Luciano Cilio (1950 – 21 May 1983) was an Italian composer and musician.[1]

Luciano Cilio
Born1950
Naples, Italy
Died21 May 1983(1983-05-21) (aged 32–33)
Milan, Italy
Occupation(s)Composer and musician

Born in Naples, Cilio recorded and released an album of minimalist music, Dialoghi del presente [it], in 1977.[2] An expanded version of the album, entitled Dell'Universo Assente was released in 2004.[3] One of his pieces, "Della Conoscenza", is featured on No. 18 of The Wire magazine's long-running series of CD compilations The Wire Tapper.

He died in Milan by his own hand at the age of 33.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ De Simone, G. [it], Luciano Cilio mi disse..., Naples: ilmiolibro, 2011, ISBN 978-88-910-4633-8
  2. ^ "Luciano Cilio, l'Assente" by Gianluca Veltri, Nazione Indiana [it], 21 January 2009 (in Italian)
  3. ^ "Dusted Reviews: Luciano Cilio – Dell'Universo Assente". Dustedmagazine.com. 4 October 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  4. ^ Whiteley, S., & Sklower, J., Countercultures and Popular Music (Farnham: Ashgate Publishing, 2014), p. 245.

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