Franco Cesarini

**Franco Cesarini** (født 18. april 1961 i Bellinzona, Ticino) er en sveitsisk komponist og dirigent. Cesarini studerte fløytespill med Peter-Lukas Graf ved musikkakademiet i Basel i perioden 1980-1985, i Basel studerte han dessuten også komposisjon under Robert Suter og direksjon med Felix Hauswirth. Cesarini har skrevet musikk for brassband, janitsjarkorps, blåseensembler, piano og strykere.

## Utvalgte verk

* 1979–1993 *Ukrainian Rhapsody* opus 3
* 1980 *Suite ancienne* opus 1
* 1981 *Festival Fanfare*
* 1986 *A Festival Anthem* opus 6
* 1987 *Interlude for Band* opus 7
* 1988–1989 *Mexican Pictures* opus 8 - Suite for Symphonic Band
*# El Butaquito
*# Romance Mejicano
*# Bailaviejo
*# La Charreada
* 1990 *Convergents* opus 9a - An Overture for Concert Band
* 1991 *Celebration Fanfare*
* 1991 *Brass Dynamics* opus 10a for Brass-Band
* 1991–1993 *Dynamic Overture* opus 10b
* 1992 *Pastorale de Provence* opus 12 - Folk Song Suite for Concert Band
*# La Villageoise (The Village Maiden)
*# Le petit berger (The Little Shepherd)
*# La Princesse (The Princess)
*# Le Lutin (The Imp)
* 1992–1993 *Mosaici bizantini* opus 14 - Three Symphonic Sketches for Concert Band
*# The Nativity
*# The Temple of Jerusalem
*# Angel of the Resurrection
* 1993 *The Idol of the Flies* opus 13 - A Tone Poem from Jane Rice for Concert Band
* 1994 *The Haunter of the Dark* opus 17a - A Tone Poem from Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) for Concert Band
* 1995 *Harlequin* opus 18 - An Overture for Concert Band
* 1996 *Jubilee Fanfare*
* 1996 *Alpina Fanfare*
* 1996 *Le cortège du roi Renaud* opus 19 - Suite for Concert Band
*# La Porcheronne
*# La marquise Empoisonnée
*# La maumariée vengee
*# La belle engloutie
*# Le tueur de femmes
* 1997 *Leviathan* opus 20 - An Apocalyptic Remembrance for Symphonic band
* 1998–1999 *Poema alpestre* opus 21a - A Tone Poem for Symphonic band
*# Nebbia
*# Della Malinconia
*# Luce Improvvisa
*# Operationes Spirituales
*# Alpeggio
*# Tormenta
*# Dello Stato Divino
* 1999 *Variations on a French Folk Song - (Sur le pont d'Avignon)* opus 22
* 2000–2001 *Greek Folk Song Suite* opus 25 - Suite for Concert Band
*# O Charalambis
*# Stu Psiloriti
*# Vasilikos tha jino
* 2000–2001 *Tom Sawyer Suite* opus 27 - Five scenes from Mark Twain
*# Tom Sawyer
*# Huckleberry Finn
*# Becky Thatcher
*# Injun Joe
*# Happy Ending
* 2000–2002 *Blue Horizons* opus 23b - Three Symphonic Sketches for Concert Band
*# Luminescent Creatures
*# Leviathan Vs Kraken
*# The Blue Whale
* 2002 *Solemnitas* opus 29 - Variations and Fugue on a Swiss Folk Tune
* 2003–2004 *Cossack Folk Dances* opus 31 - Suite for Concert Band
* 2004 *Piccola Suite Italiana* opus 32 - Suite for Concert Band
* 2004 *Huckleberry Finn Suite* opus 33 - Four Scenes from Mark Twain
*# A Lazy Town
*# Jim
*# The Duke and the King
*# Huckleberry’s Rag
* 2005 *Caucasian Sketches* opus 36 - Suite for Concert Band
* 2006 *A Joyful Fanfare* opus 38/1
* 2006 *Bulgarian Dances Part I* opus 35
* 2007 *A Triumphal Fanfare* opus 38/2
* 2007 *Renaissance Suite* opus 39a - Suite for Concert Band
* 2007–2008 *Concerto Rococò* opus 40 - for Flute and Wind Orchestra
*# Toccata
*# Élégie
*# Gigue en Rondeau
* 2008 *Images of a City* opus 42 - an Overture
* 2011 *Bulgarian Dances Part II* opus 43
*# Lale li si, zyumbyul li si, gyul li si (Are you a tulip, a hyacinth or a rose)
*# Oi shope, shope (song from the Shopsko region)
*# Damba
* 2012 *Old Russian Romances* opus 44 - Suite for Concert Band
* 2012 *Puss in Boots* opus 45 - A Tale for Narrator and Wind Orchestra from Charles Perrault
* 2013 *Arizona* opus 46 - Overture on an Indian Folk Melody
* 2014 *Concertino for Clarinet* opus 48
* 2015 *Colorado* opus 49 - Overture on a Traditional Arapaho Folk Song
* 2015 *Symphony #1* "The Archangels" opus 50

# Gabriel, the Messenger of Light
# Raphael, the Guide of Souls
# Michael, the Prince of the Heavenly Host
# Uriel, the Time Keeper

* 2016 *Caribbean Symphonette* opus 51

# Bachata
# Salsa
# Merengue

* 2016 *Equestrian Symphonette* opus 52

# Racing trot
# Walk
# Canter and Gallop

* 2016 *The White Thrill* opus 53 - An Overture
* 2018 *Symphony #2* "Views of Edo" opus 54

# The Pagoda at Zojoji Temple
# The City Flourishing
# Temple Gardens at Nippori
# Cherry Blossoms Along the Tama River
# Senju Great Bridge

* 2020 *Symphony #3* "Urban Landscapes" opus 55

# Wrigley Building from Dawn to Noon
# Blue Silhouette
# Cloud Gate

## Referanser


## Eksterne lenker
* www.musiciansnetwork.com/