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Zanolini, Bruno
(b. 1945, Milan). Italian composer of orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, and
piano works that have been successfully performed throughout Europe; he is also
active as a writer.
Mr. Zanolini graduated from the
Conservatorio G. Verdi in Milan with diplomas in piano performance (1970), Italian
literature (1972) and composition (1973).
He has written about many 19th- and 20th-century
composers and has published technical studies on Johannes Brahms, Luigi
Dallapiccola and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. In addition, he has written
studies on Romantic melodrama (Gioacchino Rossini and especially Gaetano
Donizetti, a volume of which has been translated into Japanese) and post-Romantic
melodrama (Riccardo Zandonai).
Most importantly, he has researched in depth the uses of harmony and above all counterpoint techniques in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, to which he has dedicated two volumes (the first in collaboration with Renato Dionisi), considered among the most important works of recent decades, published by Edizioni Suvini Zerboni.
He is a professor of composition at the Conservatorio G. Verdi in Milan, a lecturer at many international conferences and a frequent judge at international competitions.
Edizioni Suvini Zerboni publishes most of his music.
In addition to the works listed below, Mr. Zanolini has arranged numerous
folksongs for various choruses.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail
address: bruzan.bartol@virgilio.it
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Melos, clarinet, orchestra, 1986; Sha-pe, 1988; …d’irrequieti
silenzi, 1992
CHAMBER MUSIC: Cinquecentocinque, clarinet, cello, vibraphone, 1974; Trio II, flute, bassoon, piano, 1975; Toccata, trumpet, trombone, organ, 1976;
…à la rencontre, double bass, piano,
1977; Poursuite, 8 winds, piano, 1980;
Free climb, 5 percussion, 1983; …ad solem, clarinet, 1986; Capriccio, violin, 1999; Interludio, violin, cello, piano, 2001
CHORAL: Secondo la promessa, mixed chorus, percussion, 1979; …e il cielo al mio sguardo è libero, male
chorus, 1981; Intende, mixed chorus, French
horn, trumpet, trombone, double bass, percussion, 1997; Silenzio, soprano, mixed chorus, 1998; Beati parvuli, children’s chorus, flute, harp, percussion, 2000
VOCAL: Sola, alto, 2 guitars, 1982; Nunc
est, soprano, clarinet, piano, 1984; Fides,
soprano, alto, 3 clarinets, 1995; Ninna
nanna, soprano, piano, 1996
PIANO: Tractus, 1976; Figure,
1979
(Last
updated on February 11, 2003)
