(b. 1959, Cagliari, Sardinia).
Italian composer of mostly chamber works that have been performed throughout Europe; he is also active as a pianist.
Mr. Garau studied piano with Arlette Eggmann at the Conservatorio Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina in Cagliari from 1968–77 and piano privately with Massimo Bertucci and Vincenzo Vitale in Naples in 1978–79. He studied composition with Franco Oppo at the Conservatorio Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina from 1979–90, where he also studied electroacoustic music with Nicola Bernardini from 1985–87.
As a pianist, he has given concerts throughout Europe and in South America, where he also held a series of concerts and lectures.
He is also active in other positions. As a researcher, he has investigated minimal music, the music of Sardinia and the relationship between improvisation and notation. He founded the studio for electronic music Ricercare in 1990 and the MiniM Ensemble for the performance of minimal music in 1991 and has served as its artistic director since 1991.
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE:
Trio (dance music), fixed media, Op. 21, 1996
Studio su Kafka e Beckett (music-theatre work), fixed media, 2000
relazioni (music-theatre work), fixed media, film, 2001
ORCHESTRAL:
Musica nascosta, 12 strings, Op. 2, 1989–91
c, b, a (variati), large orchestra (78 players), Op. 25, 1998
T, 11 or more strings, Op. 38, 2002
tr., piano, 11 strings, Op. 39, 2002
Aurora nel mare, Op. 42, 2003
Concerto, accordion, small orchestra, Op. 44, 2004
Io so, Op. 62, 2012
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Musica nascosta, percussion, Op. 3, 1991
Epitaffio No. 1, 3 harps, Op. 6 No. 1, 1991
Canoni, alto recorder (+ bass recorder, tenor recorder), live electronics, Op. 5, 1992
Epitaffio No. 4, electric guitar, double bass, marimba (+ vibraphone), Op. 6 No. 4, 1992
Epitaffio No. 3, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, marimba (+ vibraphone), Op. 6 No. 3, 1993
Trasparenze, 2 amplified contrabass recorders (with pedals), Op. 8, 1994
Tabulatura Nova, ricercare primo, cello, live electronics, Op. 11, 1994
i nove colpi, 3 percussion (+ sampler), Op. 20, 1993–95
Rondeau, trumpet, organ, Op. 15, 1995 (also version for clarinet, 2 accordions, 1995)
consenso, any player (with sampler), Op. 16, 1995
J...X (preludio), electric guitar, Op. 17, 1995
Principe, percussion, Op. 18, 1995
s'oda nodas, any 4 sounds, live electronics, Op. 19, 1995 (version of vocal work)
Voyage, 4 percussion, Op. 23, 1996
Essere è tempo, harp, electric guitar, double bass, vibraphone, fixed media, Op. 24, 1997
Cangianti (string quartet no. 1), Op. 26, 1998
be-bop, alto saxophone/tenor saxophone, electric guitar, sampler, accordion, drum kit, Op. 28, 1998
999, flute (+ bass flute), clarinet (+ bass clarinet), violin, cello, piano, Op. 30, 1999
memoria, violin, Op. 31, 2000
xballu, accordion, Op. 32, 2001
trio, 'The man I love', violin, cello, piano, Op. 33, 2001
variazioni sui suoni della notte, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, electric guitar, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, Op. 34a, 2001 (also version for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, electric guitar, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussion, Op. 34b, 2002)
Suite, accordion, fixed media, live electronics, Op. 41, 2003
Tre Pezzi, guitar, Op. 45, 2004
Sonata a quattro, any 4 players, Op. 47, 2005
Pinocchio notturno, clarinet, violin, cello, toy piano, accordion, fixed media, Op. 48, 2005
Suite per il basso di viola, viola da gamba, Op. 49, 2006
Concerto, amplified harpsichord, jazz ensemble (female voice, male voice, clarinet, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, electric guitar, bass guitar, sampler, percussion), Op. 52, 2007
Solo (Preludio, incantesimi e Finale), transverse flute, Op. 55, 2009
Petite Suite, piano (+ fortepiano, harpsichord), organ (+ harmonium), Op. 56, 2009
Contrappunto, saxophone, live electronics, Op. 57a, 2009 (also version for clarinet, live electronics, Op. 57b, 2010)
Fungaia (18 Ritratti micologici), saxophone, double bass, piano, Op. 60, 2011
Concertino, piano, ensemble (clarinet, French horn, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello), Op. 61, 2011
Tre Studi, pan flute, live electronics, Op. 63, 2012
Cinque Miniature, viola da gamba, Fokker organ, Op. 64, 2013
CHORAL:
sacrum, 5 male voices, Op. 4, 1992
Dream (madre), any 6 voices, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, piano/celesta/vibraphone, Op. 13, 1995
Ecolalia, 6 male voices, Op. 22, 1996
Aurora, female chorus, any bass instrument, Op. 40, 2003
VOCAL:
Eò, voice, live electronics, Op. 1, 1990
Epitaffio No. 2, female voice, violin, viola, cello, Op. 6 No. 2, 1992
Mercato, any voice, any wind instrument, any 2 string instruments, percussion, Op. 10, 1994
s'oda nodas, voice, live electronics, Op. 19, 1995 (also version for any 4 sounds, live electronics)
anninnia, voice, Op. 29, 1999
Una Storia indicibile, voice, piano, sampler, percussion, Op. 51, 2006
Suite acousmatique, voice, percussion, fixed media, Op. 54, 2008
Veil'd Melancholy, voice, viola da gamba, string quartet, Op. 58, 2010
PIANO:
siamo sicuri?, 2 pianos, Op. 12, 1994
Ballu, Op. 14, 1995
tre invenzioni a tre parti, Op. 37, 2002
Klavierbüchlein, Op. 46, 2005
Videoraccolta immaginaria, Op. 59, 2010
ELECTROACOUSTIC:
numeri, fixed media, Op. 27, 1998
appunti, fixed media, Op. 35, 2002
due minuti di raccoglimento, fixed media, Op. 36, 2002
Trasformazioni, fixed media, Op. 43, 2003
Qimbe (Cinque Variazioni su temi familiari), Op. 50, 2006
MULTIMEDIA/PERFORMANCE:
Compresenze erranti, piano, 6 TVs, Op. 7, 1993
Trio (orti), female voice, tenor recorder, percussion (+ sampler), film, Op. 9, 1994
ARRANGEMENT:
Sei Sonate (Domenico Scarlatti), flute, violin, viola, viola da gamba, harpsichord, Op. 53, 2007