Franco Oppo (2 October 1935 – 14 January 2016) was an Italian composer and scholar.

Franco Oppo
Born2 October 1935 (1935-10-02)
Nuoro, Italy
Died14 January 2016 (2016-01-15) (aged 80)
Cagliari, Italy

Born in Nuoro, Oppo studied at the Conservatory of Cagliari, graduating in piano (1958), choral music and choral conducting (1960), and composition (1961).[1] Since 1965 he won several international composition competitions.[1] He was professor of composition and experimental composition at the Conservatory of Cagliari and professor of music theory at the Cagliari University.[2]

Oppo published various studies and essays, particularly about music semiology and ethnic music.[1] His studies mainly focused on aleatoric music and on testing new types of notation.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c Francesca Figus (14 January 2016). "Musica sarda in lutto: è morto a 80 anni il compositore Franco Oppo". L'Unione Sarda. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Òppo, Franco". Treccani. Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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