Sylvano Bussotti (born 1 October 1931) is an Italian composer of contemporary music whose work is unusually notated and often brings up special problems in interpretation. Born in Florence, Bussotti learned to play the violin as a child, becoming a prodigy. Later he studied at the Florence Conservatory (where he developed an opposition to modernism) and with
Max Deutsch in Paris. As a composer he was influenced by the twelve-tone music of
Anton Webern and later
John Cage. Examples of his use of graphic notation in his pieces, often reflecting his personal life, include Lorenzaccio a…
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