 2018).

He currently teaches clarinet and chamber music at the I.C. “Salvo Basso” in Scordia (CT) Sicily and in 2016-2017 he worked at the Musical Lyceum “Turrisi-Colonna” of Catania, as Theory, Analysis and Composition teacher. Show less