Luigi Zaninelli
Luigi Zaninelli | |
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| Born | March 30, 1932 Raritan, New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
| Other name | Lou Hayward |
| Education | D.I.P |
| Alma mater | Curtis Institute of Music |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1973-present |
| Employer | The University of Southern Mississippi |
| Notable work | Compositions |
| Awards | Steinway Prize |
| Website | luigizaninelli.com |
Luigi Zaninelli (born 30 March 1932, in New Jersey) is an Italian-American composer of vocal and instrumental music.
Biography
[edit]Zaninelli was born in Raritan, New Jersey,[1] and began his musical career as a jazz pianist at the age of 12, but also learned to appreciate European "Classical" music.[2] He became a student and an instructor at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Curtis sent him to Italy to study under the legendary Rosario Scalero.[3] In 1973 he was appointed to the music faculty as the composer-in-residence at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, a position he held until his retirement in 2009.[4][5][6]
He has won several awards for his music. In addition to the Steinway Prize, he is a five-time Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters winner. He also has a son who is named after him, who was the top individual performer at the 2018 MHSAA Speech and Debate Championships.[7]
Music
[edit]Zaninelli has published over 300 works. He uses the name "Lou Hayward" for his jazz compositions and arrangements and his given name for his "serious" compositions.[2] His concert arrangements of Gospel Hymns and Folksongs for solo voice are a favorite of U.S. voice teachers to use with college students.
Reviews
[edit]"Luigi Zaninelli is one of America's musical masters. His music is filled with taste, and unique sounds. It is composed with the highest possible craft and imagination." [8] - David Dubal, WWFM, The Classical Music Station, N.Y, NY.
"Luigi is a composer of true melodic gift. This is why I accepted him as a student at the CURTIS SCHOOL OF MUSIC. His music apes no one and is always true to its self."[9] - Gian Carlo Menotti.
"Zaninelli's music has earned him International praise. It is superbly written, containing gems of musical lyricism and originality."[10] - Jerry Deagle, The Calgary Herald
"Zaninelli's music is introspective, ethereal and very personal. It is a music of great originality and imagination."[11] - Leonard Leacock, The Albertan
"His music is hauntingly beautiful and powerful, creating sounds of mystical magic that touch the listener deeply."[12] - Bonny Bomboy, The Hattiesburg American
Compositions
[edit]Operas
- Snow White - 1996
- Mr. Sebastian - 1997
- Good Friday - 1998
Vocal and choral works
- Ave Maria (SATB - a capella) (C. Alan Publications)
- The Battle for Vicksburg (theater piece for soprano, piano, and narrator), 1982 (E. C. Kerby)
- Beginnings (solo voice and piano or chamber orchestra, texts by Eudora Welty), 1992 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
- Five American Gospel Songs (medium voice and piano), 1986 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
- Five American Revival Songs (solo voice and piano), 1991 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
- Five Folk Songs (high voice and piano), 1979 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
- Five Folk Songs (medium voice and piano), 1984 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
- Five Folk Songs, Volume II (medium voice and piano), 1989 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
- Five Sacred Songs (solo voice with piano) (C. Alan Publications)
- Good Friday (opera), 1998
- My Father's World (SATB choir with piano) (C. Alan Publications)
- O Child Divine (SATB with organ/piano) (C. Alan Publications)
- Pie Jesu (SATB with organ) (C. Alan Publications)
- Remember, O Mortal Man (SATB with organ) (C. Alan Publications)
- Seven Sanctuary Songs (solo voice and piano), 1987 (Harold Flammer/Shawnee Press)
- Song of Mary (SATB with organ) (C. Alan Publications)
- Trinity Mass (SATB with organ) (C. Alan Publications)
Chamber music
- Autumn Music (trumpet and piano)
- Dance Variations (wind quintet) (Shawnee Press)
- Elegy (alto saxophone and piano) (C. Alan Publications)
- A Lexicon of Beasties (piano and narrator) (G. Schirmer)
- Rome Suite (flute, clarinet, bassoon)
- The Steadfast Tin Soldier (instruments and narrator, revised 1990 for narrator and orchestra) (G. Schirmer)
- Suite Concertante for Alto Saxophone (alto saxophone and piano) (C. Alan Publications)
- Suite Concertante for Flute (flute and piano) (C. Alan Publications)
- Sonatina (bassoon and piano)
- Speak Gently (keyboard percussion quartet)
Orchestra
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit (tuba, narrator, and orchestra) (G. Schirmer)
- The Magic Carousel
Wind Ensemble
- Adagio on a Sussex Carol (C. Alan Publications)
- Burla and Variations for Woodwind Quartet
- The Cymbalist (C. Alan Publications)
- Danza Furiosa (C. Alan Publications)
- The Dwarf of Venice (C. Alan Publications)
- Fantasy for Various & Sundries (for Adaptable Winds & Percussion) (C. Alan Publications)
- Italian Carol (C. Alan Publications)
- Lagan Love (C. Alan Publications)
- Little Scherzo (C. Alan Publications)
- My Father's World (with optional treble choir) (C. Alan Publications)
- Prayer and Canto (C. Alan Publications)
- Remembrance (C. Alan Publications)
- Roma Sacra (C. Alan Publications)
- Sunset (C. Alan Publications)
- Symphony for Winds and Percussion (C. Alan Publications)
- Three Dances of Enchantment (C. Alan Publications)
References
[edit]- 1 2 "M346 Zaninelli (Luigi) Collection". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- 1 2 C. Alan Publications web site: "C. Alan Publications | Luigi Zaninelli". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- ↑ "Luigi Zaninelli, Mississippi musician and composer". mswritersandmusicians.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-18.
- ↑ Jacobson, Marion (4 April 1990). "Trying to Arouse 'Imagination' at Kennedy Center". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 March 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ Smith, Tim (24 January 1989). "TRIO'S PERFORMANCE POLISHED, SENSITIVE TO NUANCES". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Luigi Zaninelli". Mississippi musicians and writers. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ↑ "2018 Speech & Debate Winners – Mississippi High School Activities Association". www.misshsaa.com.
- ↑ Dubal, David (6 April 2015). WWFM, The Classical Music Station, N.Y, NY.
- ↑ Menotti, Gian Carlo (2 April 1990) Jackson Clarion Ledger by Leslie Myers.
- ↑ Deagle, Jerry (10 February 1969) The Calgary Herald.
- ↑ Leacock, Leonard (16 April 1973) The Albertan.
- ↑ Bomboy, Bonny (17 September 1977) The Hattiesburg American.
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