Franco Donatoni was an Italian

Italy

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 composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

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Born in Verona

Verona

Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...

, he started studying violin

Violin

The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

 at the age of seven, and frequented the local Music Academy. Later he studied at the Milan Conservatory

Milan Conservatory

The Milan Conservatory is a college of music which was established by a royal decree of 1807 in Milan, capital of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. It opened the following year with premises in the cloisters of the Baroque church of Santa Maria della Passione. There were initially 18 boarders,...

 and Bologna Conservatory.

He taught composition at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia is one of the oldest musical institutions in the world, based in Italy.It is based at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, and was founded by the papal bull, Ratione congruit, issued by Sixtus V in 1585, which invoked two saints prominent in Western...

 in Rome

Rome

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, Milan Conservatory

Milan Conservatory

The Milan Conservatory is a college of music which was established by a royal decree of 1807 in Milan, capital of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. It opened the following year with premises in the cloisters of the Baroque church of Santa Maria della Passione. There were initially 18 boarders,...

, and several other Academies and summer courses such as Darmstädter Ferienkurse and Accademia Musicale Chigiana

Accademia Musicale Chigiana

The Accademia Musicale Chigiana is a music institute in Siena, Italy. It was founded by Count Guido Chigi Saracini in 1932 as an international centre for advanced musical studies. It organises Master Classes in the major musical instruments as well as singing, conducting and composition...

 in Siena

Siena

Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...

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His compositions have been conducted by Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado

Claudio Abbado, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , is an Italian conductor. He has served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Vienna State Opera,...

, Pierre Boulez

Pierre Boulez

Pierre Boulez is a French composer of contemporary classical music, a pianist, and a conductor.-Early years:Boulez was born in Montbrison, Loire, France. As a child he began piano lessons and demonstrated aptitude in both music and mathematics...

, Bruno Maderna

Bruno Maderna

Bruno Maderna was an Italian conductor and composer. For the last ten years of his life he lived in Germany and eventually became a citizen of that country.-Biography:...

, Salvatore Accardo

Salvatore Accardo

Salvatore Accardo is an Italian violin virtuoso and conductor.He is highly regarded for his interpretations of Paganini, J. S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, contemporary works, chamber music, and opera conducting....

, Alain Meunier

Alain Meunier

Alain Meunier is a French cellist.Meunier was born in Paris, the third child among four siblings. Starting the cello at the age of 13 and received premier prix in chamber music at 15 and in cello at 16...

, and many others.

At least three generations of composers studied with Donatoni. Among the Italian ones: Matteo D'Amico, Roberto Carnevale

Roberto Carnevale

Roberto Carnevale is an Italian composer, pianist and conductor.- Biography and career :Born in Catania, he started studying piano at the age of seven. He took a degree in Arts at the University of Catania and he attended the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena...

, Giulio Castagnoli

Giulio castagnoli

Giulio Castagnoli is an Italian composer.Castagnoli graduated in literature , piano and composition before postgraduate degrees in composition at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg with Brian Ferneyhough , and at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Franco Donatoni...

, Ivan Fedele, Sandro Gorli, Luigi Manfrin, Giorgio Magnanensi, Luca Mosca, Riccardo Piacentini

Riccardo Piacentini

Riccardo Piacentini is an Italian composer and pianist.- Biography :He graduated in 1980 in Composition and Piano at Turin and Alessandria Conservatories, as well as in Literature and Music History at Turin University with a thesis on the orchestral works of Goffredo Petrassi...

, Fausto Romitelli

Fausto Romitelli

Fausto Romitelli was an Italian composer.-Life and career:Romitelli studied composition at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan and subsequently took part in courses at the Accademia Chigiana di Siena with Franco Donatoni and at the Scuola Civica di Milano...

, Riccardo Nova, Giuseppe Sinopoli

Giuseppe Sinopoli

-Biography:Sinopoli was born in Venice, Italy, and later studied at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice under Ernesto Rubin de Cervin and at Darmstadt, including being mentored in composition with Karlheinz Stockhausen...

, Alessandro Solbiati, Piero Niro, Giovanni Verrando and among the foreigner ones: Gilles Bellemare

Gilles Bellemare

Gilles Bellemare was a Canadian politician from Quebec. He ran as a Liberal candidate in 1973 for the district of Rosemont and won with 51% of the vote. He was defeated in 1976 with 33% of the vote. He was succeeded by Parti Québécois candidate Gilbert Paquette.-Footnotes:...

, Pascal Dusapin

Pascal Dusapin

Pascal Dusapin , is a French composer born in Nancy. He is one of France's best-known living composers; his works have been performed worldwide....

, Javier Jacinto

Javier Jacinto

-Biography:Born in Pasaia in 1968, he is A Top Graduate for the Top Conservatoire of Music of San Sebastian and Top Graduate in Orchestral Conducting, as well as in Composition for the Real High Conservatoire of Music of Madrid, studying between others with Francisco Escudero and Antón García Abril...

, Magnus Lindberg

Magnus Lindberg

Magnus Lindberg is a Finnish composer and pianist. He is currently the composer-in-residence at the New York Philharmonic.-Education:...

, Pierre Kolp

Pierre Kolp

Pierre Kolp is a Belgian composer and music pedagogue, born in Cologne , 23 March 1969.-Biography:After obtaining a mathematics and science diploma, Kolp studied organ and composition , Belgium...

, Javier Torres Maldonado

Javier Torres Maldonado

Javier Torres Maldonado is a Mexican-Italian composer internationally recognized for mostly of his orchestral, chamber, vocal and electro-acoustic works.-Biography:...

, Katia Tiutiunnik

Katia Tiutiunnik

Katia Tiutiunnik is an Australian violist, scholar and composer. She is of Russian, Ukrainian and Irish descent.-Education:...

, Juan Trigos

Juan Trigos

Juan Trigos, is a Mexican Composer and Conductor, born February 26, 1965, in Mexico City.- Biography :Composer and conductor, creator of the concept Abstract Folklore. This concept is based on principles such as the primary pulsation, the resonance and the obsessive use of polyrhythmic and...

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Also the Finnish composer Esa-Pekka Salonen

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Esa-Pekka Salonen is a Finnish orchestral conductor and composer. He is currently Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London and Conductor Laureate of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.-Early career:...

 studied composition with him. Donatoni dedicated his final work, "Esa (in Cauda V)," to Salonen, after having dictated it to his assistants from his death bed, even using letters from Salonen's first name as part of the musical material. Prior to the work's world premiere with the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Los Angeles Philharmonic

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, Salonen briefly discussed the piece from the stage: while at first he was too sad to conduct it, he ultimately found joy and affirmation in the piece, noting, "my old teacher's message to me, something like 'Carry on, son, it will be OK.' "

Donatoni died in Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

 in 2000, after dictating his last work, "Esa," to his students.

Works

• Quartet no. 1, for string quartet
  String quartet
  A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
  
   (1950)
• Concerto for Orchestra
  Orchestra
  An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
  
   (1951)
• Il libro dei Sette Sigilli, biblical cantata for soli, horn
  Horn (instrument)
  The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
  
   and orchestra (1951)
• Recitativo e allegro for violin and piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
   (1951)
• Concertino, for 2 horns, 2 trumpet
  Trumpet
  The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
  
  s, 2 trombone
  Trombone
  The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
  
  s, 4 timpani
  Timpano
  Timpano may refer to:*The Italian, Spanish and Portuguese words for eardrum*The Italian singular of Timpani*An Italian baked pasta dish, featured in the movie Big Night...
  
   and archi (1952)
• Concerto, for bassoon
  Bassoon
  The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature...
  
   and orchestra (1952)
• Sonata, for viola
  Viola
  The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
  
   solo (1952)
• Ouverture, for chamber orchestra
  Orchestra
  An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
  
   (1953)
• Symphony, for string orchestra (1953)
• Cinque pezzi, for 2 piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  s (1954)
• Divertimento, for violin
  Violin
  The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
  
  o e gruppo strumentale (1954)
• Musica, for chamber orchestra (1955)
• La lampara, ballet
  Ballet
  Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
  
   (1957)
• Tre improvvisazioni for piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
   (1957)
• Quartet no. 2, for string quartet (1958)
• Movimento, for harpsichord
  Harpsichord
  A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
  
  , piano, and 9 instruments
  Musical instrument
  A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
  
   (1959)
• Serenata, for female voice and 16 instruments, text from Dylan Thomas
  Dylan Thomas
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   (1959)
• Strophes, for orchestra (1959)
• For Grilly ("improvvisazione per sette" [improvisation for seven]), for 7 performers (1960)
• Sezioni ("Invenzione per orchestra" [inventions for orchestra]) (1960)
• Doubles, for harpsichord (1961)
• Puppenspiel I, ("Studi per una musica di scena" [studies for theatrical music]) for orchestra (1961)
• Quartet no. 3, for four-channel tape (1961)
• Per orchestra (1962)
• Quartet no. 4 (Zrcadlo), for string quartet (1963)
• Asar, for 10 string instruments (1964)
• Babai, for harpsichord (1964)
• Black and white, for 37 string instruments (1964)
• Divertimento no. 2, for strings (1965)
• Puppenspiel II, for flute
  Flute
  The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
  
   and orchestra (1966)
• Etwas ruhiger im Ausdruck, for flute, clarinet
  Clarinet
  The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
  
  , violin, violoncello, and piano (1967)
• Souvenir ("Kammersymphonie op. 18" [Chamber Symphony op. 18]), for 15 musical instrument
  Musical instrument
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  s (1967)
• Black and white II "Esercizi per le dieci dita" [Exercises for the Ten Fingers] for keyboard instruments (1968)
• Estratto for piano (1969)
• Orts ("Souvenir n. 2"), for 14 instruments and narrator ad libitum (1969)
• Solo, for string orchestra (1969)
• Doubles II, for orchestra (1970)
• To Earle, for chamber orchestra (1970)
• Secondo estratto, for harp
  Harp
  The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
  
  , harpsichord, and piano (1970)
• To Earle Two, for orchestra and instruments (1971)
• Lied, for 13 instruments (1972)
• Jeux pour deux, for harpsichord and positive organ
  Organ (music)
  The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
  
   (1973)
• Voci - Orchesterübung, for orchestra (1973)
• Espressivo, for oboe
  Oboe
  The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
  
   and orchestra (1974)
• Quarto estratto, for 8 instruments (1974)
• Duetto, for harpsichord (1975)
• Duo pour Bruno, for orchestra (1975)
• Lumen, for 6 strumenti (1975)
• Terzo estratto, for piano and 8 instruments (1975)
• Ash, for 8 instruments (1976)
• Musette per Lothar, for musette
  Piccolo oboe
  The piccolo oboe, also known as the piccoloboe, is the smallest and highest pitched member of the oboe family, historically known as the oboe musette...
  
   (1976)
• Algo, for guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
   (1977) (Written for Ruggero Chiesa and Oscar Ghiglia)
• Ali, 2 Pieces for viola solo (1977)
• Diario 76, for 4 trumpets and 4 trombone
  Trombone
  The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
  
  s (1977)
• Portrait, for harpsichord and orchestra (1977)
• Spiri, for 10 instruments (1977)
• Toy, for 2 violin
  Violin
  The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
  
  s, viola, and harpsichord (1977)
• Arie, for female voice and orchestra, texts by Omar Khayyam
  Omar Khayyám
  Omar Khayyám was aPersian polymath: philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet. He also wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, mineralogy, music, climatology and theology....
  
  , Renato Maestri, Fray Luis de León, Tiziana Fumagalli, Hafiz
  Hafiz
  Hafidh |f.]] ḥāfiẓa), literally meaning 'guardian', is a term used by Muslims in modern days for someone who has completely memorized the Qur'an.-Overview:...
  
   (1978)
• De Près, for female voice, 2 piccolo
  Piccolo
  The piccolo is a half-size flute, and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. The piccolo has the same fingerings as its larger sibling, the standard transverse flute, but the sound it produces is an octave higher than written...
  
  s and 3 violins (1978)
• Ed insieme bussarono, for female voice and piano (1978)
• About..., for violin, viola, and guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
   (1979)
• Argot, for violin (1979)
• Marches, for harp (1979)
• Nidi, for piccolo (1979)
• Clair, for clarinet (1980)
• L'ultima sera, for female voice and 5 instruments, text by Fernando Pessoa
  Fernando Pessoa
  Fernando Pessoa, born Fernando António Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa , was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic and translator described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language.-Early years in Durban:On 13 July...
  
   (1980)
• Le ruisseau sur l'escalier, for violoncello and 19 performers (1980)
• The Heart's Eye, for string quartet (1980)
• Fili, for flute
  Flute
  The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
  
   and piano (1981)
• Small, for piccolo, clarinet, and harp
  Harp
  The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
  
   (1981)
• Tema, for 12 instruments (1981)
• Feria, for 5 flute
  Flute
  The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
  
  s, 5 trumpets an organ
  Organ (music)
  The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
  
   (1982)
• Lame, for violoncello (1982)
• In cauda (in three movements), for choir
  Choir
  A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
  
   and orchestra (1982–1986),
• Abyss, for low female voice, bass flauto in C, and 10 instruments, text by Susan Park (1983),
• Ala, for violoncello and contrabass
  Contrabass
  Contrabass refers to a musical instrument of very low pitch; generally those pitched one octave below instruments of the bass register...
  
   (1983),
• Alamari for violoncello, contrabass, and piano (1983),
• Diario '83 for 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, and orchestra (1983)
• Lem, for contrabass (1983)
• Rima, for piano (1983)
• She for 3 soprani
  Soprano
  A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
  
   and 6 instruments, text by Susan Park (1983)
• Symphony, op. 63 ("Anton Webern"), for chamber orchestra (1983)
• Françoise Variationen, for piano (1983–1996),
• Atem, opera
  Opera
  Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
  
   in two movements and an intermezzo, text by Brandolino Brandolini d'Adda, Tiziana Fumagalli, Renato Maestri, and Susan Park (1984)
• Cadeau, for 11 performers (1984)
• Darkness for 6 percussionisti (1984)
• Ombra for contrabass clarinet
  Contrabass clarinet
  The contrabass clarinet is the largest member of the clarinet family that has ever been in regular production or significant use. Modern contrabass clarinets are pitched in BB, sounding two octaves lower than the common B soprano clarinet and one octave lower than the B bass clarinet...
  
   (1984)
• Ronda for violino, viola, violoncello, and piano (1984)
• Omar for vibrafono
  Vibraphone
  The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....
  
   (1985)
• Sextet, for 2 violins, 2 viola
  Viola
  The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
  
  s, and 2 violoncellos (1985)
• Still for soprano leggero
  Soprano
  A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
  
   e 6 strumenti (1985)
• Eco for orchestra da camera (1985–1986)
• Arpège, for 6 instruments (1986)
• Refrain, for 8 instruments (1986)
• Ave, for piccolo, glockenspiel
  Glockenspiel
  A glockenspiel is a percussion instrument composed of a set of tuned keys arranged in the fashion of the keyboard of a piano. In this way, it is similar to the xylophone; however, the xylophone's bars are made of wood, while the glockenspiel's are metal plates or tubes, and making it a metallophone...
  
  , and celesta
  Celesta
  The celesta or celeste is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard. Its appearance is similar to that of an upright piano or of a large wooden music box . The keys are connected to hammers which strike a graduated set of metal plates suspended over wooden resonators...
  
   (1987)
• Flag, for 13 instruments (1987)
• O si ride for 12 solo voices, tesxt by Brandolino Brandolini D'Adda (1987)
• A Françoise, for piano (1988)
• Cinis, for female voice and bass clarinet
  Bass clarinet
  The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B , but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B clarinet...
  
  , testo di Gaio Licinio Calvo (1988)
• La souris sans sourire, for string quarteti (1988)
• Short, for trumpet in C (1988),
• Cloches, for 2 pianos, 8 wind instruments, and 2 percussionists (1988–1989)
• Blow, for wind quintet
  Wind quintet
  A wind quintet, also sometimes known as a woodwind quintet, is a group of five wind players . The term also applies to a composition for such a group....
  
   (1989)
• Ciglio for violin (1989)
• Frain, for 8 instruments (1989)
• Hot for sopranino or tenor saxophone
  Saxophone
  The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
  
   and 6 performers (1989)
• Midi, for flute (1989)
• Soft, for bass clarinet (1989)
• Ase (Algo II), for female voice and guitar (1990)
• Bok, for bass clarinet and marimba
  Marimba
  The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ...
  
   (1990)
• Chantal, for solo harp, flute, clarinet, and string quartet (1990)
• Cloches II, for 2 pianos (1990)
• Het, for flute, bass clarinet, and piano (1990)
• Holly, for cor anglais
  Cor anglais
  The cor anglais , or English horn , is a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family....
  
  , oboe, oboe d'amour
  Oboe
  The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
  
  , and 13 instruments (1990)
• Marches II for solo harp, 3 female voices ad libitum, 12 instruments, and 3 percussionists (1990)
• Rasch, for 4 saxophone
  Saxophone
  The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
  
  s (1990)
• Spice (Ronda n. 2) for violino/viola, clarinet in B-flat/E-flat clarinet
  E-flat clarinet
  The E-flat clarinet is a member of the clarinet family. It is usually classed as a soprano clarinet, although some authors describe it as a "sopranino" or even "piccolo" clarinet. Smaller in size and higher in pitch than the more common B clarinet, it is a transposing instrument in E, sounding a...
  
  , violoncello, and piano (1990)
• Cloches III, for 2 piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  s e 2 percussionisti (1991),
• Madrigale, for 4 choir
  Choir
  A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
  
  s of white voices and 4 percussionists, text by Elsa Morante
  Elsa Morante
  Elsa Morante was an Italian novelist, perhaps best known for her novel La storia .-Biography:...
  
   (1991)
• Refrain II, for 11 performers (1991)
• Aahiel, for mezzosoprano, clarinet, vibraphone, marimba, and piano, anonymous text (1992)
• An Angel within my Heart for female voice, 2 clarinet
  Clarinet
  The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
  
  s, and string trio, text by Susan Park (1992)
• Concerto Grosso, for orchestra and 5 electronic keyboards (1992)
• Feria II, for organ (1992),
• Feria III, for organ (1992)
• Jay, for piano, 2 trumpets, 3 horns
  Horn (instrument)
  The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
  
  , and 2 trombones (1992)
• Late in the Day (Ronda n. 3), for soprano
  Soprano
  A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
  
  , flute, clarinet, and piano, text by Michael Riviere (1992)
• Mari for marimba (1992)
• Mari II for 4 marimba
  Marimba
  The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ...
  
  s (1992)
• Nidi II, for tenor recorder (1992)
• Scaglie, for trombone (1992)
• Sincronie, for piano with accompaniment of a solo violoncello (1992)
• Sweet, for tenor recorder (1992)
• Algo II, for 2 guitars (1993)
• Ciglio II, for violine and flute (1993)
• Concertino no. 2, for 5 electronic keyboards (1993)
• Refrain III, for 14 performers (1993)
• Small II, for flute, viola, and harp (1993)
• Sweet Basil, for trombone and big band
  Big band
  A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
  
   (1993)
• In cauda II, for orchestra (1993–1994)
• Ciglio III, for violin and piano (1994)
• Flans, per coloratura soprano
  Soprano
  A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
  
   and 9 instruments, text by François Villon
  François Villon
  François Villon was a French poet, thief, and vagabond. He is perhaps best known for his Testaments and his Ballade des Pendus, written while in prison...
  
   (1994)
• Portal, for clarinet in B-flat, bass clarinet, E-flat clarinet, and orchestra (1994)
• Puppenspiel III for piccolo, flute, alto flute in G, and 14 performers (1994)
• Serenata II for 5 instruments (1994)
• Sincronie II for violoncello, piano, and 7 instruments (1994)
• Alfred, Alfred opera in seven scenes and six intermezzi, text by the composer (1995)
• Algo III for guitar and 23 performers (1995)
• Cinis II, for bass clarinet, marimba and percussion (1995),
• Duet no. 2, for 2 violins (1995,
• Fanfara, for brass (1995)
• Incisi, for oboe (1995)
• Luci, for flute in G (1995)
• Rasch II for 4 saxophones, vibraphone, marimba, percussion, and piano (1995)
• Triplum, for flute, oboe, and clarinet (1995)
• Algo IV for 13 instruments (1996)
• In cauda III, for orchestra (1996)
• Lame II, for 8 violoncellos (1996)
• Lem II, for contrabass and 15 instruments (1996)
• Luci II, for bassoon
  Bassoon
  The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature...
  
   and horn
  Horn (instrument)
  The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
  
   (1996)
• Refrain IV, for 8 strumenti (1996)
• Till, for corno (1996)
• Al, for mandolin
  Mandolin
  A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
  
  , mandola
  Mandola
  The mandola or tenor mandola is a fretted, stringed musical instrument. It is to the mandolin what the viola is to the violin: the four double courses of strings tuned in fifths to the same pitches as the viola , a fifth lower than a mandolin...
  
  , and guitar (1997)
• Che, for tuba
  Tuba
  The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
  
   (1997)
• Feria IV, for accordion
  Accordion
  The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
  
   (1997)
• Luci III, for string quartet (1997)
• Tell, for cor anglais (1997)
• Cerocchi 70 for clarinet, violoncello, and piano (1998)
• Elly, for clarinet, violoncello, and piano (1998)
• Fire (In cauda IV), for 4 female voices and orchestra, text by Jack Beeching (1998)
• Poll, for 13 performers (1998)
• Clair II, for clarinet (1999)
• Prom, for orchestra (1999)
• ESA (In cauda V), for orchestra (2000)

External links

• Biography by David Wright [since removed by MusicWeb International!?]
• Obituary in the Musical Times
• Recording of "Arpège", for ensemble.