MARIA GABRIELLA ZEN

Tropo di Maggio
(1981)

text: freely adapted from the poem Maggio by Roberto Mussapi
for: soprano, flute, trumpet, piano, cello and percussions (1 large suspended cymbal, 2 hand cymbals)  
duration: about 7' 
"Gigi Ongaro Prize" 1981 - Conservatory of Music of Padua 
Pdf of the score available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

L'amore di Don Perlimplino con Belisa nel giardino
(1986)

chamber opera in two acts with an intermezzo (1985-86)
libretto by Maria Gabriella Zen based on the homonym theatrical play by Federico García Lorca 
duration: about 50' 
singers: 3S. 1Ms. 1C. 1T.
detailed orchestra: 1.1.1.1.- 2.1.1.0.- 3 perc.- celesta - harp - strings (6.6.4.4.2.)  

work shortlisted for the Internationaler Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Wettbewerb für Kammeropern 1986 of the Staatsoper Dresden Semperoper

En autò
(1989)

Ballet music
for: mezzosoprano (vocalizations), percussions and string quartet 
Perc.: glockenspiel, vibrafono, xilofono, triangolo, tamburello basco, piatto splash sospeso, piatto chiodato, gong, tam-tam. 3 tom tom, tamburo, grancassa
duration: about 47’ 
commission: VenetoBalletto, Padova 
publisher: Agenda Edizioni, Monte San Pietro (BO) 2015
Suite from the ballet recorded at Condulmer Studio in Mogliano Veneto (TV) in November 1989
Michela Remor - mezzosoprano, Ensemble Octandre
Audio available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Il frutto diviso (Butterfly rivisitata)
(1990)

Libretto by Boris Stetka
musical tragedy for: 2 sopranos, 1 alto, 1 tenor, 1 actor, 1 actress, mixed chorus and chamber orchestra
duration: about 60'  
detailed instrumentation: 1.1.1.1.- 2.0.0.0.- 2 perc.- harp - celesta - strings also divided (4.4.4.2.1.)

Requiem
(1990)

text: from The Book of Job 
for: soprano, alto, mixed chorus and orchestra
duration: about 22’ 
detailed instrumentation:  3.(picc.)2.2.2.- 4.2.2.0. - 3 perc.- harp - divided strings (12.10.8.6.4.)

No words song
(1991)

for: soprano, alto and two chamber ensembles
duration: 7'30''
detailed instrumentation:
- 1st ensemble (horn, harp, large suspended cymbal, string quartet) 
- 2nd ensemble (flute, vibraphone, 4 Thai gongs, bass drum, string quartet)
Pdf vailable in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Seven Songs
(1992)

text: poems by Emily Dickinson
for: soprano and orchestra 
duration: 12’  
detailed instrumentation: 3.(3° also Picc.)3.3.2.1Cfg.- 4.2.2. - 4 perc. - celesta - 2 harps - divided strings

Cinque Lieder
(1993)

text: fragments fom poems by Zbigniew Herbert
for: soprano, grand piano and percussions 
duration: 10'  
commission: Sonopolis-Teatro La Fenice 2nd Edition
first performance: Venezia, Palazzo Mocenigo, 8/12/1993 
performers: Antonella Ferroni – soprano, Caterina Marcuglia – piano, Annunziata Dellisanti - percussions
Audio available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Salmi
(1993)

text: The Book of Psalms
for: solo soprano 
duration: about 13’ 
shortlisted in the "Olympia International Composition Prize 1993" of Athens
In 2003 Prof. Dr. Ute Büchter-Römer (Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität zu Köln) studied Salmi  in her article Kompositionen für Stimme zeitgenössischer italienischer Komponistinnen published in n° 66 of the review Voce Voce
Pdfs of the score and of the article available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Woher und wohin?
(1993)

text: Simon Frug
for: soprano, baritone and orchestra
duration: 11' 
detailed instrumentation: 3(alto).2.4(clB, clCB).1(cfg) - 3.2.1.1. - 4 perc. - celesta - 2 harps - divided strings (16.14.12.10.8.)

Woher und wohin?
(1993)

text: Simon Frug
for: mezzosoprano, alto flute, clarinet, 2 percussionists (vibraphone, marimba, tam-tam and then both on grand piano without cover)
with hypothesis of Live Electronics 
duration: about 15’ 
commission: Contempo Ensemble founded and conducted by Stefano Bassanese

Woher und wohin?
(1997)

text: Simon Frug
for: soprano, alto and orchestra
duration: about 16'30'' 
detailed instrumentation: 2.2.0.0. - 4.0.3.1. - 4 perc. - harp - grand piano without cover - divided strings (12.10.8.6.4.)

Woher und wohin?
(1998)

text: Simon Frug 
for: soprano and string quartet
duration: about 7’
commission: Cristina Mantese
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Dancing around the sun
(2000)

text: Emily Dickinson
for: mezzosoprano, flute, clarinet, two pianos and percussions (crotales, marimba, wind chimes, tam-tam) 
duration: 7’30” 
commission: "Donne in Musica" - Section of Venice
dedication: to the McNiel Family 
first performance: Venezia, Fondazione Cini, Sala degli Arazzi, 22/6/2000 
performers: Ensemble Donne in Musica di Venezia

American Songs (3 Love Songs): Day after day, Love's Shadows, Thank you for all
(2002)

(drafts for a Musical)
texts: Maria Gabriella Zen
for: voice and piano 
duration: 7' 30" 
dedication: to Dale McNiel
recorded at Condulmer Studio, Mogliano (Tv) - April 2002 
Daniela Benori - soprano, Enza Ferrari - piano
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

In der Wüste
(2003)

text: T.S. Eliot and Isaia
for: mezzosoprano, alto and 3 percussionists 
Perc.: vibraphone, bass marimba, crotales, 2 sets of wind chimes, 3 suspended cymbals, 3 gongs (or suspended cymbals), 3 tam-tams (or suspended cymbals), 1 Chinese cymbal (or gong or tam-tam or metal sheet), 1 pedal drum 29' with two small splash cymbals on the membrane, 5 wood-blocks, 1 deep tom tom, snare drum, bass drum)
duration: 13' 30" 
commission: ZIEL 1 = KUNST = ZIEL 1 - EU workshop for European artists 2003, Oslip (Austria) 2nd - 12th October 2003 
dedication: a Gianfranco e Màrta de Bosio 
first performance: Oslip (Austria), Grosser Saal Cselley-Muehle, 11th October 2003 
performers: Sonja Treuer - mezzosoprano, Elena Suvorova - alto, Thomas Ritter, Michael Vida, Hanyin Mo – percussions
Audio and pdf of the text by Eliot and Isaia available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS 

11 - Eleven (Pax, luminosa Pax)
(2004)

Suite by 11 European composers: XI° Fragment - Finale
for: alto, flute, clarinet, trombone, violin and  percussions (glockenspiel, xilophone, 2 suspended cymbals, tam-tam)
duration: 1'40" 
commission: MEP Christa Prets on occasion of the Enlargement of UE 
first performance; Eisenstadt, Burgenlaendische Landesgalerie Esterhàzy, 28/4/2004 
performers: Birgit Fluch – flute, Denitsa Laffchieva – clarinet, Antonia-Alexa Georgiew – violin, Sandor Vigh – trombone, Rita Skultety – percussions, Elena Suvorova – alto, Gerhard Krammer – conductor
Audio available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Canto ventitreesimo
(2004)

text: from 23rd Canto of the Inferno by Dante Alighieri 
for: soprano, alto, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, tuba and 2 percussionists
Perc: vibraphone, marimba, gong, tam-tam
duration: 5'30'' 
commission: Conservatorio di Rovigo for “Malebolge: una Festa – Tredici all’Infinito” 
first performance: Rovigo, Museo dei Grandi Fiumi, 6/6/2004 
performers: Tiziana Scandaletti – soprano, Donatella Vigato - alto, Gabriella Melli – flute, Michele Scipioni – clarinets, Alessandro Ballarin – tuba, Nunzio Dicorato and Alberto Zamana – percussions
Audio available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Xenia
(2009)

text: by Konstantinos Kavafis
for: cellos ensemble and voice ad libitum
duration: about 5' 
commission: Venice Cellos Ensemble
dedication: Dono per accompagnare il viaggio di Enrico Egano 
first performance: Venezia, Sala Concerti del Conservatorio - Palazzo Pisani 21/5/2010 
performers: Orsola Bollettini - soprano, Venice Cellos Ensemble, 1st cello and Conductor - Angelo Zanin
publisher: Ed. ARS PUBLICA – AP 00554 M
Audio recorded during the concert of 1st December 20015 at Ateneo Veneto in Venezia
Venice Cellos Ensemble, reciting voices - Tazio Brunetta (Greek text) and Francesco di Giorgio (Italian translation), 1st cello and  Conductor - Angelo Zanin
Audio available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Chronos parádoksos
(2010)

opera in two acts (2007-2009, rev. 2010) 
Libretto by Gianfranco de Bosio and Maria Gabriella Zen, GIACOMO MATTEOTTI PRIZE 2012 of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers
duration: 1h 45'
singers:  2S, 2Ms, 2C, 2T, 2Bar.,2B. The 12 Soloists are also in the Chorus
detailed instrumentation: 2(also pic. and Bfl.).2 (Engl. horn).2(clB).2(cfg).- 2 (+ 2 ad lib. in 3° Episodio).2(also in do).1(+2 ad lib. in 3° Episodio).1. - 4 perc.- piano (also celesta) - harp - strings also divided (12.10.8.6.4.) 
dedication: Alla memoria dei miei Genitori, Giovanna Luminoso e Giovanni Zen, in omaggio alla Loro profonda cultura e alla Loro dirittura morale

Chronos parádoksos is the fruit of RESTLESS RELATIONS project, winner of the EACEA (European Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency) call n°09/2006 of UE Cultural Programme 2007-2013 for a new opera choosing as a theme "the transmission of the European cultural identity" 

Published in the Ca' Foscari University open access site  http://dspace.unive.it/handle/10579/1163 

Pdf of the libretto/full score and review by Mario Messinis (24th of October 2009) available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

In the section VIDEO are available the full reading of the libretto in Italian language (Actors of School Piccolo Teatro di Milano directed by Gianfranco de Bosio, Verona 2oth of March 2011) and a scenic reading (Actors of Accademia Teatrale Veneta, adaptation and direction by Nicoletta Maragno, Venezia 23rd of May 2017)  

Il Regno dei Fanes
(2010)

videomelologue 
text by Maria Gabriella Zen from Ladin legends  and letters from the war front (1915-1917) by Giuseppe and Eugenio Garrone 
video by Margot Galante Garrone from photos by Giuseppe, Eugenio Garrone and Luigi Galante 
for: narrator, soprano, flute/bass flute and two percussionists 
duration: 25'
dedication: a Rita e Renzo De Girolami e al loro maso ospitale  
first performance: Venezia, Sale Apollinee del Teatro La Fenice, 22/1/2010 
performers: Savino Liuzzi - narrator, Orsola Bollettini – soprano, Francesca Cescon – flute/bass flute, Kiki Dellisanti and Andrea Dal Bianco – percussions

Tre frammenti da 'Stabat Mater' di Tiziano Scarpa
(2014)

for: soprano and vibraphone 
duration: about 4' 
commission: Fondazione Teatro La Fenice for "Lo Spirito della Musica di Venezia 2014" Festival
first performance: Venezia, Sale Apollinee del Teatro La Fenice, 11/7/2014 
performers: Sonia Visentin – soprano, Didier Bellon – vibraphone 
publisher: ED. FONDAZIONE TEATRO LA FENICE DI VENEZIA 2014
Score and audio available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS