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'''Niccolò Castiglioni''' (17 July 1932 – 7 September 1996) was an Italian composer, pianist, and writer on music.

Castiglioni was born and raised in [[Milan]], where he began studying piano at the age of 7. He received his performer's diploma from the [[Milan Conservatory]] in 1952, and graduated there in composition in 1953. His student compositions were marked by Stravinsky's neo-classicism, but after graduation his style changed under the influence of the Second Viennese School. His interest in [[twelve-tone technique]] was joined with musical-political engagement, though this was short-lived. The ''Impromptus I–IV'', identified by the composer as his first true opus, abandoned these [[Expressionist music|expressionistic]] tensions, and these four short pieces exhibit a close relationship to Webern's aphoristic style, while also moving closer to the European avant garde. Personal contact with [[Luciano Berio]] at the RAI electronic music studio in Milan also influenced Castiglioni's direction at that time, and his attendance at the [[Darmstädter Ferienkurse]] completed this development.{{r|GroveDict2001_Castiglioni}}

During the years 1958 to 1965 he taught at the Darmstadt Summer Courses. From 1966 to 1970 he taught [[musical composition|composition]] as composer-in-residence at [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|SUNY Buffalo]] (1966), visiting professor at the [[University of Michigan]] in [[Ann Arbor]] (1967), Regent Lecturer in composition at the [[University of California at San Diego]] (1968), and professor of the history of Renaissance music at the [[University of Washington]] in [[Seattle]] (1969–70).

Following his return to Italy in 1970, he eventually resumed teaching composition at the conservatories of [[Trento|Trent]] (1976–77), Milan (1977–89), [[Como]] (1989–91) and Milan once again (1991–96). Among his many students are Armando Franceschini, [[Giampaolo Testoni]] and Carlo Galante, [[Alfio Fazio]], Aldo Brizzi, [[Matteo Silva]] and [[Esa-Pekka Salonen]].

==Sources==
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<ref name=GroveDict2001_Castiglioni>{{cite book |last=Geraci |first=Antonino |date=2001 |chapter=Castiglioni, Niccolò |editor1-last=Sadie |editor1-first=Stanley |editor1-link=Stanley Sadie |editor2-last=Tyrrell |editor2-first=John |editor2-link=John Tyrrell (professor of music) |title=[[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians]] |edition=2nd |location=London |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=9780195170672}}</ref>
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