Vanni Moretto

Works

1989
Tip-Toe for mezzosoprano, baritone and actor - Honour mention at Competition "Valentino Bucchi", Rome
Lieder, exercises of style, for piano and voice, on texts of Goethe, Gruppe, Hesse, Anonimo and Trakl.
1990
Passacaglia Verde for double-bass solo. 1st performance: Bergamo - Teatro Donizetti, 9 April 1990.
1991
Tema, for orchestra. 1st performance: Milan, Sala Verdi, V. Parisi, RAI Symphonic Orchestra, 26 June 1991. Published by Sonzogno. Listen to fragment 1 [mp3 - 1.1 MB] Listen to fragment 2 [mp3 - 2.4 MB]
1992
Comme une pierre dans l'eau, for clarinet, harp and cello - 1st Prize, International Composition Competition "Fiumara d'arte". 1st performance: Catania, September 1992. Recorded on CD.
1993
Lune, for harp's quartet. 1st performance: Milan, September 1993.
Pinocchio suite, for student's orchestra.
1994
Diario di un bambino italiano in Tibet, for piano - 1st Prize, Competition "Il bambino e il suo strumento", Grugliasco. Published by Rugginenti.
Flowers, for clarinet and piano. Honour mention at Competition "Oltre l'avanguardia", Torino. 1st performance: Torino, Teatro san Filippo 13, January 1995. Published by Rugginenti.
Il Pesciolino Grigio, for flute, clarinet, harp and piano - 2nd Prize, International Composition Competition for children "Suoni di Fiaba" in Sàrmede. 1st performance: Castelfranco Veneto, 8 december 1994. Published by Bèrben.
Quattro Movimenti, for chamber orchestra - 3rd Prize, National Composition Competition "G. Petrassi", Parma. 1st performance: Teatro Regio di Parma, M. Bonifacio, 3 november 1994. Published by Ricordi. Listen to the finale of the fourth movement [mp3 - 2.4 MB]
Sonata per un pomeriggio d'autunno, for clarinet and bassoon - Honour mention at the Competition "Valentino Bucchi".
Tre fantasie notturne for piano.
L'ombra, for cello and flute's orchestra. 1st performance: Torino, Galleria d'arte moderna, 18 november 1994.
1995
Nanosonata, for cello solo. Published by Sonzogno.
Iron, for cello and prepared piano.
The silence of Bikini, for viola da gamba and harpsichord. 1st performance: Milan, San Maurizio, October 1996.
Cinque piccole fantasie, for piano. 2nd Prize, Primo Concorso Nazionale di Composizione per l'infanzia "J. Brahms" 1994. Published by Rugginenti.
1997
Agrimony, for violin and harp. 1st performance: Milano, Palazzina Liberty, Marco and Cristina Bianchi. Listen to the finale [mp3 - 1.5 MB]
Upon one note, for orchestra. 1st performance: Accademia Chigiana, Siena.
Il lupo gentile, for cello, piano and actor. On text by native americans's children. Published by Sonzogno.
Rock Rose, for cello and chamber orchestra.
Kangaroo, for cello and piano. Published by Rugginenti.
Vita da bambino, for two violins. 1st Prize, Competition "Il bambino e il suo strumento", Grugliasco. Published by Sonzogno.
1998
Rock Water, for orchestra.
Notturno, for quartet of viola da gamba. 1st performance: Milan, S. Maurizio.
Cronaca di una giornata estiva, for piano. Published by Sonzogno.
Sette pezzi per sette scale, for piano. Published by Rugginenti.
Spazio, for soprano and quartet of viola da gamba. 1st performance: Milan.
1999
Gli elementi, for piano. Published by Sonzogno.
Notturno II, for gamba's quartet. 1st performance: Milan.
Maria, on a text of Novalis, for consort of viola da gamba and soprano leggero.
2000
Musica Minima, suite for string orchestra. 1st performance: Milan - Orchestra of Civica Scuola di Musica directed by Carlo De Martini. Listen to the first movement [mp3 - 1.4 MB]
Listen to the second movement [mp3 - 3.8 MB]
Listen to the third movement [mp3 - 1.9 MB]
Listen to the fourth movement [mp3 - 3 MB]
Listen to the fifth movement [mp3 - 4.1 MB]
Trouble in the Jungle, for orchestra, toy's instruments and bird-calls. 1st performance: Biennale di Venezia, Orchestra della Fenice.
2001
Il Principe delle Stelle, Opera in tre atti e un Prologo su libretto di Giuseppe Scuto. 1st performance: Siena, Teatro dei Rozzi. Download score of II scene - Act III [pdf - 220.1 KB]
Genova, for choir and string orchestra on a text of G. Scuto. 1st performance: Pescara, August 2001.
Resta, sofferenza, for choir and string orchestra on a text of G. Ungaretti.
2002
Le Telefughe, Fugues on television's themes from eighties, for string quartet or string orchestra. Download score of Bat-fuga [pdf - 46.5 KB]
Listen to Fuga Conclusiva [mp3 - 2.7 MB]
Listen to Bat-fuga (MIDI file) [mp3 - 1.2 MB]
Migraine, for piano.
Natale 2002, for choir. 1st performance: Cesano Boscone, "Musica Laudantes" choir, 21 December 2002.
2003
Modus Mutandi, for organ and soprano sax. 1st performance: Festival Voor de wind, Amsterdam. 1st Prize at Composition Competition "Rocco Rodio". Listen Modus Mutandi [mp3 - 12.1 MB]
Tre Bagatelle, for two violins. Recorded on CD, winter 2004.
Lilliput, short piece for string orchestra.
Il Filobus, Opera in un unico atto, inspired by a tale of G. Rodari. Download score of III and IV scene [pdf - 243.1 KB]
2004
Oronero, for soprano sax and marimba.
Danza notturna degli spiriti del bosco, for small children's orchestra.
Fâs la nane, for female choir, on a traditional Friuli's text
La tavola degli elementi - 1st and 2nd period - for duo trio or quartet of any instrument. Download score of Lythium for trio [pdf - 81.8 KB]
Listen to Lythium for three instruments (MIDI file) [mp3 - 13.2 KB]
Listen to Lythium for five instruments (MIDI file) [mp3 - 16.5 KB]
Musica a una dimensione, for cello and double-bass, or viola and cello.
2005
Zart, for classical orchestra with original instruments. 1st performance: 22 January, Cappella Bramantesca, 2006. Listen Zart [mp3 - 4.6 MB]
"Il fiero pasto", su tre Sonetti di S. Boccardi, for countertenor, strings and harpsichord. Listen Il fiero Pasto [mp3 - 6 MB]
Listen Solo bianca รจ la nuvola [mp3 - 5 MB]
Listen La Bestia [mp3 - 3.7 MB]
2006
Les Elements Anciens et Modernes Suite per archi nello spirito di Telemann. 1st performance: 11 March, Palazzina Liberty, 2007.