Severino Gazzellone (5 January 1919 – 21 November 1992), known as Severino Gazzelloni, was an Italian flutist.
Biography
He was born in Roccasecca and died in Cassino. Gazzelloni was the principal flautist with the RAI National Symphony Orchestra in Turin for 30 years and dedicatee of many works.severino gazzelloni in “Enciclopedia Italiana” – Treccani. Treccani.it (4 April 1909). Retrieved on 2012-03-09. Composers including Luciano Berio (Sequenza I for solo flute, 1958), Pierre Boulez, Bruno Maderna and Igor Stravinsky wrote pieces for him.Severino Gazzelloni in Dizionario Biografico – Treccani. Treccani.it. Retrieved on 2012-03-09.
Gazzelloni was also a flute teacher. Some of his notable pupils include jazz player Eric Dolphy, classical flautist Abbie de Quant, flautists Ann Cherry and Carol Wincenc, composer Norma Beecroft, and audio engineer Marina Bosi. Dolphy honoured Gazzelloni by naming a composition for him which he included in his 1964 Out to Lunch! album.Eric Dolphy: Gazzelloni – Jazz.com Jazz Music – Jazz Artists – Jazz News . Jazz.com (25 February 1964). Retrieved on 2012-03-09.. Notesonfranzschubert.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-09.Album Canadian Composers Portraits: Norma Beecroft Disk 2 . Farolatino.com (11 April 1934). Retrieved on 2012-03-09.
In summer 1976 he toured through Italy, performing with classical pianist Bruno Canino and a jazz combo that included Enrico Intra (piano), Giancarlo Barigozzi (tenor saxophone), Pino Presti (electric bass), Tullio De Piscopo (drums), and Sergio Farina (electric guitar).
Filmography 1980: "FF.SS." – Cioè: "...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?"
References
Bibliography Alessandra Vaccarone, Riflessi d'un flauto d'oro. Severino Gazzelloni e la letteratura flautistica contemporanea (1952-1980), Rome, Riverberi Sonori, 2002.