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Gentile, Ada (b. July 26, 1947, Avezzano). Italian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and vocal works that have been performed throughout the world.
Ms. Gentile studied music at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where she obtained degrees in both piano and composition. She then had post-graduate studies in composition with Goffredo Petrassi at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome in 1975-76.
Her honors include the Award for Cultural Merit from the Polish Ministry of Culture (1988) and honorary membership in the organization Amici dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia (1997). Among her many commissions are ones from Hans Werner Henze and the Biennale München and Vatican City.
Ms. Gentile is also active in other positions. She has served as artistic director of the annual Nuovi Spazi Musicali festival in Rome, which promotes contemporary music, since 1980 and served as artistic director of the Goffredo Petrassi Chamber Orchestra from 1986-88. She then served as a member of the governing board of the Venice Biennale from 1993-97 and as artistic director of the lyric theatre V. Basso in Ascoli Piceno from 1996-99.
She has guest-lectured at universities in Poland, Spain and the USA and currently serves as vice-director of the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: ada.gentile@tin.it
Street address: Ms. Ada Gentile, Via Divisione Torino 139, I - 00143 Rome, Italy
Telephone/fax: + 390 6502 1208
Website: http://digilander.iol.it/adagentile/ (Italian only)
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola di Alcina (chamber opera, reconstruction of work by Francesca Caccini), soloists, small female chorus, mixed chorus, small orchestra, 1992; Il flauto di vertebre (piccola azione teatrale, text by Vladimir Mayakovsky [translated by I. Ambrogio]), speaker, flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, violin, percussion, 1994
ORCHESTRAL: Veränderungen, 1976; Flighty, 1982; Criptografia, viola, orchestra, 1985; Why not?, 1985; Shading, guitar, orchestra, 1988; Concertante, flute, guitar, large orchestra (78 players), 1989; Concerto (Veni Lumen Cordis), clarinet, orchestra, 1993 (version of vocal work); Adagi, string orchestra, 1993-94 (each of its three sections may be performed separately: Adagio; Adagio primo; Adagio secondo); Concerto, clarinet, orchestra, 1995; Piccolo concerto, flute, clarinet, percussion, string orchestra, 1995; Musica per scena, 1996; Adagio per un'estate, flute, string orchestra, 1998; Improvviso, string orchestra, 2000
CHAMBER MUSIC: Similarity, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, 1978; Together, clarinet, cello, 1978; Misty, flute, French horn, 1979; Quartetto I, string quartet, 1980; Bagamoyo, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, trumpet, string quartet, vibraphone, 1982; Solo, in Trio, clarinet, violin, viola, 1982; Ab imis, French horn, 1983; Come dal nulla, clarinet, 1983 (also version for bass clarinet, 1991); Quartetto II, '...ai legami e il timore...', string quartet, 1983; Quintettino, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1983; Trio, flute, clarinet, French horn, 1983; Around, flute, clarinet, viola, 1984; Flash back, flute, cello, 1984; Insight, 2 violins, viola, 1984; Small points, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1984; In un silenzio ordinato, flute, clarinet, violin, piano, 2 percussion, 1985; Perviolasola, viola, 1987; Pour Pierre-Yves, flute, 1987; Rarefatte aggregazioni, 4 guitars, 1987; Perelision, flute, clarinet, violin, percussion, 1989; Quartetto, flute, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, 1989; Canzon prima, E-flat clarinet, 3 clarinets, 1990 (version of vocal work); Quick moments, flute, guitar, 1990; Ricordando un suono, flute, clarinet, 5-string double bass, piano, 2 percussion, 1990; Landscapes of the mind, clarinet, string quartet, 1991; Dal profondo, baritone saxophone, 1992; Momenti veloci, flute, harp, 1992; Petit piece, guitar, 1994; Sax quartet, 4 saxophones, 1995; Zapping, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, 1995; Pervioloncellosolo, cello, 1996; Scaglie di mare, harp, 1996; A gift for you, clarinet, 1998; Quartetto III, string quartet, 2000; Il vasaio e l'argilla, flute, organ, 2000; Staccato dal mondo, clarinet, piano, bayan, 2003
CHORAL: Cantata per la pace, speaker, mixed chorus, large orchestra, 2000
VOCAL: Due episodi, female echo voice, organ, large orchestra (66 players), 1988; Canzon prima, female voice, 3 clarinets, 1990 (also version for E-flat clarinet, 3 clarinets); Paesaggi della mente, female voice, string quartet, 1991; Concerto (Veni Lumen Cordis), female voice, orchestra, 1993 (also version for clarinet, orchestra); Animali di Stranalandia (text by Stefano Benni), speaker, baritone saxophone, 1995; Come fiumana, speaker, string quartet, 2000; Supplica a mia madre, speaker, orchestra, 2000
PIANO: Trying, 1980; Appena accennato, 1981; Gli studietti di Betty Boop (album), 1992
HARPSICHORD: Nonsense, 1994
DISCOGRAPHY
Small points; Trio. Flavio E. Scogna/Gruppo di Roma (BMG/Ariola)
Come dal nulla (second version). Rocco Parisi, bass clarinet (DDT: 19203)
Momenti veloci; Bagamoyo; Perviolasola; Canzon prima (second version); Dal profondo; Quartetto; Landscapes of the mind. Manuel Zurria, flute; Massimo Mazzoni, baritone saxophone; Claudia Antonelli, harp; Augusto Vismara, viola; Quartetto Claravoce; Quintetto Scarponi; Ensemble Musicanovecento (Dischi Ricordi Oggi: CRMCD 1028)
Adagio; Adagio primo. Flavio E. Scogna/Orchestra Pro Arte Marche (DME Master/Marciano di Romagna)
Quartetto I-II; Similarity; Trying. Bruno Canino, piano; Quartetto Nuova Cameristica; Gruppo Musica d'Oggi (Edizioni Edi.Pan: PAN-PRC S20-60)
Canzon prima (original version). Donatella Debolini, voice; Gruppo Musica Aperta (Gruppo Editoriale Tirreno: IEM 20001)
In un silenzio ordinato. Barrie Webb/Firebird (Metier: MSV CD 92018)
Gli studietti di Betty Boop. Thomas Hlawatsch, piano (MIDI Music Actaeon)
Quartetto III. Paul Klee Quartet (NIC: 1047)
Misty. Mario Ancillotti, flute; Domenico Ceccarossi, French horn (Penta-Phon: MCF 15013)
Concerto (Veni Lumen Cordis) (second version). Paolo Lepore/Orchestra Sinfonica di Bari (Psicoanalisi Contro)
Quartetto II, '...ai legami e il timore...'. Éder Quartet (Tirreno: TIR 023)
In un silenzio ordinato. Lorraine Vaillancourt/Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (UMMUS: UMM102)
Criptografia; Shading. Luigi Sini, guitar; Augusto Vismara, viola; Isaak Karabchevsky/Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano della RAI; Lev Markiz/Orchestra A. Scarlatti di Napoli della RAI (UNIQUM/UNI: 173)
(Last updated on October 5, 2004)
