Born in Perugia, Pedini taught himself music from the age of 13, before studying with Fernando Sulpizi at the Perugia Conservatory, Franco DonatoniinSiena and Salvatore SciarrinoinCittà di Castello. He now teaches at the Perugia Conservatory, having previously taught in Avellino, Adria and Pesaro.
Since 1980 Pedini has won prizes in numerous competitions. In 1995 his orchestral piece Il Cantico dei Cantici ("The Song of Solomon") won a prize at the "2 August" competition in Bologna. In September 1990 the RAI National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vittorio Parisi took part in the 42nd Prix Italia in Palermo, playing Pedini's Predica agli Uccelli ("Sermon to the Birds") for soprano, piano, synthesised voice, tape and orchestra on a text by Lucio Lironi and Claudio Novelli. In 1993 the RAI commissioned his dramatic oratorio Il Mistero Jacopone (the story of Jacopone da Todi, the greatest Italian poet before Dante) for four voices, baritone, medieval instruments, chorus and orchestra, performed by the RAI National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karl Martin, with the voice of Jacopone Mario Scaccia.
In 2004 the Arena di Verona Foundation commissioned and performed the ballet L'anima del Perugino ("The Soul of Perugino"). In 2005 his "Requiem" for choir, organ and strings was performed at the Kusatsu Summer Festival in Japan. In 2007 his Magnificat (grande) for children's choir and instruments was performed at La Scala in Milan.
From 1996-2003 Pedini was artistic director of Sagra Musicale Umbra, one of the oldest festivals in Europe. Works he commissioned or whose world premieres he organized include: Songs of MilarepabyPhilip Glass (1997), Grido ("Shout") by Ennio Morricone (1998) and Concerto-cantata de PerugiabyLeo Brouwer (1999). In 2004-2005 he was composer in residence for the Sagra Musicale Umbra festival.
His compositions are performed and broadcast in Italy, France, Germany, Sweden, Greece, Russia, U.S.A, Japan and other countries. They are published by Casa Musicale Sonzogno, Milano. He is also known as a painter
In 2016 he had the Premiere of "Agnus tropato" for three chorus in The United Kingdom with James Morgan Conductor and the BBC Singers[1]
From 2011 to 2016 he was president of the "Guido D'Arezzo" foundation. He also has activities in the field of fine arts.
Le Stagioni non sono più le stesse (2017) for Violin and Strings
H2O - Concerto per pianoforte e archi (2016) for piano and Strings
Works for soloists, choir and orchestra
Torneremo a camminare (1985), cantata for choir, strings and cembalo, text by Aldo Capitini
Il Mistero Jacopone (1989–1993) dramatic oratorio for four voices, baritone, medieval instruments, choir and orchestra, text by Claudio Novelli and Lucio Lironi
In Te Domine speravi ("In Thee Lord I Put My Trust") (1994–1995) for choir (or 4 solo voices), organ and chamber orchestra
Te Deum (1994–1999) for choir, children's voices, organ and orchestra
Carme millenario (1999) for choir, wind orchestra and 5 percussionists
Pater noster (2000) for tenor, choir and orchestra
Victimae paschali laudes (2000) for tenor, choir and orchestra
Requiem (2000–2003) for mixed choir, children's choir, organ and strings
Missa Liturgica (2004) for choir and strings (or solo organ)
Lyric operas and ballets
Rabarbaro, rabarbaro ("Rhubarb, rhubarb") (1982–83), opera in one act, text by Gino Viziano
Orfeo in città ("Orpheus in Town") (1996), chamber opera in one act, text by Alberto Pellegrino
Un giorno qualunque ("Some day or other") (1995–1998), opera in one act, text by Gino Viziano and Carlo Pedini
Così fan (quasi) tutte ("That's what [almost] all women do") (2001–2002), chamber-opera in one act, text by Giacomo Pedini
Il Pranzo ("The Lunch") (2002) ballet in one act for orchestra
Il Miracolo ("The Miracle") (2004) chamber opera in one act, text by Giacomo Pedini
L’anima del Perugino (2004), ballet scene for orchestra
Works for chorus (and organ or instruments)
Super flumina Babylonis ("By the Rivers of Babylon") (1988) for five-part mixed choir
Magnificat (1997), in two versions:
Magnificat (small), for seven-part female choir and bells
Magnificat (great), for seven-part female choir, bells, clarinet and string quartet
De Profundis (1999) for four-part mixed choir and four trombones
Missa brevis (De Angelis) (1999) for three-part mixed choir and organ
Veni creator spiritus (2000) for four-part mixed choir, organ and flute ad lib.
L’ironia bizzarra (2003) for six female voices and harp or piano
Ave Maris Stella (2003) for five-part mixed choir and organ
Missa Liturgica (2004) for three-part mixed choir and organ (or strings)
Agnus tropato (2011), for 3 Choirs (4 mixed voices)
San Francesco predica agli uccelli (2015), for four-part mixed choir and Vogelstimmen
Regina pacis (2017), for four-part mixed choir and piano (or Strigs)
Tu es Sacerdos (2017), for four-part mixed choir and piano (or Strigs)
Chamber music
La clessidra dai chicchi di grano ("The wheat-grain hourglass") (1983)
Il mattino della terza giornata ("The morning of the third day") (1983, texts by Beti Jordan)
Two lieder from Il mattino della terza giornata (1983, texts by Beti Jordan)
L'acciarino di Weber ("Weber's lock") (1983, for clarinet)
Gli occhi (chiari) del tempo ("The [clear] eyes of time") (1985, for clarinet and piano)
Una serata di esercitazioni campali delle termiti guerriere ("An evening of military exercises for the warrior termites") (1985–1996, for five percussionists)
Un'ipotesi di tango (1991–1995, for guitar)
Sonata for violin and piano (1995)
La nebbia di Hietzing ("Hietzing's fog") (1995) for clarinet and string quartet
Sonata da camera (1996) for violin and eight instruments (flute, clarinet, bassoon, two violins, viola, cello and double bass)
Due interludi per Orfeo ("Two interludes for Orpheus")(1997) for violin, clarinet and piano
Gino ed altri angeli ("Gino and other angels") (1997) for soprano, flute and piano
Le strade di Torquato (The streets of Torquato") (1998) for twelve percussionists
Buon Anniversario ("Happy birthday") (2001) for five winds and five strings
Vent’anni dopo ("Twenty years later") (2001) for clarinet
Canzoni profane ("Secular songs") (2003) for clarinet and string quartet
1997 - Rabarbaro rabarbaro - Soloists and Choir of the Lyric Academy of Osimo, Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana; Daniele Gatti, Conductor(Edipan-PAN-PRC-S20-53-1LP)[2]
1995 - Il Mistero Jacopone - Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Torino; Karl Martin, Conductor (Quadrivium-SCA056-1CD)
2009 - Angela da Foligno - Chor "M.Alboni"; Orchester "I Solisti di Perugia"; Marcello Marini, choir master; Carlo Pedini, conductor(Quadrivium-QUAD80005-2CD)
2010 - Te Deum / Cantico delle creature - Choir "Marietta Alboni"; Orchester "I Solisti di Perugia"; Marcello Marini, choir master; Carlo Pedini, conductor(Quadrivium-QUAD006-1CD)
2011 - Requiem - Kusatsu Festival Choir and Orchestra; Fumiaki Kuriyama, choir master; Jörg Ewald Dähler, conductor(Quadrivium-QUAD80008-1CD)
2018 - Carlo Pedini: La musica sacra - BOX with 9 CDs with the entire production of sacred music. Different musicians.(Quadrivium-SCA056, QUAD0005, QUAD006, QUAD008, QUAD00010, QUAD00011, QUAD00012)
2009 - "La Follia" in: I REPERTORI DELLA FONOTECA "ORESTE TROTTA" VOL.2 - Orchester "I Solisti di Perugia"; Carlo Pedini, Dirigent (LaMaggiore-LM121-1CD)
2018 - "Le Stagioni non sono più le stesse" - Concerto per violino e orchestra d'archi (2017) - KLK Symphony Orchestra, Marko Komonko Geige, Ferdinando Nazzaro Dirigent . (Quadrivium-Egea-records - QUAD00013-1CD)
2019 - "La Follia" für Streicher (2009) - KLK String Orchestra, Ferdinando Nazzaro direttore. (Brilliant Classics 95822-1CD)
Of eclectic interests, he public in 2012 with the Roman publishing house Cavallo di Ferro her debut novel, The sixth season , selected among the finalists at the LXVI edition of the Premio Strega.[5] Based on the structure of the Thomas Mann's novel Buddenbrooks of which replicates the structure with other original contents, The sixth season is a sort of "experiment of composition" in which the author wanted to apply the rules of musical composition to the creation of a literary text.
