(b. 1956, Bologna).

Italian composer of mostly chamber works that have been performed in Europe and elsewhere; he is also active as a flutist.

Mr. Galante studied composition and flute at the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini in Bologna, where he earned a diploma in flute in 1979. He also studied at the Università degli Studi in Bologna, where he earned a degree in philosophy, and at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich, where he earned a diploma in 1982.

His music has been performed in France, Italy, Japan, and the USA.

As a flutist, he has performed contemporary music in Austria, Italy and the USA.

His primary publishers are Casa Sonzogno and Falls House Press.

SELECT LIST OF WORKS

ORCHESTRAL:

March in Paris, flute, string orchestra, 1998

Fibonacci, string orchestra, 2002

CHAMBER MUSIC:

Vertigo, flute, live electronics, 1992

North by Northwest, flute, piano, 1995

Foggy Frames, flute, guitar, 1996

Mir Shalom, flute, oboe, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1996

Skate Sketches, oboe, 1997

Scirocco, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1998

Babbio a Piscità, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1998

Ciaccona di Dario, flute, fixed media, live electronics, 2001

CHORAL:

Larjines, mixed chorus, flute, clarinet, double bass, percussion, 2002

FILM SCORE (DIRECTOR):

Primo Carnera, flute, cello, vibraphone, 2000 (Fabrizio Varesco)

SCORE FOR SILENT FILM:

The Great Train Robbery, flute, violin, cello, percussion, 2001 (for The Great Train Robbery by Edwin Stanton Porter)

DISCOGRAPHY

Linea d'Ombra (various works). Emilio Galante, flute (Scatola Sonora, 1993)

Doppio Sogno (various works). Emilio Galante, flute (Scatola Sonora, 1996)

Sciare di Fuoco (various works). (BMG Ricordi, 1999)

Primo Carnera. (Velut Luna, 2002)