(b. 5 August 1960, Bologna).

Italian composer, now resident in Canada, of mostly orchestral, chamber and multimedia works that have been performed in Asia, Europe and North America; he is also active as a conductor.

Mr. Magnanensi studied composition and conducting successively at the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini in Bologna, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, and the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg from 1976–88. He earned diplomas in choral music and conducting in Bologna in 1982 and in composition in Bologna in 1986 and Rome in 1989, as well as the Diploma di Merito in Siena in 1987.

Among his honours are First Prize in the competition of the Muzički biennale Zagreb (1987), special mention twice in the competition Alfredo Casella in Siena (1987, 1989), Primo Premio in the competition of the European Biennale in Italy (1988), Primo Premio in the competition for music for string quartet Gino Contilli in Messina (1991), the Government of Canada Award (1997), and a fellowship from the Japan Foundation in Tōkyō (1998).

As a conductor, he served as principal conductor of the Orchestra da Camera Rossini in Busto Arsizio from 1986–91, the Ensemble NYM in Bologna from 1988–95, the Ensemble Octandre in Bologna from 1990–95, and the Ensemble Musica Attuale in Bologna in 1994–95. He has served as artistic director and principal conductor of the ensemble Vancouver New Music since 2000. As a guest conductor, he has led performances in Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, and Syria.

Mr. Magnanensi is also active in other positions. He co-founded the studio for electroacoustic music Musica Musicisti e Tecnologie in Milan in 1992.

He taught counterpoint and harmony at the Conservatorio Girolamo Frescobaldi in Ferrara in 1985–86, the Conservatorio Francesco Venezze in Rovigo from 1987–90 and the Conservatorio Arrigo Boito in Parma from 1990–99. He also taught as assistant to Franco Donatoni at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana from 1991–98 and lectured in Tōkyō in 1996 and 1998. He has taught at the University of British Columbia since 2000.

He has lived in Canada since 1999.

His primary publishers are Casa Ricordi, Edizioni Edi.Pan and Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, for music written from 1985–94; music written after 1994 is self-published.

COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS

ORCHESTRAL:

Áous, 1986

Trema, 1989

fließend, 11 strings, 1992

Il Ghiaccio, il Calore, l'Autunno, il Tessuto, 1998

fließend (b), 21 strings, 2003

CHAMBER MUSIC:

Nátel, 2 violins, 1985

Quartetto per archi, string quartet, 1985

...y rayada..., alto flute, bass flute, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, 3 violas, cello, double bass, 1985

Elséliar, harp, 1986

Rasgos, guitar, 1986

Onda, bass clarinet, vibraphone (+ marimba), 1987

Alate, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, vibraphone (+ marimba), 1987

Aire, flute (+ alto flute), 1987

Nid, 2 flutes, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 cellos, 2 double basses, 2 percussion, 1988

Äon, flute (+ piccolo), bass clarinet, cello, celesta, marimba, 1988

Ethuiá I, violin, 1988

Nim, violin, cello, piano, 1988

Secondo Quartetto per archi, string quartet, 1989

'...poi che del ver...', flute, harp, 1989

Trims, flute/violin, bass clarinet, piano, 1989

Alia, cello, 1990

Liànas, marimba, 1990

Max, baritone saxophone, piano, percussion, 1990

Al bianco cielo, cello, 1990

Ethuiá II, violin, 1991

Es soll alles schweben, flute (+ piccolo), clarinet (+ bass clarinet), violin, cello, piano, 1991

Ein Wort, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, double bass, 1991

Tâmas I, timpani, 1991

Tâmas II, amplified double bass, percussion, 1991

Se dell'eterne idee, recorder, flute (+ alto flute), harp, 1992

Color temporis, amplified alto saxophone (+ amplified baritone saxophone), amplified prepared piano, 1992

Le Temps comme Temps, 2 oboes, English horn, fixed media, live electronics, 1992

Ameyá II, flute, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), violin, cello, prepared piano, 1993

Nè il vento la luna, alto flute (+ bass flute), prepared piano, 1993

Integer valor, alto recorder (+ bass recorder), fixed media, live electronics, 1993

Dragma, alto recorder (+ bass recorder), French horn, trombone, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, live electronics, 1993

Beauté parfaite, bass recorder, contrabass recorder, fixed media, live electronics, 1993

Early reflections, 2 electric guitars, 1994

Noise gate, amplified viola, fixed media, 1994

Ethuiá IV, electric guitar, sampler, live electronics, 1994

Helmax, electric guitar, sampler, live electronics, 1994

Yombè, 3 percussion, fixed media, 1995

CHFL, recorder, electric guitar, live electronics, 1995

Aura, contrabass recorder, electric guitar, 1996

Already fading, sampler, live electronics, 1997

And yet know I how Heather looks, sampler, live electronics, 1997

Lalìt, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 1998

Tâmas III, shamisen (3-string lute from Japan), percussion from Japan, 1998

Miki, 13-string koto (zither from Japan), sampler, live electronics, 1998

A daisy and a rose, guitar, sampler, percussion, live electronics, 1999 (its three sections may be performed separately: Yet stars are not so pure as their spheres are; A land not mine still forever memorable; Blazing in gold)

Ipsa Venus (nota polare La), guitar, violin, live electronics, 1999

Raw meat and butterflies, accordion, live electronics, 2000 (collaboration with Douglas Schmidt)

Early one morning, accordion, live electronics, 2000 (collaboration with Douglas Schmidt)

Shadow, accordion, live electronics, 2000 (collaboration with Douglas Schmidt)

When I get the shakes, accordion, live electronics, 2000 (collaboration with Douglas Schmidt)

Come inutile ornamento, clarinet, live electronics, 2001

...per essere fresco, violin, prepared piano, 2004

CHORAL:

Besamìm, 6 female voices, flute (+ alto flute), clarinet, harp, cello, stones (1 player), 1990

Comme si, mixed chorus, 1991

Fractio modi Tinctoris, 5 female voices, small orchestra, 1994

VOCAL:

Ameyá I, voice, cello, 1993

Aureolus, voice, electric guitar, fixed media, live electronics, 1994

Sere, voice, sampler, live electronics, 1997

PIANO:

Ethuiá III, 1988

Extensio modi, amplified prepared piano, fixed media, live electronics, 1993

ELECTROACOUSTIC:

Il Piacere dell'incertezza (soundscape), fixed media, 1999

MULTIMEDIA/PERFORMANCE:

Lo vedi come sono in ansia (text by Luigi Gozzi), 2 actors, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), violin, piano, percussion, birdcalls, 1992

MU, piano, live electronics, film (by David Murphy, Hans Samuelson), 1998

Nimue (dance music), sampler, live electronics, 1999

Vanilla die scream, amplified bass clarinet, cello, prepared piano, live electronics, film, 2001

aila, dancer, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), violin, cello, piano (+ prepared piano), percussion, live electronics, 2002

DISCOGRAPHY

Alate. (1988) (LP)

Tâmas I. (1991)

Es soll alles schweben. (1992)

Se dell'eterne idee. (BMG Ricordi, 1993)

Ethuiá III. (Sincronie, 1993)

Extensio modi. (BMG Ricordi, 1994)

Sere. (Earsay, 1998)

MU. (Earsay, 1999)