MARIA GABRIELLA ZEN

Il paggio saggio
(1991)

theatrical action for children
text: "STO" (Sergio Tofano) 
for: narrator, soloist white voice,  white voices choir and children orchestra
duration: about 50'
detailed instrumentation: 1.1.1.1. (possible doubling) - 1.1.0.0. (possible doubling) - many percussionists  (celesta, xilophone, vibraphone, 4 timpani, triangle, 2 drums, 5 tin drums, 4 horses hoofs, suspended cymbal, gong, bass drum) - harp - piano - strings (no double - bass)

Daffodils
(1997)

text: a poem by William Wordsworth
for: female or white voices choir
duration: 2’30’’ 
commission: “The Madrigal Singers” Manila, Philippines
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Favoletta, Frutta erbaggi, Guarda là quella vezzosa
(2001)

text: poems by Umberto Saba
for: female or white voices choir 
duration: about 9'
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Variazioni Curtolo
(2006)

on the theme Happy birthday to you 
for: two violins (or violin and viola), piano, three (or more!) 'budding' percussionists and family choir
Perc: triangle, pot lids, drum (or any other instrument!)
duration: 8'30''
dedication: ad Augusto Curtolo nel giorno del suo 80° compleanno
first performance: Ristorante Passo Giau (Cortina d'Ampezzo) 28/1/2006
performers: Gisella e Giampaolo Curtolo - violins, Angelo Curtolo - piano, Alessandro, Francesca e Federico Curtolo - percussions 
Pdf of the score in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Magnificat
(2011)

for: 8 voices female (or children) choir 
text: Canticum Beatae Mariae Virginis (Luc. I, 46-55) 
duration: about 8' 
dedication: Al Coro Femminile del Teatro La Fenice e al suo grande Maestro Claudio Marino Moretti in ricordo del successo della Biennale Musica 2010
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Tre canti natalizi
(2012)

for: female (or white voices) choir and percussions
perc.: glockenspiel, vibraphone, wind chimes (with the most delicate color possible) or sleigh bells, 3 suspended cymbals of different sizes
duration: about 9' 
dedication: al magico Maestro Ulisse Trabacchin
commission: Fondazione Teatro La Fenice di Venezia 
first performance: Venezia, Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, 19/12/2012 
performers: Coro Femminile del Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, Matteo Modolo - percussions, Maestro del Coro and Conductor - Claudio Marino Moretti
publisher: ED. ARS PUBLICA – AP 00706 M

Favole al telefono (The Young Person's Guide to the Percussions)
(2015)

12 Variations on the theme Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman! (The Young Person's Guide to the Percussions)
Melologue on texts by Gianni Rodari
for: narrator's voice and four percussionists (very good!)  
duration: about 60' 
commission: Amici della Musica di Foligno 
dedication: Ai fantastici 4 Tetraktis
first performance: Foligno, Auditorium San Domenico, 1/5/2015 
performers: Michele Nani – narrator, Tetraktis Percussioni (Gianni Maestrucci, Laura Mancini, Leonardo Ramadori, Gianluca Saveri)
Pdf full score available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS