Albert Patron

Alberto Patron (born in December 26th, 1969), known in America also as Albert Patron, is an Italian composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist.[1] A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, aporetic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Patron is one of the leading figures of the contemporary composition trend called "Aporetic music" as well as of the "Aporetic Philosophy". He started to publish a series of volumes on this matter with the title: "From the Aporetic Philosophy to the Aporetic Music", for the prestigious Armando publisher of Rome (Italy), actually are available the Volume 1 "Introduction", and the Volume 2 "The listener", under writings are the Volume 3 "The performer" and the Volume 4 "The composer". Critics have lauded him as one of the most innovative composers since 1990.[2][3][4] He also contributed to philosophy.

Patron is perhaps best known for his contemporary piano compositions The Ten Aporetic Tropes, composed in the late of '80 published for the Sillabe edition of Florence (Italy). The ten movements of which are the tables of the contemporary trend called Aporetic Music, or Aporetic Philosophy. The content of these compositions is meant to be perceived as the sounds of the human being and its several faceted ethical ways,[5] and the pieces became one of the most advanced utopic compositions of the last decades aimed to develope a collective social progress thru the music and philosophy. The Ten Aporetic Tropes composition was recorded in USA under the music label Albany Records firstly and then Navona Records, by a Trio with violin, cello and piano, by the afro-american international pianist prof. Lucius Weathersby. Patron played on the prepared piano (a piano with its sound altered by placing various objects in the strings), for which he wrote numerous musical pieces, the best known of which is Hapax (1995).[6]

Life

Patron was born in Pordenone, Italy. He is known as a composer, pianist, organist, committee director and professor. He graduated from different Italian Conservatories that included "Benedetto Marcello" of Venice, "Venezze" of Rovigo, "Cesare Pollini" of Padua and at the University of Padua (Italy). Patron's teachers included Giovanni Bonato and Carlo De Pirro, both known for their contemporary music in Europe. Through his studies of Greek philosophy in the late 1980s, Patron came to the idea of aleatoric or chance-controlled music Chaos, which he started composing in 1989. The I Ching, an ancient Chinese classic text on changing events, became Patron's composition tool for the rest of his life. He is Committee Director of the Italian Federation of Contemporary Composers.

Alberto Patron is the Editorial Director of the Music Book Series of the italian Publisher: Armando Editions of Rome (Italy)

Music

Patron's earliest finished works are stored in a private collection. According to the composer, the earliest works were very short pieces for piano, composed using complex procedures and lacking in "sensual appeal and expressive power."[7]

Cultural references

  • SIAE on Patron voice.
  • The Ten Aporetic Tropes for piano solo, album 1990.

References

  1. ↑ Albert Patron, Grove Art Online, Oxford University Press (accessed February 20, 2009), Grove Art Online (subscription access).
  2. ↑ The Klagenfurk Newspaper said: "He has had the innovative idea to implement ancient Greek philosophy models on the 20th century contemporary music."
  3. ↑ John, Heinz (2005). Klagenfurt Newspaper, Gustav Mahler Composer's Contemporary Competitione. Klagenfurt Press).
  4. ↑ Weathersby, Lucius R. (2001). A Journey to Albert Patron and Aporetic Music. Cincinnati Institute and University. p. 407 ("[...] Albert Patron is probably the most influential ... of all contemporary Italian Composers to date.").
  5. ↑ Weathersby 2002, 9–50.
  6. ↑ Weathersby 2002, 40: "Most critics agree that Piano Works is the finest compositions of Patron's early period."
  7. ↑ Weathersby 2002, 36.
Sources
  • United States of America, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, voice Albert Patron (Alberto Patron)
  • Cresti R., Musica presente. Tendenze e compositori di oggi, 2019, Libreria Musicale Italiana, ISBN 9788855430012 (voice: Alberto Patron)
  • Aporetic Music Website
  • The New York Public Library, JBL, 2004, Alberto Patron, voice
  • Carrara Music Publishing, Carrara, Italy
  • CIDIM, Rome, Italy, voice, Contemporary Composer, Albert Patron
  • Albany Records, USA [1]
  • Spotify, The best Christmas world songs. Song: Joyful Joy, A.Patron, 2025, USA [2]
  • «From the Aporetic Philosophy to the Aporetic Music», Armando publishing, 2025, Rome, Italy, ISBN 979125984813 {{isbn}}: Check isbn value: length (help) [3]
«From the Aporetic Philosophy to the Aporetic Music», VOLUME 2, The Listener, Armando publishing, 2026, Rome, Italy, ISBN 979125984813 {{isbn}}: Check isbn value: length (help) [4]
  • The book «From the Aporetic Philosophy to the Aporetic Music», Armando publishing, Rome, Italy, was awarded at the Italian published music books competition of «Giuseppe Verdi - letterati - 2026»[5]


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