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

Invenzione a due voci
(1983)

for: flute and clarinet in B flat
duration: about 7' 
first performance: Final Concert of Composition Masterclass (Professor Franco Donatoni) at Accademia Musicale Chigiana of Siena, Palazzo Chigi Saracini 18/8/1983 
performers: Aldo Sisillo - flute, Giovanni Picciati - clarinet in B flat

composition chosen to represent the City of Siena at the Concert de Jumelage AVIGNON - SIENNE
Avignon, Salle Benoît XII, 3rd of December 1983 

Pdf of the score and audio recorded during the Final Concert at Accademia Musicale Chigiana on 18/8/1983 available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

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

Sette scherzetti
(1990)

for: flute and harp
duration: about 9’ 
first performance: Dinant (France), Palais des Congrés, 27/4/1990 
performers: Monica Finco - flute, Maria Pia Toso - harp
publisher: Agenda Edizioni, Monte San Pietro (BO) 2019 - score with attached CD
Audio available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Liederkreis
(1991)

for: string quartet
duration: 19’ 
first performance: Venezia, Teatro La Fenice, 27/3/1993 
performers: Arditti String Quartet
Pdf of the score and audio recording available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

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 available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Invenzione a due
(1992)

for: marimba and vibraphone 
duration: about 5’  
commission: riPERCUSSIONI - III Rassegna
first performance: Venezia, Sala San Leonardo, 30/11/1992
performers: Annunziata Dellisanti – vibraphone, Roberto Barbieri - marimba
Audio and pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Sono lunghe le estati delle Esperidi
(1992)

for: flute, glockenspiel, antique cymbals and vibraphone 
duration: about 7’ 
commission: riPERCUSSIONI - II Rassegna
first performance: Venezia, Scuola dei Calegheri, 18/1/1992 
performers: Monica Finco - flute, Annunziata Dellisanti - percussions
Pdf of the full score available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Trio Grave
(1992)

for: viola, cello and double bass 
duration: about 15’ 
first performance:"Nuove Musiche d'Europa - VIII Edition" Venezia, Sale Apollinee del Teatro La Fenice, 9/6/2012
performers: Alfredo Zamarra - viola, Francesco Ferrarini – cello, Stefano Pratissoli – double bass
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Cinque Lieder
(1993)

text: fragments from poems by Zbigniew Herbert
for: soprano, grand piano and percussions (glockenspiel, vibraphone, 2 suspended cymbals, wind chimes) 
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

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

Elegía del recuerdo imposible
(1994)

(upon the homonymous poem by Jorge Luis Borges)
for: recorder (Ganassi) or flute and marimba
duration: about 9’ 
commission: KulturBrauerei, Berlin
first performance: Berlin, Kesselhaus in der KulturBrauerei, 17/9/1994 
performers: Points of contact Duo (Gaby Bultmann - Ganassi flute, Annunziata Dellisanti - marimba)
audio 1: recorded on 5/6/1995 - Venezia
audio 2: recorded on 25/4/1996 - Berlin
Pdf of the score and audio recordings available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

...leggere la grafia delle nuvole...
(1995)

(upon a verse by Zbigniew Herbert)
for: piano and percussions
Perc.: crotali, dobachi, vibraphone, wind chimes, 3 suspended cymbals (small, medium, latge), Chinese cymbal, tam-tam
duration: about 7’30'' 
commission: riPercussioni a Venezia - IV Rassegna
dedication: a Kiki e Caterina, Vestali della Musica Contemporanea 
first performance: Venezia, Palazzo Mocenigo - S. Stae, 23/2/1996 
performers: Caterina Marcuglia - piano, Annunziata Dellisanti - percussions
Audio and pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Le barricate misteriose (Hommage à Couperin)
(1995)

for: 12 cellos
duration: about 9’ 
commission: “Orchestra Villa-Lobos” of Castelfranco Veneto (TV)
dedication: Alla dolce memoria di Teodora Campagnaro che mi commissionò questo brano per la sua Orchestra di Violoncelli
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Risonanze
(1995)

for: 2 percussionists
I perc.: vibraphone
II perc.: glockenspiel, marimba, wind chimes, 3 suspended cymbals, 1 Chinese cymbal, 3 tam-tams (large, medium, small)
duration: about 10'
dedication: A Kiki Dellisanti, Grande Sacerdotessa delle Percussioni e Grande Madre di fantastici Percussionisti
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Sacks' pieces
(1995)

for: string quartet (1994-95)
duration: about 18’ 
dedication: to Oliver Sacks and to his patients
first performance: "Nuove Musiche d'Europa IX° Edition" - Venezia, Sale Apollinee del Teatro La Fenice, 26/10/2013
performers: Roberto Baraldi, Aldo Tatone – violins, Daniel Formentelli – viola, Alessandro Zanardi - cello
Pdf of the score and audio recording available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Songes ou rêves?
(1995)

for: ensemble with percussions 
duration: 9’  
detailed instrumentation: 2.2.0.0. - 2.0.0.0. - 1 perc. (glockenspiel, vibraphone, wind chimes, 3 suspended cymbals, 1 Chinese cymbal, 3 tam-tams) - harp - piano - strings (1.1.1.1.1.)
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

...troppo pochi luminosi crepuscoli...
(1996)

(upon a verse by Zbigniew Herbert)
for: flute, harp and cello 
duration: 7’
first performance: Venezia, Teatro a l’Avogaria, 23/1/1996 
performers: Salzedo Trio (Serena Badoer - flauto, Sabrina Strozzi - harp, Elena Borgo - cello)
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Ricercare
(1996)

for: violin and piano
duration: about 8’
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Variazioni per archi
(1997)

12 Variations for string orchestra on a theme by Galuppi
duration: about 13’ 
commission: “I Virtuosi dell’Ensemble di Venezia” 
first performance: Venezia, Chiesa della Pietà - Festival Vivaldi, 31/5/1997 
performers: I Virtuosi dell'Ensemble di Venezia

Frattals
(1998)

for: string quartet 
duration: about 10’ 
dedication: Al Quartetto Paul Klee
first performance: Venezia, Chiesa di San Samuele, 15/6/1998 
performers: Paul Klee String Quartet (Alessandro Fagiuoli, Stefano Antonello, Andrea Amendola, Luca Paccagnella)
Pdf (full score and parts) and audio recording available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Vibrante
(1998)

duo for: Ganassi flute (or alto flute or bass flute) and 1 percussionist (vibraphone, Chinese cymbal, wind chimes)
duration: about 5'
commission: Points of contact Duo
dedication: A Gaby Bultmann e Kiki Dellisanti 
first performance: Genova, Goethe Institut, 8/11/1998
performers: Points of contact Duo (Gaby Bultmann - Ganassi flute, Annunziata Dellisanti - percussions)
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

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

Minus
(1999)

for: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and tenor sax
duration: 1’30’’ 
commission: "I Biscromatici’, Foligno
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Reflected lights
(1999)

for: flute, oboe, clarinet, piano and percussions (crotales fa5-fa7 touched by double bass bow, wind chimes, gong, suspended metal sheet or suspended deep cymbal or tam-tam)
duration: 8’30’’ 
dedication: In memoria di Angela De Girolami
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

...un cessar dei venti, un letto ed un sonno all'ansia...
(2003)

for: string trio in commentary on Trio Op.9 N°3 by L. van Beethoven
duration: about 5' 
commission: Triodellarco, Venezia 
first performance: Rovigo, Palazzo Venezze, 29/9/2003 
performers: Triodellarco (Sara Michieletto - violin, Paolo Pasoli - viola, Nicola Boscaro - cello)
Pdf of the score and audio recording 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

Wie aus der Ferne (Omaggio a György Ligeti)
(2005)

for: string quartet
duration: about 8' 
first performance: "Nuove Musiche d'Europa - V Edition"  Venezia, Sale Apollinee del Teatro La Fenice, 18/4/2009 
performers: Quartetto d'archi del Teatro La Fenice (Roberto Baraldi, Gianaldo Tatone - violins, Daniel Formentelli - viola, Emanuele Silvestri - cello)
Pdf (full score and parts) and audio recording available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Canzona Magnetica
(2006)

for: septet (violin, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet, bassoon and horn) 
duration: about 9'
commission: Nuove Musiche d'Europa - II Edition
first performance: Venezia, Sale Apollinee del Teatro La Fenice, 10/4/2006
performers: Septet "I Virtuosi della Fenice", Gerhard Krammer - conductor
Review by Mario Messinis and audio recording available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Lacrimosa
(2006)

A meditation on Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem
for: octet (violin, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, horn and percussions) 
perc.: vibraphone, wind chimes, gong, 3 tam-tam, pedal drum 29' with 3 splash cymbals on the membrane
duration: 5'30" 
commission: MEP Christa Prets
first performance: Oslip (Austria) Cselley Muehle, 10/6/2006 
performers: Ensemble of the F. J. Haydn Conservatory of Eisenstadt
Audio available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Variazione su tema di Mozart K481
(2006)

for: flute, clarinet in Bb, violin, cello, piano, vibraphone and tam-tam 
duration: 2' 40" 
commission: Festival Spaziomusica, Cagliari 
first performance: Cagliari, Cripta di San Domenico, 16/11/2006 
performers: Ensemble “Palestrina” (Federico Bresciani - violin, Fabio Mureddu - cello, Christian Cassinelli - piano, Roberto Pellegrini - percussions, Roberta Cassinelli - clarinet, Salvatore Saba - flute, Riccardo Leone - Conductor)
audio live recorded (Tema by Mozart K481 and Variazione) live recorded on 16/11/2006
Audio 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: about 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

Die Linien des Lebens...
(2007)

for octet: violin, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet in sib, bassoon, horn and percussions 
perc.: vibraphone, marimba, timpano 29' with 3 heavy bells (11', 9', 7') on the membrane (or 3 small  splash cymbal), 1 suspended cymbal, 1 medium-deep gong, 2 tam-tams (medium and deep)
duration: about 10'  
commission: Nuove Musiche d'Europa - III Edition
first performance: Venezia, Sale Apollinee del Teatro La Fenice, 17/3/2007 
performers: Septet "I Virtuosi della Fenice" and Annunziata Dellisanti (percussions), Gerhard Krammer - conductor
Review by Mario Messinis and audio recording available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

La cifra del Nulla
(2007)

Happening for 2 pianists on a gran piano and  1 superpercussionist
Perc.: 2 sets of wind chimes, 3 tam-tams or gongs or suspended cymbals of different sizes
duration: 6' 
dedication: alla poetessa Rossana Abis in occasione della pubblicazione del suo omonimo libro 
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Acedia (Hommage à Schubert)
(2008)

for: piano, violin and cello 
duration: 8'40" 
commission: ORF (Österreichischer Rundfunk)
first performance: Wien, ORF RadioKulturhaus Großer Sendesaal, 12/3/2008 
performers: Haydn Trio Eisenstadt (Verena Stourzh - violin, Hannes Gradwohl - cello, Harald Kosik - piano)
Pdf of the score available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Xenia
(2009)

text: by Konstantinos Kavafis
for: cellos ensemble and voice ad libitum
duration: 5' 
commission: Venice Cello 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 Cello 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

Don Giovanni, variazioni sul mito
(2010)

Seven variations on Là ci darem la mano 
texts by Euripides, Heine, Leopardi and Rilke 
for: female choir, 4 percussionists and organ in a faraway room
perc.: glockenspiel, antique cymbals (do5 -do7), xilophone, 2 vibraphone, bass marimba , pedal drum  29' with 3 heavy bells 11', 9', 7' (or 3 small splash cymbals) on the membrane, wind chimes (if possible two rows), Chinese cymbal, suspended cymbals, tamtams (at least 3 deep ones), 1 water tam-tam
duration: 21' circa
dedication: a Gianfranco de Bosio e Gianni Tangucci, con riconoscenza e affetto 
commission: Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia 
first performance: Opening of 54° Festival Internazionale di Musica Contemporanea della Biennale, Venezia, Palazzo Pisani, 23/9/2010 
performers: Coro del Teatro La Fenice (Maestro del Coro Claudio Marino Moretti), Ensemble di percussioni di Venezia (Annunziata Dellisanti, Roberto Barbieri, Matteo Modolo, Andrea Dal Bianco), Micole and Serena Munari – organ, Alvise Mason - organ registrant, Maria Gabriella Zen - conductor
Pdf of the full score, audio live recorded and Press review available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

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 
perc.: vibraphone, marimba, 1 pedal drum 29' with 3 heavy bells 11', 9', 7' on the membrane or 3 small  splash cymbals, wind chimes (possibly two rows), suspended cymbals, tam-tams and gongs as deep as possible (at least 3 available to each percussionist but, if possible, even more)
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

Motus in fine velocior
(2011)

for: three percussionists 
perc.: vibraphone, marimba, timpano 29' with 3 heavy bells 11' 9' 7' (or similar) on the membrane, wind chimes, 3 gongs, 3 tam-tams, 1 water tam-tam
duration: 7' circa 
commission: Conservatorio Benedetto Marcello di Venezia on occasion of  Suona Italiano 2011 Festival  (repeat performance at the Auditorium of Strasbourg Conservatory on 5/12/2011)
dedication: alla cara memoria di Don Bruno Bertoli 
first performance: Venezia, Sala Concerti del Conservatorio, 22/11/2011 
performers: Ensemble di Percussioni del Conservatorio di Venezia (Annunziata Dellisanti, Andrea Dal Bianco, Alessio Ghezzi)
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Canzona a tre
(2013)

(on a theme by Giovanni Gabrieli)
for: alto flute, cello and percussions 
perc.: vibraphone, timpano 29' with 3 heavy bells 11', 9', 7' on the membrane (or 3 small splash cymbals), 3 gongs of different sizes or suspended cymbals of different intonation
duration: about 4'30'' 
commission: Fondazione Teatro La Fenice di Venezia for "Lo Spirito della Musica di Venezia 2013" Festival 
first performance: Venezia, Sale Apollinee del Teatro la Fenice, Maratona per Bruno - 37 new pieces of Italian composers in honour of Bruno Maderna for his 40th death anniversary, 6/7/2013 
Performers: Ex Novo Ensemble (Daniele Ruggeri – alto flute, Carlo Teodoro – cello, Dario Savron – percussions
publisher: ED. FONDAZIONE TEATRO LA FENICE 2013
Score and audiorecording available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

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

Adeste Fideles in stille Nacht
(2015)

for: two violins (wayfarers)
duration: about 2'30'' 
commission: Ex Novo Ensemble 
first performance: Mestre "Music Mob – La Fenice on the road" 19/12/ 2015 
performers: Carlo Lazari and Paola Carraro
Video registration kindly done at Lazari House by Carlo Lazari and Paola Carraro on the 24th of April 2020 
Video and Pdf score available on the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Nigunìm on ancient Jewish songs
(2016)

for: cellos ensemble 
duration: about 7'30''  
commission: Venice Cellos Ensemble on occasion of the celebrations for the 500th anniversary of the Venice's Ghetto
first perfomance: Lido di Venezia, Chiostro di San Nicolò, 8/5/2016 
performers: Venice Cellos Ensemble, Angelo Zanin 1st cello and Conductor
Audio and pdf score available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Svariazioni
(2017)

12 variations on the theme Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman!
for  5 percussionists 
detailed instrumentation: (some instruments can be replaced according to the group's equipment): glockenspiel, crotales, vibraphone, xilophone, marimba, bells, 1 timpano 26' with 3 heavy bells 7', 9', 11' or similar resting on the membrane, triangle, wind chimes, 2 opera gong, 3 suspended cymbals, 3 gongs, 3 tam-tams (+ a container full of water for the 8th Variation), 2 bongos, 5 temple blocks, 5 wood blocks, snare drum, medium drum, deep drum, 1 bass tom tom, guiro, Basque drum, castanets, wooden whip, caccavella, African rattle, triccabalacca, 3 cow bells tied with a rope, sleigh bells, metropolitan whistle, clacson, bicycle bell, large marine shell, ocean drum (wave sea murmuring)
duration: 20' 
commission: Percussion Class of Conservatory of Venezia on occasion of the 8th edition of Festivalpercussioni 2017 
first performance: Campobasso, Auditorium ex Gil, 5/5/2017 
performers: Ensemble di Percussioni del Conservatorio di Venezia, Annunziata Dellisanti - Conductor
Pdf available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Viola che vola I, II, III
(2018)

for: viola (and shadow of a piano ad libitum)
duration: 10' 10''
Dedication: a Samuele Scarpa
Written for the  #Fai volare la tua musica Rockol/Alitalia Contest 
Audio recorded by Daniele Frison at Zen's place on the 10th of December 2018
performers: Samuele Scarpa - viola, Maria Gabriella Zen - piano 
Audio and pdf score available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS

Variazioni e Corale sulla Follia
(2019)

for: string orchestra 
duration: about 13' 
commission: ESTA Foundation- Liebefeld (CH)
first performance: Cremona, Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi del Museo del Violino on the occasion of the Opening Concert of the 47th International European String Teachers Association Conference, 27/4/2019  
performers: ESTA String Orchestra 2019
Video recorded on the 2nd of May 2019 at Sala Maffeiana of the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona 
Pdf (full score and parts) available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS
In the section  VIDEO  are also available the recordings of the General Rehearsal (Villa San Fermo, Lonigo, 26th of April 2019), of the Cremona Concert (27th of April 2019), of the Concert at Chiesa della Pietà in Venezia (1st of May 2019) 

Oriente
(2020)

Music for the soundtrack of the documentary film IL MONDO DI RICCARDO Domenico Riccardo Peretti Griva Fotografo e Magistrato directed by Daniele Frison produced by Kublai Film s.r.l.
for: ebony flute, bass flute, dobachi, vibraphone and gong 
duration: about 2'
Pdf score available in the general section CATALOG OF WORKS