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Piero Scaruffi (born in Trivero, Italy, in 1955), is an Italian-American music writer. He has also published poetry books in Italy.
He has published books on the history of rock music, avant garde music, jazz, and modern popular music. His A History of Rock Music (2003) spans 50 years of the genre. Since 2003 all his books are self-published. His writings on music are hosted online [1] on his website, scaruffi.com, and include a history of jazz and a history of modern classical music. The website, especially its music section, was the subject of an article in the New York Times on October 15, 2006.[2]
He chaired the Big Bang conference of June 2008 at UC-Berkeley [3].
Books
- Scaruffi, Piero. (1998). Dialogo Degli Amanti/ Dialogue of the Lovers. Lacaita, Italy. Poetry
- Scaruffi, Piero. (1996). Il Terzo Secolo/ The Third Century. Feltrinelli, Italy. Essays on the USA
- Scaruffi, Piero. (1991). La Fabbrica del Pensiero/ The Factory of Thought. La Stampa, Italy. Non-fiction
- Scaruffi, Piero. (1991). L'Ultimo/ The Last One. Il Salice, Italy. Poetry
- Scaruffi, Piero. (1991). A Guide to Avantgarde Music. Arcana, Italy.
- Scaruffi, Piero. (1991). La Mente Artificiale/ The Artificial Mind. Angeli, Italy.
References
- ^ Scaruffi's music reviews, Musica
- ^ Morrell, Dan (2006-10-15). "The Greatest Web Site of All Time". The New York Times: Arts. The New York Times Company. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/15/arts/15morr.html.
- ^ Leonardo/ISAST: Leonardo Day at Berkeley Big Bang 2008
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