composers works

Donatoni, Franco

Musical-theatrical works

La lampara (ballet, 2, U. Dall'Ara), 1957
Atem (op, 2, intermezzo, B. Brandolini d'Adda and others), 1984, [incl. complete or in part: Sezioni, Per Orchestra, Secondo Estratto, Doubles II, Voci, Diario '76]
Alfred-Alfred (7 scenes, 6 intermezzi), 1995

Orchestral and large ensemble

Concertino, timp, 2 hn, 2 tpt, 2 trbn, str, 1952
Conc., bn, str, 1952
Ouverture, chbr orch, 1953
Sinfonia, str, 1953
Divertimento, vn, chbr orch, 1954
Musica, chbr orch, 1955
Strophes, 1959
Sezioni, 1960
Puppenspiel 'Studi per una musica di scena', 1961
Per orchestra, 1962
Black and White, 37 str, 1964
Divertimento II, str, 1965
Puppenspiel 2, fl, orch, 1966
Doubles II, 1970
To Earle, chbr orch, 1970
To Earle Two, fl, ob, cl, bn, 2 hn, tpt, trbn, hp, hpd, pf, orch, 1971-2
Voci, Orchesterübung, 1972-3
Espressivo, ob, orch, 1974
Duo pour Bruno, 1974-5
Portrait, hpd, orch, 1976-7
Diario '83, 4 tpt, 4 trbn, orch, 1983
Sinfonia op.63 'Anton Webern', cl, b cl, 2 hn, hp, str, 1983
Eco, chbr orch, 1985-6
Conc. grosso, 5 elec kbd, orch, 1992
Sweet Basil, trbn, big band, 1993
In cauda II, 1993-4
Portal, b cl, cl, e cl, orch, 1994
In cauda III, 1996

Vocal music

Serenata (D. Thomas), S, 16 insts, 1959
Arie (Omar Khayyám and others), S, orch, 1978
De près (J. Robertet), S, 2 pic, 3 vn, 1978
… ed insieme bussarono (H. Kabir), S, pf, 1978
L'ultima sera (F. Pessoa), S, fl, cl, vn, vc, pf, 1980
In cauda (Brandolini d'Adda), SATB, orch, 1982, third part added 1991
She (S. Park), 3 S, vn, va, gui, pic, cl, hp, 1982
Abyss, A, b fl, eng hn, b cl, d bn, hn, trbn, pf, perc, va, vc, db, 1983
Still, S, 2 fl, 2 vn, cel, pf, 1985
O si ride (Brandolini d'Adda), 3 S, 3 A, 3 T, 3 B, 1987
Cinis (G.L. Calvo), S, b cl, 1988
Aahiel (anon.), Mez, cl, vib/mar, pf, 1992
An Angel within my Heart (Park), S, 2 cl, vn, va, vc, 1992
Late in the Day (M. Rivière), S, fl, cl, pf, 1992
Flans (F. Villon), S, fl/pic/a fl, ob/eng hn, cl/b cl, pf/cel, perc, vn, va, vc, db, 1994

Chamber music

Quartetto I, str qt, 1950
Quartetto II, str qt, 1958
Movimento, hpd, pf, 3 fl, 2 cl, bn, 2 hn, tpt, 1959
For Grilly, fl, cl, b cl, vn, va, vc, perc, 1960
Quartetto IV (Zrcaldo), str qt, 1963
Asar, 4 vn, 3 va, 2 vc, db, 1964
Etwas ruhiger im Ausdruck, fl, cl, vn, vc, pf, 1967
Souvenir (Kammersymphonie op.18), fl, ob, 2 cl, bn, hn, tpt, trbn, hp, pf, hpd, 2 vn, va, vc, 1967
Black and White no.2, kbds, 1968
Orts (Souvenir no.2), fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, trbn, hp, pf, hpd, 2 vn, va, vc, spkr ad lib, 1969
Solo, 5 vn, 2 va, 2 vc, db, 1969
Lied, 2 fl, 2 cl, cel, vib, pf, hp, hpd, 2 vn, 2 va, 1972
Quarto estratto, pic, fl, mand, cel, hpd, hp, pf, vn, 1974
Lumen, pic, cl, cel, vib, va, vc, 1975
Terzo estratto, pf, 2 ob, 2 bn, 2 tpt, 2 trbn, 1975
Ash, fl, ob, cl, pf, hpd, vn, va, vc, 1976
Diario '76, 4 tpt, 4 trbn, 1977
Spiri, 2 vn, va, vc, fl, ob, cl, b cl, cel, vib, 1977
Toy, 2 vn, va, hpd, 1977
The Heart's Eye, str qt, 1979-80
Le ruisseau sur l'escalier, vc, 19 insts, 1980
Tema, fl, ob, cl, bn, 2 hn, 3 vn, 2 va, vc, 1981
Feria, 5 fl, 5 tpt, org, 1982
Cadeau, 2 ob, 2 bn, 2 hn, tuba, hp, xilomar, vib, glock, campane, 1983
Ronda, vn, va, vc, pf, 1983
Darkness, 6 perc, 1984
Sestetto, 2 vn, 2 va, 2 vc, 1985
Arpège, fl, cl, vn, vc, vib, pf, 1986
Refrain, pic, b cl, mand, gui, hp, mar, va, db, 1986
Flag, fl/pic, ob, cl, b cl, bn, 2 hn, trbn, 2 vn, va, vc, db, 1987
Le souris sans sourire, str qt, 1988
Cloches, 2 pf, pic, fl, ob, eng hn, cl, b cl, bn, dbn, 2 perc, 1988-9
Blow, fl, ob, cl, hn, bn, 1989
Frain, pic, b cl, mand, gui, hp, mar, va, db, 1989
Hot, s sax, cl, tpt, trbn, perc, db, pf, 1989
Chantal, hp, fl, cl, 2 vn, va, vc, 1990
Holly, eng hn, ob, ob d'amore, 13 insts, 1990
Marches II, hp, 3 female vv ad lib, 12 insts, 3 perc, 1990
Spice (Ronda no.2), vn/va, cl/e cl, vc, pf, 1990
Cloches III, 2 pf, 2 perc, 1991
Refrain II, pic/fl, ob/eng hn, cl/e cl/b cl, mand, gui, hp, perc, vn, va, vc, db, 1991
Mari II, 4 mar, 1992
Concertino II, 5 Yamaha kbds, 1993
Jay, pf, 2 tpt, 3 hn, 2 trbn, 1993
Puppenspiel no.3, pic, fl, a fl, 14 insts, 1994
Refrain III, fl/pic/a fl, ob/eng hn, cl/b cl, tpt, trbn, mand, gui, hp, hpd, perc, vn, va, vc, db, 1994
Serenata II, fl, vn, db, hpd, perc, 1994
Sincronie II, vc, pf, fl, cl, bn, hn, vn, va, vc, 1994
Algo III, 3 gui, fl/pic, ob/eng hn, cl/e cl, b cl, tpt, t trbn, b trbn, perc, mand, gui, hp, hpd, vn, va, vc, db, 1995
Fanfara, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 trbn, tuba, Napoleonic drum, 1995
Rasch II, sax qt, vib, mar, perc, pf, 1995
Algo IV, gui solo, mand, hpd, pf, cel, vib, mar, xyl, perc, vn, va, vc, db, 1996
Lame II, 8 vc, 1996
Lem II, db, 15 insts, 1996
Refrain IV, mand, gui, hp, hpd, cel, pf, vib, mar, 1996
Luci III, str qt, 1997

Solo instrumental

Recitativo e allegro, vn, pf, 1951
Sonata, va, 1952
Composizione in 4 movimenti, pf, 1954
5 pezzi, 2 pf, 1954
Doubles, hpd, 1961
Babai, hpd, 1964
Estratto, pf, 1969
Secondo estratto, hp, hpd, pf, 1970
Jeux pour deux, hpd, positive org, 1973
Duetto, hpd, 1975
Musette per Lothar, musette, 1976
Algo, gui, 1977
Ali, va, 1977
About …, vn, va, gui, 1979
Argot, vn, 1979
Marches, hp, 1979
Nidi, pic, 1979
Clair, cl, 1980
Fili, fl, pf, 1981
Small, pic, cl, hp, 1981
Lame, vc, 1982
Lem, db, 1982
Ala, vc, db, 1983
Alamari, vc, db, pf, 1983
Françoise Variationen, nos.1-7, pf, 1983
Ombra, cl, b cl, 1983
Rima, pf, 1983
Omar, vib, 1985
Ave, pic, glock, cel, 1987
Françoise Variationen, nos.8-14, pf, 1987
Françoise Variationen, nos.15-21, pf, 1987
Short, tpt, 1988
Ciglio, vn, 1989
Françoise Variationen, nos.22-8, pf, 1989
Midi, fl, 1989
Soft, b cl, 1989
Bok, b cl, mar, 1990
Cloches II, 2 pf, 1990
Het, fl, b cl, pf, 1990
Rasch, sax qt, 1990
Feria II, org, 1992
Feria III, org, 1992
Mari, mar, 1992
Nidi II, t baroque fl, 1992
Scaglie, trbn, 1992
Sincronie, pf, vc, 1992
Sweet, t rec, 1992
Algo II, 2 gui, 1993
Ciglio II, vn, fl, 1993
Small II, fl, va, hp, 1993
Ciglio III, vn, pf, 1994
Françoise Variationen, nos.29-35, 36-42, 43-9, pf, 1994
Cinis II, b cl, mar, perc, 1995
Duetto II, 2 vn, 1995
Incisi, ob, 1995
Luci, a fl, 1995
Luci II, bn, hn, 1995
Triplum, fl, ob, cl, 1995
Al, mand, mandola, gui, 1997
Feria IV, accdn, 1997
Tell, eng hn, 1997
Till, hn, 1997

Electo-acoustic music

Quartetto III, 4 track tape, 1961

Transcriptions

Bach: L'arte della fuga (I-VII), orch, 1992;
Bach: L'arte della fuga (VIII-XI), orch, 1997

Principal publishers

Suvini Zerboni
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