Franco Evangelisti

The Profile

Franco Evangelisti (1926–1980) was an Italian composer and a pioneer of electronic and avant‑garde music. Active in Darmstadt circles and a member of the Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza, he explored silence, timbral deformation, chance, and graphic notation.

Born in Rome in 1926; attended the Darmstadt New Music seminars (1952–1960); associated with Varèse, Stockhausen, Boulez, and Nono; member of Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza with Ennio Morricone; recognized as a pioneer of electronic music. Techniques emphasized include structured silences, timbral deformation, performer freedom, and precise graphic scores. Edition RZ issued a 1998 double album of his complete works.

Franco Evangelisti emerges in these reviews as a key Italian figure in electronic and avant‑garde composition and a member of Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza. A featured double album on Edition RZ compiles his complete works, highlighting silence, timbral deformation, and graphic scores. Notable pieces discussed include Proiezioni sonore, Incontri di fasce sonore, Aleatorio, and Die Schachtel.