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Luigi Russolo was one of the most original personalities of Futurism – of which he was both a founder and a theorist – and this is the first major retrospective exhibition of his work. Luigi Russolo: Life and Works of a Futurist, on view at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, 39a Canonbury Square, […]

Luigi Russolo Exhibition at Mart, Italy

By Valerio Saggini - September 12, 2006June 25, 2020

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Sep

An exhibition announced as the “first large-scale anthological of [Luigi] Russolo” is something that a Futurism fanatic and Russolo worshipper like me can’t miss. Moreover, the info page at Mart’s web site said: Reconstructions of his “Noisemakers” […] will be put on show for the express purpose of enabling the public to interact with them. I […]

Manifesto of Futurist Musicians

By Francesco Balilla Pratella - April 13, 2004February 14, 2020

Representation of "L'aviatore Dro" by futurist musician Francesco Balilla Pratella.

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Apr

Francesco Balilla Pratella wrote the “Manifesto of Futurist Musicians” in 1911.

Risveglio di una Città

By Valerio Saggini - March 23, 2004June 25, 2020

Luigi RussoloRisveglio di una Città

A sample of a rebuilt Intonarumori from the only surviving fragment of “Risveglio di una città” by Luigi Russolo.

The Painting of Sounds, Noises and Smells

By Carlo Carrà - March 18, 2004June 25, 2020

Carlo Carrà - Funerali dell'anarchico Galli (1911)

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Mar

Carlo Carrà wrote “The Painting of Sounds, Noises and Smells” futursit manifesto in 1913.

The Art of Noise

By Luigi Russolo - February 22, 2004March 31, 2020

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Feb

Luigi Russolo (1885 – 1947), Italian futurist painter and musician and inventor of the “intonarumori” expounded his musical theories in 1913 in this manifesto entitled “L’arte dei rumori” (The Art of Noises) in which he presented his ideas about the use of noises in music.

Intonarumori

By Valerio Saggini - February 21, 2004June 25, 2020

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Feb

The Intonarumori were a family musical instruments invented in 1913 by italian futurist painter and musical composer Luigi Russolo. They were acoustic noise generators that permitted to create and control in dynamic and pitch several different types of noises. The Intonarumori were a family musical instruments invented in 1913 by italian futurist painter and musical composer Luigi […]