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Rouzbeh Rafie

Rouzbeh Rafie is an Iranian-born composer currently based in the Netherlands.[1][2]

Rouzbeh Rafie

Early life and education

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Rafie studied music at the Tehran University of Art, where he was mentored by Sharif Lotfi and Kiawasch Saheb-Nassagh. In 2011, he moved to Italy to further his studies at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome under Rosario Mirigliano. He later attended the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, studying under Ivan Fedele, and graduated with top marks in 2018. Rafie also participated in masterclasses led by renowned composers such as Salvatore Sciarrino, Tolibkhon Shakhidi, and Giacomo Manzoni.[1][2][3][4]

Career and works

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Rafie is known for his compositions that blend influences from literature, folk music and scientific-mathematical notions such as chaos theory. His work often explores the intricacies of memory, archetypes, and the perception of time, aiming to create music that feels both ancient and contemporary.[1]

Rafie’s compositions have been performed worldwide, including at prestigious venues like the Parco della Musica in Rome, the Helsinki Musica Nova Festival[5], and the New Music Miami Festival[6]. His music has been interpreted by various ensembles and soloists, such as the Ensemble Contemporanea di Parco della Musica, the Kokonainen-Musequal Strings Ensemble[7], Ensemble Dissonanzen[8] and clarinetists Paolo Ravaglia and Daniele Dian.[2]

In 2021, Rafie won the Musequal Composition Competition[9], earning the title of Composer-in-Residence at the Kokonainen-Musequal Festival in Finland from 2022 to 2024[7][10]. His work has also received numerous accolades, including the "Adriana Giannuzzi" study prize in 2013 and the first prize at the Ennio Porrino International Composition Competition in 2020[1][2][11].

His works are also published by the Italian publishing house Ermes 404[12].

Awards and recognitions[1]

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  • Winner of "Adriana Giannuzzi" study prize - Rome Conservatoire 2013[4]
  • Second prize of “G.Petrassi” composition competition (3rd. edition) for solo guitar, Rome 2014[4]
  • Selected piece of the eighth New Music Miami Festival (NMMF) call for scores for "Five Haiku duets" - Miami, 2019[6]
  • Selected piece of Concept Ensemble international call for scores, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, Australia, 2020
  • Selected piece of MicroFest Prague 2020 call for scores.[13]
  • Winner of «Ennio Porrino» International Composition Competition, Monte Argentario, Italy, 2020[11]
  • First prize of Musequal composition competition, Finland, Helsinki, February 2021[9]
  • Distinction per category (Instruments and electronics) Prix CIME 2023 for Karân[14].

List of works[15]

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  • Bashō songs for Soprano, Violin, Viola, Cello & Piano (2024)
  • Oscillating Landscapes for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano and percussions (2024)
  • Orchela Preludium for solo Piano (2023)
  • String trio, five images from a twilight song (for string trio with or without electronics, 2023)
  • Air-Sound for Solo Clarinet (2023)
  • Last Night at the Ceramic Artist's studio for Mezzo-Soprano, Clarinet, Piano (2023)
  • Suedama, Quintet for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (2022)
  • Illusion of Return, Symphonic Orchestra (2022)
  • Ãb-Bãng for solo Guitar (2022)
  • Karân for Cello and Electronics (2021)
  • Four Sequences for Piano (2021)
  • Allegory of vowels and colours for Soprano, Flutist and Piano (2021)
  • Siren and Labyrinth for Flute, Bass Clarinet, Electric Guitar, Piano and Double bass (2020)
  • The City of Melania for Alto Flute solo (2020)
  • Is it mine this figure of shoulders fading into the autumn rain? for solo Violin (2020)
  • Silhouette for solo Flute (2020)
  • Echoes from the Lagoon, Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Piano (2020)
  • Unfettered Howl for Glissando flute and tape (2020), for Solo Flute with Glissando Headjoint (2019)
  • Gow-Griv for Oboe and Piano (2019)
  • And the rest is rust and stardust for String quartet (2019)
  • Chaconne for solo Violin (2019)[16]
  • Targoman for orchestra (2018)
  • Borderline for large ensemble (2018)
  • Tocka, Two pieces for saxophone quartet (2017)
  • Trio for bass clarinet , double bass and piano (2017)
  • A mountain keeps an echo deep inside, trio version for piano, clarinet and cello, quintet version for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2017)
  • Five Haiku for Violin and cello, 5 duets for violin and cello (2016/2017)
  • The sleepwalker's sonnet for solo flute (2016)
  • Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello (2014)
  • Eslimi 2 for solo alto saxophone version (2017) and for solo clarine (2014)
  • Pygmalion, Music for two actors, Clarinet, Trumpet, Tuba, Percussions & Cello (2014)
  • Slowness for ensemble (2013)
  • Eslimi 1 for solo guitar (2012)
  • The far confused murmur for mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello (2012)
  • The Lark's death for bass voice and ensemble (2008)

Discography

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  • Last night at ceramic artist’s studio, featured on the album In vino veritas (produced and published by Gondi Shapour association France, 2024)
  • Echoes from the lagoon, featured on the album Lithos (Tactus records, 2023)[17][18]
  • Five Haiku for Violin and Piano featured on album Dialogue (Mahoor institute of culture and art, 2019)[19]
  • The Sleepwalker’s Sonnet featured on album Iranian New Ways (Petrichor records, 2021)[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Biography". Official website. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  2. ^ a b c d "Rouzbeh RAFIE". www.ulysses-network.eu (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  3. ^ "Rouzbeh Rafie". Ermes 404 (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  4. ^ a b c "R. Rafie • روزبه رفیعی - ACIMC". cargocollective.com. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  5. ^ "MENNEET | Kokonainen". kokonainen/musequal. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  6. ^ a b festival, new miami music (2019-01-08). "Results of the 2019 NMM ISCM Festival Call for Works!". New Miami Music Festival. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  7. ^ a b "Rouzbeh Rafie's astonishing String Trio premiered in good company at Kokonainen/Musequal". AIM - Adventures in Music. 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  8. ^ "Dissonanzen". www.dissonanzen.it. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  9. ^ a b "COMPOSER COMPETITION | Musequal". kokonainen/musequal. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  10. ^ "Organic equality at the Musequal Festival". FMQ. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  11. ^ a b Centro Studi Don Pietro Fanciulli. "Centro Studi Don Pietro Fanciulli". Centro Studi Don Pietro Fanciulli.
  12. ^ "Rouzbeh Rafie". Ermes 404 (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  13. ^ "Call for Works for Glissando Flute, MicroFest Prague 2020". Czech Institute for Microtonal Music / Institut mikrointervalové hudby. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  14. ^ "PRIX CIME 2023 | CIME". Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  15. ^ "Chronological". Official website. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  16. ^ "Desde la Nada y Chaconne para violín solo". EntreNotas (in Spanish). 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  17. ^ tactus (2023-07-07). "Lithos – Contemporary Trios". Tactus Records. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  18. ^ "Recordings by Rouzbeh Rafie | Now available to stream and purchase at Naxos". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  19. ^ "Dialogue - Mahoor Institute of Culture and Arts". www.mahoor.com. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  20. ^ "Iranian New Waves". Petrichor Records. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
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