Franco Margola (Orzinuovi, Brescia, 30 October 1908 – Nave, Brescia, 9 March 1992), was a 20th-century Italian composer.
Compositions
Operas Il mito di Caino Il Titone (lost)
Symphonic works Sinfonia delle Isole, for string orchestra Il campiello delle streghe (1930) Trittico for Strings (1936-7) Arioso for Strings (1939) Notturno e Fuga for String Orchestra (1940) Teorema armonico Sei Madrigali for Strings Antiche Musiche di Virginalisti Inglesi, for Strings Sinfonia per orchestra (published by Bongiovanni in 1961)SBN.it lists a copy at Biblioteca e Archivio musicale dell'Accademia nazionale di S. Cecilia, Rome. Passacaglia per orchestra (published by Bongiovanni in 1962)
Concertos Violoncello Concerto Op. 91 (1949) Kinderkonzert No. 1 for Piano and String Orchestra (1954) Kinderkonzert No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra (1954) Partita for Oboe and Strings Little Concerto for Oboe and Strings Concerto for Oboe and Strings [Unfinished] Concertos for oboe, bassoon, horn, piano, violin, guitar, and a double concerto for violin, piano and strings.published by Edizioni Curci in 1961 in reduction.
Chamber music One quintet published in 1934.. 8 String quartets (1935-1950)Both piano quintets recorded on a 2013 (released 2014) Stradivarius CD. Quintet for Piano and Strings No. 1, dC 17 (1933)Earsense.org Quintet for Piano and Strings No. 2, dC 83 (1946) Quartet No. 7 for Flute and String Trio, dC 87 (1948) Sonatina a sei for Winds and Piano (1961) La Longobarda, for Flute, Oboe, and Piano, dC 208 (1976) Sonata a tre for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon Quattro Bagatelle for Winds Piccola Suonata for Violin and Piano (1929) Cello Sonata in E major (between 1931–45) Cello Sonata No. 3 in C major Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major (1931)The first four violin sonatas were recorded on Discover International DICD 920444 (1997). Sonata Breve (No. 3) for Violin and Piano (1937) Violin Sonata No. 4, Op. 32 No. 1 (1944) Violin Sonata No. 5, Op. 32 No. 1 (1959) Notturnino for Flute and Piano, dC 80 (1945) Duo for Flute and Viola, dC 104 (1953) Partita for Flute and Oboe, dC 115 (1956) Three Pieces for Flute and Piano, dC 116 (1957) Six Duets for Two Flutes, dC 184 (1974) Sonata No. 4 for Flute and Guitar, dC 191 (1974-5) Sonata for Flute and Piano, dC 230 (1978)Notes to "Margola: Opere per Flauto", Bongiovanni CD. .' Contrasts, for Flute and Contrabass, dC 324 (1983) Five Impressions for Flute and Guitar, dC 698 (1985?) Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano Three Pieces for Bassoon and Piano Three Impressioni for Flute in G and Piano (19??) Four sonatas for Flute and Guitar (1974, 75)
Piano Solo Burlesca, dC 1 (1928) Danza a Notturno, dC 3 Il Cieco di Lorolenko, dC 7 (1929) Tarantella-Rondò, dC 24 (1938) Piccola Rapsodia d'Autunno, dC 28 (1941) Valzer, dC 36 (1934) Leggenda, dC 39 (1938) Preludio in Do, dC 52 (1938) Toccata, dC 55 (1938) Sonata a Domenico Scarlatti, dC 60 (1944) Preludio in La, dC 64 (1940) Sonatina per Pianoforte, Op. 26, dC 71 (1942) Mosaico, dC 95 (1952) Sei Sonatine Facili, dC 108 Tre Pezzi, dC 111 (1955) Quattro Sonatine, dC 112 Prima Sonata per Pianoforte, dC 113 (1956) Seconda Sonata per Pianoforte, dC 117 (1957) Terza Sonata per Pianoforte, dC 118 (1957) Sonata Quarta per Pianoforte, dC 122 (1958) Danza e Notturno, dC 123 Quindici Pezzi Facili, dC 160 (1970) Altri Quindici Pezzi Facili, dC 179 (1973) [Senza Titolo], dC 188 Primavera, dC 189 (1989) Bagatella, dC 215 (19??) Improvviso, dC 248 (1979) Quinta Sonata per Pianoforte, dC 308 (1982) Omaggio ad Uno frai i Più Grandi Musicisti 'Italiani d'Italia', dC 329 (1984) [Senza Titolo], dC 616 [Senza Titolo], dC 617 [Senza Titolo], dC 619 [Senza Titolo], dC 622 [Senza Titolo], dC 623 [Senza Titolo], dC 626 [Senza Titolo], dC 627 [Senza Titolo], dC 628 Allegro con brio, dC 639 Mazurka, dC 641 Moderato, dC 642 Moderato, dC 643 Saltarello, dC 644
Solo Guitar Sonata prima Sonata seconda Sonata terza Sonata quarta Sonata quinta Sei Bagatelle Trittico Meditativo Ballata Caccia Ultimo Canto Otto Miniature Due Studi
References
Further reading Cresti, Renzo (1994). Linguaggio musicale di Franco Margola. Milano: G. Miano. . Contains a worklist (pp. 63–78).