This catalogue lists selected works by Francesco Accolla across theatre, radio, film, television, concert music, electroacoustic music, immersive performance, and recorded and broadcast media. It is a work in progress and is documented by contemporary sources, including the New York Public Music Library, the Eastman School of Music Library Archive, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, the Tuscan Radio Archive, Radiocorriere, RAI programme listings, and institutional archives; it will be updated as further documentation is recovered and verified.
Electroacoustic Music and Immersive Performance
Chemical Angels (1998)
For piano and tape/electronics.
Performed by Gabriela Lena Frank at the Midwest Composers Symposium, Center for New Music, University of Iowa.
Credits
- Piano: Gabriela Lena Frank
- Electronics/tape: Francesco Accolla
Frazioni (c. 1990)
Electroacoustic work documented in the New York Public Library, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, within the Jacob Druckman collection of noncommercial sound recordings.
Documentation
- New York Public Library, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, Jacob Druckman collection.
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PhonoSphere – The Tale of Water (2026)
Interdisciplinary performance work for piano, spoken text, live electronics, field recordings and visuals. Premiered at Teatro Foce, Lugano, with pianist Isabella Libra.
Credits
- Concept, composition, sound design and texts: Francesco Accolla
- Piano: Isabella Libra
- Live electronics: Francesco Accolla
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Music for Film, Television, Radio and Recorded Media
Traversées (1984)
Film directed by Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud.
Credits
- Director: Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud
- Music: Francesco Accolla
- Cast: Julian Negulesco, Éva Darlan, and Fadhel Jaziri
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Cavalleria rusticana (1983)
Television adaptation directed by Memè Perlini, based on Giovanni Verga.
Credits
- Text: Giovanni Verga
- Direction: Memè Perlini
- Music: Francesco Accolla
- Principal performers: Massimo Ranieri, Lina Sastri, Ida Di Benedetto
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Ferrovia sopraelevata (c. 1980)
RAI radio drama based on Dino Buzzati’s text, directed by Gilberto Visentin and recorded at the RAI studios in Turin. This radio production is distinct from Luciano Chailly’s earlier operatic version of the same Buzzati title.
Credits
- Text: Dino Buzzati
- Direction: Gilberto Visentin
- Music: Francesco Accolla
- Principal performers: Giustino Durano, Attilio Corsini, Giampaolo Saccarola
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Il fascino dell’insolito – Castigo senza delitto (1982)
Episode of the RAI television series Il fascino dell’insolito.
Credits
- Text / adaptation: Ray Bradbury, Roberto Giardina, Fabio Piccioni
- Direction: Fabio Piccioni
- Music: Francesco Accolla
- Production design: Mario Di Pace
- Principal performers: Pippo Davi, Corrado Gaipa, Marisa Reichlin
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Radio plays by Ida Bassignano (1977)
Series of radio plays written and directed by Ida Bassignano, recorded in June 1977 and documented in the catalogue of the Tuscan Radio Archive.
Works documented
- Circe remota — recorded 13 June 1977
- Le signorine — recorded 10 June 1977
- Letti di collegio — recorded 6 June 1977
- Mary e Linda Poppins — recorded 13 June 1977
- Cortigiane in fiamme — recorded 11 June 1977
- Casalinghe inquiete — recorded 13 June 1977
- Miss Mancini, istitutrice — recorded 13 June 1977
- I dodici tè della signora Costello — recorded 13 June 1977
- Letti d’ospizio — recorded 13 June 1977
- Zia Selindia ed io — recorded 9 June 1977
Credits
- Written and directed by: Ida Bassignano
- Music: Francesco Accolla
- Medium: Radio drama
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Vaudeville d’Antan (1978)
Vaudeville d’Antan, by Gerardo Guccini, was presented on Radiotre in April 1978 as part of Nove Autori Italiani, from Teatro in Trastevere, Rome, in collaboration with I.D.I. The play had received recognition at the Premio Riccione in 1977, where it was awarded the Premio Paolo Bignami.
The production was directed for the stage by Gilberto Visintin and performed by members of the Cooperativa Teatrale Attori e Tecnici, including Patrizia Masi, Attilio Corsini and Giampaolo Saccarola. I composed the music for the production, which belongs to my late-1970s work across theatre and RAI radio.
Credits
- Text: Gerardo Guccini
- Theatrical direction: Gilberto Visintin
- Music: Francesco Accolla
- Cast: Patrizia Masi, Viviana Tomolo, Maria Sciacca, Riccardo Barbero, Claudio Dani, Franco Bergesio, Fabio Maraschi, Attilio Corsini, Giampaolo Saccarola
- Company: Cooperativa Teatrale Attori e Tecnici
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Cartoline d’Italia (late 1970s, to be confirmed)
RAI radio programme for which Francesco Accolla composed the theme music. Further documentation is being sought to confirm broadcast dates, production details and archival references.
Credits
- Programme: Cartoline d’Italia
- Broadcaster: RAI
- Theme music: Francesco Accolla
Classical Age – CAM CML 192 (1984/1985)
CAM library/promotional LP including three tracks credited to Francesco Accolla: Dolce Intermezzo, Corridoio and Romanza d’Epoca. The album also includes works by other composers active in Italian film and television music, including Ennio Morricone and Luis Bacalov.
Tracks by Francesco Accolla
- Dolce Intermezzo
- Corridoio
- Romanza d’Epoca
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Il mangiafiabe (1980s)
A series of illustrated children’s storybooks with accompanying audio cassettes published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Francesco Accolla composed, arranged and directed music for titles in the series.
Selected titles
- Evviva Messer Lalontra
- Storie della buonanotte di Mamma Topi
Credits
- Publisher: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore
- Music composed, arranged and directed by: Francesco Accolla
- Narration / voices: Rossella Izzo, Gruppo Trenta
Music for the Stage
Amleto (c. 1972)
Stage music for a production associated with Carlo Alighiero and Elena Cotta. Further details and documentation to be verified.
Credits
- Direction: Carlo Alighiero
- Music: Francesco Accolla
- Principal performers: Elena Cotta and others to be confirmed
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Edipo (1974–1975)
After Seneca. Produced by A.T.A. Associazione Teatrale Attori and documented in Teatro Stabile di Torino – Proposte e Informazioni, stagione 1974/75.
Credits
- Text: Seneca
- Direction: Aurelio Pierucci
- Stage music: Francesco Accolla
- Principal performers: Carlo Alighiero, Elena Cotta, Vittorio Ciccocioppo
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Caligola (1976)
Written by Alfio Valdarnini and directed by Aldo Trionfo at Teatro Parioli, Rome. Francesco Accolla composed the stage music and performed live piano on stage.
Credits
- Text: Alfio Valdarnini
- Direction: Aldo Trionfo
- Stage music / live piano: Francesco Accolla
- Cast: Aldo Reggiani, Osvaldo Ruggieri, Lorenza Guerrieri
- Set: Giorgio Panni
- Costumes: Aldo Buti
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Collaborations with Memè Perlini
Il mercante di Venezia (1980)
By William Shakespeare, directed by Memè Perlini at Teatro Eliseo, Rome.
Credits
- Text: William Shakespeare
- Direction: Memè Perlini
- Stage music: Francesco Accolla
- Cast: Paolo Stoppa, Anna Buonaiuto, Edoardo Siravo, Tonino Accolla, Sergio Castellitto, Ennio Fantastichini and others
- Set and costumes: Antonello Aglioti
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John Gabriel Borkman (1981)
by Henrik Ibsen
Credits
Title: John Gabriel Borkman
Author: Henrik Ibsen
Medium: Television (RAI)/Theatre
Role: Composer (Original Music)
Music: Francesco Accolla
Director: Memè Perlini
Translation: Claudio Magris
Principal Cast: Magda Mercatali, Fiammetta Baralla, Ilaria Occhini, Massimo Foschi, Walter Mramor, Maria Elena Viani, Vittorio Congia, Marianella Laszlo.
Cavalleria rusticana (1983)
Television adaptation directed by Memè Perlini, based on Giovanni Verga.
Credits
- Text: Giovanni Verga
- Direction: Memè Perlini
- Music: Francesco Accolla
- Principal performers: Massimo Ranieri, Lina Sastri, Ida Di Benedetto
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Concert Music
La Bella Addormentata (1977)
For voice and chamber ensemble.
Recorded by Maria Monti on the RCA Italiana album Muraglie.
Credits
- Text: Giordano Falzoni
- Music: Francesco Accolla
- Voice: Maria Monti
- First recording: Muraglie (RCA Italiana, 1977)
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Documentation
- Original RCA LP label
- Original LP sleeve
Too Blues (1991)
For woodwind quintet.
Documentation
- Jacob Druckman Papers, New York Public Library.
Foglio d’album (1991)
For violin, B-flat clarinet and piano.
Documentation
- Jacob Druckman Papers, New York Public Library.
Il giardino di Hamdis (1996)
For soprano and mixed ensemble.
Documentation
- Jacob Druckman Papers, New York Public Library.
Ganga – to the Victims of Sarajevo
For orchestra.
Documentation
- Eastman School of Music Library Archive.
Choral Music
Psalm 33 (1994)
For mixed chorus, percussion, and free-bass ensemble. Honourable Mention, International Choral Composition Competition, Roger Wagner Center for Choral Studies, Los Angeles.
Credits
- Text: Psalm 33
- Music: Francesco Accolla
- Forces: Mixed chorus, percussion, and free-bass accordion
Recognition
Honourable Mention, International Choral Composition Competition, Roger Wagner Center for Choral Studies, Los Angeles.
