Giorgio Nottoli

Teaching activities

He was professor of electronic music at the Conservatory of Frosinone "L.Refice" from 1974 until 2003.

He was Professor of Electronic Music at the Conservatory of Rome "Santa Cecilia" from 2004 until 2013. At this Institute from 2006 to 2013, he served continuously in charge of coordinating the Department's "New Technologies and Music". Always at the Conservatory in Rome, he was a member of the Academic Council from 2010 to 2013.

From 1999 to 2006 he was Professor of Electronic Music at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata". He has held this position for the Faculty of Arts, as part of the degree course in "History, Science and Techniques of Music and Performing Arts". Since 2007 he is professor of history, analysis and electroacoustic composition at the Second University of Rome "Tor Vergata" for the Faculty of Engineering as part of the "Master in Sonic Arts."

Compositions

The major part of his works are realized by means of electro-acoustic media both for synthesis and processing of sound. The objective is to make timbre the main musical parameter and a "construction unit" through the control of sound microstructure. In the works for instruments and live electronics, the aim of Giorgio Nottoli is to extend the sonority of the acoustic instruments by means of complex real time sound processing.

The works from 1972 to 1978 are built by means of analog or hybrid equipment largely designed by the author, among them:

The work made since 1980 are built by means of digital systems such as the WS-8 (designed by the author, 1978–79), among them:

The works made since 1992 use as sound generator and processor the microchip ORION (designed by the author, 1988–90), among them:

Performing

His works have been performed at national and international events including the Teatro alla Scala (Milan) 2000 The Music Workshop (Milan) 2002 Music Weeks Academy Chigiana 1996 Festival of New Consonance (Rome) 2007 Music Festival Portrait (Rome) from 1979 to 2006, the Estate Romana (Rome), American Academy of Rome 2006, the concert season at the University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 2004, Festival Syntèse (Bourges) 2006 ICMC (International Computer Music Conference) 2005, MIPCM (Malta International Project in Computer Music) 1997 Goethe Institut Rom 2006 Teatro Massimo (Palermo) 2003 Festival SonoImagenes 2007 (Buenos Aires), EMUfest S.Cecilia 2008-9-10-11-12-13 (Rome), Sconfinarte Festival 2009 (Teatro Dal Verme, Milan, Italy), Festival Musicacoustica 2009 (Beijing). Phonos Festival 2009 (Barcelona), Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, 2010, Meeting / concert Compose electronic music today 2010-11-12-13 (Milan), Monaco Electroacoutique 2011-2012-2013 (Principality of Monaco), Forme del suono 2012–2014 (Conservatory of Latina), NYCEMF(New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival) 2015.

Researches

As part of the researcher Giorgio Nottoli has designed and implemented numerous systems for the synthesis and processing of sound using various technologies, from analog circuits to the design of digital integrated circuits specific to utilize music, among them:

WS-8 (synthesizer waveform varying in time, 1977).

ASF (Audio Synthesis Family: set of 3 chips for additive synthesis and frequency modulation, 1984–87, together with Francesco Galante, produced by Texas Instruments in 1985–87).

ORION (1988–90): A system for the synthesis / sound integrated on a single chip than 200,000 transistors based on highly parallel architecture fully microprogrammable (made by Sierra Semiconductor in 1990).

Mixtral (1996–97) for audio, geared specifically to the applications of mixing desks, effect processing, and sound spatialization in partnership with Charlie Lab of Mantua.

From 1997 to 2004 he coordinated, together with Prof. Mario Salerno and Prof. Giovanni Costantini, the design of the experimental system for the synthesis and sound processing circuits Saiph at the Laboratory of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Rome"Tor Vergata".

In the first decade of 2000, has designed and developed three technology VST and AU plug-ins:

Synth4A, software simulation of the famous 4A system designed by Giuseppe di Giugno (IRCAM 1977). Made for educational purposes has also been used in the production of electronic and electro-acoustic compositions).

CharlieVerb, reverberation unit that has innovative features such as architecture and management of the control parameters. Designed for the professional audio industry segment, was used in the creation of numerous electronic and electro-acoustic compositions by many composers.

Texture, synthesizer-based "granulation of the spectral range." Designed by Prof. Nottoli, was developed in collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Rome "Tor Vergata". The plugin Texture has been presented at numerous conferences both nationally and internationally. Aspects of technical / scientific and music of these systems have been presented in exhibitions and conferences including: ICMC (International Computer Music Conference), AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention, JIM (Journées d'Informatique Musicale), CIM (Conference Computer Music), "Understanding and creating music" (Faculty of Mathematics of the Second University of Naples).

In 1977, he received a fellowship from the National Research Council on the implementation of a system-oriented computer-aided electronic music composition. This appointment was extended for four years, until 1981, was carried out at the group of Electroacoustic and Environmental Acoustics Institute of Acoustics "OMCorbino", CNR, Rome, directed by prof. Paolo Giua.

In 1983 he founded, together with other musicians and researchers, SIM Srl (Society for Computer Music) in Rome, of which he was president until 1989.

From 1990 to 1992 he coordinated the Laboratory of Research and Development of the company ORLA spa (Recanati) developing the application phase of the microchip Orion Rigel and designing the operating system, software architecture dedicated to real-time control systems for the synthesis sound.

From 1993 to 1995 he collaborated with the institute IRIS (Institute for Research for Industry and the Performing Arts) Paliano for whom he carried out research and coordination in the design of advanced electronic systems for computer music. Since 1996 he has collaborated with various research and development which has developed various systems and algorithms for the processing of audio signals. During the early stages of research, design and development of methods and algorithms related to systems for computer music has collaborated with the following universities:

Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the First University of Rome "La Sapienza" University, Faculty of Mathematics, Second University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Department of Physics of the First University of Rome. "La Sapienza", Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Second University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Ancona. Faculty of Arts of the Second University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Faculty of Mathematics, Second University of Naples.

As part of these collaborations followed numerous dissertations and as co-rapporteur. Over ten Thesis in Electrical Engineering had as its object the results of research and development produced by the same Prof. Nottoli.

In 1996, he held, along with Richardo Santoboni the course in electronic music at the 'Accademia Chigiana di Siena.

EMUFest

In 2007–2008, he created EMUfest "International Festival of Electroacoustic Music at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia" and, from 2008 to 2013, he coordinated the creation of the first six editions of the event, which consists of over 16 concerts with over 100 performances for Each edition.

Discography